PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xahli comes to the ring accompanied by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Xahli
vs
Gunn

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Xahli slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Xahli avoids it well.
Xahli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xahli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xahli throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Xahli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunn swinging wilding here.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Xahli avoids nicely.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Xahli looks for a takedown but Gunn sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xahli is breathing heavily.
Xahli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Xahli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Xahli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Xahli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Gunn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Xahli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Xahli connects with a decent elbow.

Gunn is rocked!
Xahli working away.
Xahli working the body and head with strikes.
Gunn is still in real trouble! Can Xahli finish him?
Gunn is trying to improve his position.
Xahli working the ground and pound from side control.
Xahli working the head and body with strikes.
Gunn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Xahli is nestled in close to Gunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gunn pushes Xahli off looking to stand but Xahli dives back in and keeps control.
Gunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gunn wants to stand but Xahli is controlling the position.
Gunn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Xahli looking to pass the guard.
Xahli stopping the sweep attempt from Gunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Gunn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Xahli counters with a shoot takedown. Gunn fights it but they end up in guard.

Gunn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Xahli frees his head nicely. Oh but Gunn has switched to an armbar! Xahli is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Billy Gunn!