PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ololo Pysh Pysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davin Gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunter has chosen Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ololo Pysh Pysh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pysh Pysh
vs
Gunter

208 cm
26
287 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

193 cm
22
284 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ololo Pysh Pysh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davin Gunter!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pysh Pysh tries to roll over but Gunter keeps him under control.
Gunter tries to pass to full mount but Pysh Pysh defends it.
Pysh Pysh trying to control from the bottom.
Gunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pysh Pysh defending well though.
Pysh Pysh is pressing down on Gunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gunter won't allow Pysh Pysh to sweep him here.
Pysh Pysh keeping full guard, as Gunter tries to pass.

Pysh Pysh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gunter is aware though and is defending well.
Pysh Pysh trying to control the position.
Gunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gunter connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh looking for a sweep. Not yet Pysh Pysh, not yet.
Gunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Pysh Pysh has wrist control.
Gunter stands up over Pysh Pysh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Pysh Pysh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Pysh Pysh is retaining full guard.

Pysh Pysh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pysh Pysh is breathing heavily.
Gunter won't allow Pysh Pysh to sweep him here.
Pysh Pysh keeping full guard, as Gunter tries to pass.
Gunter won't allow Pysh Pysh to sweep him here.
Gunter trying to control but Pysh Pysh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gunter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pysh Pysh's guard.
Pysh Pysh wants to sweep but no luck.

Gunter drops back looking for a leg! Pysh Pysh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pysh Pysh manages to kick Gunter off! Gunter jumps back into Pysh Pysh's guard.

Pysh Pysh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gunter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pysh Pysh dives on top into guard.
Gunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pysh Pysh.

Gunter looking for subs off his back but Pysh Pysh has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh wants to take a breather but Gunter is having none of it.
Pysh Pysh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gunter tries to roll over but Pysh Pysh keeps him under control.

Pysh Pysh is looking for a kimura here.
Pysh Pysh trying to control the action but Gunter is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gunter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pysh Pysh napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gunter trying to control but Pysh Pysh is having none of it.
Pysh Pysh is working to get back to half guard.

Gunter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pysh Pysh tries to lock up and control but Gunter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Gunter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pysh Pysh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Gunter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pysh Pysh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pysh Pysh shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davin Gunter 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.

Pysh Pysh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gunter scoring with some ground and pound.
Gunter looking to pass the guard.
Gunter postures up in Pysh Pysh's guard and throws a big left but Pysh Pysh blocks it.
Pysh Pysh trying to control the position.
Gunter wants to control from the top but Pysh Pysh keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pysh Pysh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gunter stacks Pysh Pysh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gunter!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pysh Pysh gets back to half guard.

Gunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pysh Pysh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pysh Pysh is looking to improve his position.

Gunter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pysh Pysh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gunter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pysh Pysh wants to control but Gunter is keeping busy.
Pysh Pysh is trying to get back to full guard.

Gunter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pysh Pysh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunter postures up in Pysh Pysh's guard and throws a big left but Pysh Pysh blocks it.

Gunter drops back looking for a leg! Pysh Pysh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pysh Pysh manages to kick Gunter off! Gunter jumps back into Pysh Pysh's guard.
Pysh Pysh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pysh Pysh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pysh Pysh.
Gunter is not content to let Pysh Pysh control the position.
Pysh Pysh winds up and cracks Gunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gunter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pysh Pysh defends well.

Gunter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pysh Pysh has picked Gunter up and slammed him! Gunter can't keep hold of the triangle and Pysh Pysh manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh works to advance to full mount. Gunter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
A nice elbow there by Pysh Pysh.
Gunter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gunter tries to lock up and control but Pysh Pysh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pysh Pysh cracks Gunter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pysh Pysh is landing with some decent strikes but Gunter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Pysh Pysh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gunter is looking to get to half guard.
Pysh Pysh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunter is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ololo Pysh Pysh dominated that second 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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gunter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pysh Pysh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunter trying to mount his opponent but Pysh Pysh defends it.

Gunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pysh Pysh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pysh Pysh tries to get to full guard but Gunter has control of the leg.

Gunter seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh trying to control here.
Pysh Pysh gets full guard.
Pysh Pysh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunter.
Davin Gunter has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Pysh Pysh misses.
Gunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Gunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Gunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pysh Pysh sneaks back into half guard.

Pysh Pysh actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunter is working for a submission of some sort.

Gunter is working for a kimura but Pysh Pysh is defending it quite comfortably.

Gunter is looking for a kimura but Pysh Pysh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gunter to get the leverage.
Pysh Pysh moves into full guard.
Gunter won't allow Pysh Pysh to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pysh Pysh has momentary wrist control but Gunter slips an elbow through the middle.
Pysh Pysh pulls Gunter in close to his closed guard and prevents Gunter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pysh Pysh wants to sweep here but Gunter controlling him for the moment.
Pysh Pysh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Gunter is looking for a triangle but Pysh Pysh pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pysh Pysh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pysh Pysh pushing down on Gunter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Pysh Pysh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gunter wants to improve his position but Pysh Pysh is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davin Gunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davin Gunter!