PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Serjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolph Serjev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Serjev
vs
The Gun

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dolph Serjev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John The Gun!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gun swinging wilding here.
Serjev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Gun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Gun throws a series of punches but Serjev avoids them all with ease.
Serjev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Gun pinned against the cage. The Gun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John The Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Left hook, right uppercut from The Gun.
The Gun scores with a three punch combo!
Serjev shoots in and drives through. The Gun sprawls well.

The Gun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Serjev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Gun scoring with punches from side control.
Serjev tries to bench press The Gun off him but The Gun keeps the position.

The Gun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Serjev, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serjev is not content to let The Gun control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Serjev is not content to let The Gun control the position.

The Gun stands up.
Serjev dodges the punch combination from The Gun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Serjev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Serjev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Serjev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Gun is surviving well by controlling Serjev's body position as best he can.
The Gun can't escape the position.
The Gun regains half guard.
Serjev is tying to control. The Gun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Serjev seems to be looking for submissions.
The Gun gets full guard.

Serjev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Gun looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Gun had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Serjev is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Gun Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Serjev's back instead.
Serjev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Serjev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Gun tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The Gun is looking to take a break and control but Serjev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Gun decides to stand and escape the position.
The Gun misses with a two punch combination.
The Gun fails with the takedown

and Serjev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Gun goes for a takedown attempt but Serjev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Gun misses with a few strikes there.

The Gun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Serjev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

The Gun has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Gun closes the distance and clinches up with Serjev, looking for a takedown. The Gun pushes Serjev against the cage but Serjev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dolph Serjev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Gun.
The Gun connects with a crisp jab.
The Gun lands with a nice combination. Serjev backs away looking to recover.
The Gun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Serjev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from The Gun both land. Nice combination.
The Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Serjev.
The Gun scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Gun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Gun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Gun misses with a series of wild punches.
Serjev shoots in for a double leg but The Gun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Serjev dodges the punch combination from The Gun.
Dolph Serjev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Serjev shoots in but The Gun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Gun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Serjev.
Serjev shoots for a double leg takedown but The Gun sprawls well. He's pushed Serjev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolph Serjev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gun misses with a few strikes there.
Serjev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and The Gun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Serjev won't be happy with that.
Serjev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Gun trying to control the position but Serjev is working away.

The Gun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Serjev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The Gun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Serjev, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun wants to stand but Serjev has his arm trapped.
Serjev prevents The Gun from moving into mount.
Serjev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Serjev struggling a bit here.
Serjev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Serjev manages to get to full guard.

Serjev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Serjev keeping moving, preventing The Gun from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serjev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Gun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Serjev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The Gun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Gun wants to stand but Serjev is controlling the position.
The Gun trying to control the position.

The Gun had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Serjev is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Gun Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Serjev's back instead.
The Gun wants to control the position but Serjev frees himself and scrambles - The Gun manages to regain control in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serjev is trying to get back to half guard.

The Gun has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Gun looks for a takedown but Serjev sprawls well.

Serjev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Gun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Gun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serjev keeps working.
The Gun is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Serjev wants to hold on but The Gun pushes him away.

The Gun moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Serjev has worked his arm free - good work by Serjev!
Serjev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Gun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Serjev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Gun.
The Gun prevents Serjev from improving his position.
Serjev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Gun scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Gun tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Serjev.
Serjev is refusing to be controlled, as The Gun sits in half guard.
The Gun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The Gun is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from The Gun.
The Gun misses with a two punch combination.
The Gun tries to clinch but Serjev moves out of range.
No luck for Serjev with that takedown attempt.
The Gun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Serjev.
The Gun lands a two punch combo.
The Gun tries to bum rush Serjev with a series of wild strikes but Serjev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Gun avoids the body shot from Serjev.

The Gun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The Gun has his foot on Serjev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serjev works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serjev is one step ahead there.

The Gun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Gun controls Serjev momentarily but Serjev frees himself.
The Gun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

The Gun is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by The Gun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John The Gun!