PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn's entrance music is Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Arlowski

190 cm
27
213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

198 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunn.
Arlowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Arlowski gets tackled into the cage by Gunn. Gunn maintains the clinch.
Arlowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arlowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Arlowski blocks with his arms.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Arlowski is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arlowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Gunn on the inside.
Arlowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Arlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Arlowski is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Arlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn prevents Arlowski from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlowski throws an elbow that misses.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Arlowski being controlled against the cage.
Arlowski tries to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling the position.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arlowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arlowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arlowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arlowski wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Arlowski blocks it.
Gunn keeps control of Arlowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Arlowski blocks with his arms.
Gunn pushes Arlowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Arlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Arlowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arlowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Arlowski is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.

Arlowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.

Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Arlowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.

Arlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlowski.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Arlowski.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Arlowski is avoiding it.

Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Arlowski being controlled against the cage.
Arlowski has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Gunn keeps control of Arlowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn prevents Arlowski from breaking the clinch.
Gunn stalling.

Arlowski manages to break the clinch.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Arlowski misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunn. That's going to slow Arlowski down.

Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Arlowski blocks with his arms.
Arlowski throws an elbow that misses.

Arlowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Arlowski in a clinch.
Arlowski trying to stall but Gunn improves his position.
Gunn keeps control of Arlowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn stalling.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arlowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Arlowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlowski's efforts to push away.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.

Arlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Arlowski.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Arlowski is avoiding it.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arlowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Arlowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
Arlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arlowski with a knee to the head.

Arlowski manages to break the clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arlowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arlowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arlowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Arlowski tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Arlowski.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Arlowski moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arlowski throws a lazy head kick

and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arlowski tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Arlowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arlowski can't break the clinch.

Arlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Arlowski misses

and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Arlowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Arlowski is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Arlowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gunn.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arlowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Arlowski won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Gunn.
Gunn digs a right hand underneath Arlowski's ribcage. Arlowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunn landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arlowski's face.
Gunn working Arlowski over with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlowski is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Arlowski won't want to take too many of those.
Arlowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn gets through Arlowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arlowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Gunn.

Arlowski breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Arlowski misses
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Ron Arlowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick

and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arlowski throws an elbow but misses.
Arlowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arlowski is trying to force a seperation but Gunn has the dominant position.
Gunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arlowski up against the cage.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.

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.

Arlowski breaks from the clinch.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arlowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gunn rushes Arlowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arlowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Arlowski, against the cage.
Arlowski can't break the clinch.
Gunn has Arlowski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Arlowski breaks from the clinch.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Gunn. No joy for Arlowski on that attempt.
Gunn tries to clinch but Arlowski is having none of it.
A left and a right from Gunn both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.

Arlowski gets tackled into the cage by Gunn. Gunn maintains the clinch.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlowski.

Arlowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick

and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Arlowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.

Arlowski manages to break the clinch.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Arlowski.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arlowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.

Arlowski tries to keep at a distance but Gunn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Arlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Gunn connects with a body shot that sends Arlowski's belly button to the back.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Arlowski.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arlowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Arlowski.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick

and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Arlowski blocks it.
Arlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arlowski can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arlowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.
Arlowski throws a lazy head kick
and Arlowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunn tries to clinch up.

Gunn clinches up with Arlowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Arlowski is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn keeps control of Arlowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Arlowski manages to break the clinch.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.

Gunn rushes Arlowski and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Arlowski lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlowski tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arlowski backwards.
Gunn tries to stall but Arlowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlowski's efforts to push away.
Gunn prevents Arlowski from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlowski tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.
Arlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Arlowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.
Arlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn has Arlowski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Arlowski.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunn.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlowski tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.

Arlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut there from Arlowski.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Arlowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.

Arlowski manages to break the clinch.
Arlowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arlowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlowski lands a head kick. Gunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.
Arlowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Arlowski pushes him off.

Gunn gets a clinch.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn has Arlowski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.
Arlowski is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arlowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn trying to stall but Arlowski improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlowski scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.

Arlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to clinch but Arlowski is having none of it.
Arlowski throws a solid leg kick but Gunn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arlowski.
Arlowski shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Arlowski.

Gunn pushes Arlowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Arlowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arlowski being controlled against the cage.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Arlowski is blocking nicely.
Arlowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn is looking to control Arlowski's arms but Arlowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Arlowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Arlowski is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.

Arlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlowski takes one to the chin there.

Arlowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arlowski stops Gunn from getting back to his feet.
Arlowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
Arlowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arlowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arlowski.
Arlowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Gunn has one foot on Arlowski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Arlowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunn which made him look bad.
A shot to the liver by Arlowski. Beautiful body shot.
Ron Arlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlowski thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!