PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 65 p4p, 59 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 12 p4p, 9 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Miami. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gunn
vs
Barbosa

166 cm
31
150
26 - 3 - 0

178 cm
36
155
39 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Gunn only half commits.
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunn slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Gunn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Gunn misses with a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Gunn scores with a hook.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunn throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Gunn cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barbosa digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Gunn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarbosa.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Rex Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Gunn with an uppercut!
Gunn misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Barbosa drops Gunn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gunn looks back up at him and smiles so Barbosa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gunn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses

and Barbosa counters with a head kick that drops Gunn to the mat! Gunn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gunn lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barbosa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Barbosa slips a jab from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
The fighters circle, before Barbosa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gunn's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barbosa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Edson Bidon Barbosa took to the microphone: 'He wasn’t expecting that'.