PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gunn
vs
Edwards

181 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Edwards!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edwards drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Edwards as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunn tries to pull guard but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edwards smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Edwards darts in and clinches Gunn up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Edwards has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
Edwards lands with a light punch inside.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edwards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edwards fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Edwards clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn is working for takedown but Edwards is calmly controlling the position for now.
Edwards keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edwards presses Gunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edwards.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunn tries to pull guard but Edwards holds him up against the cage and eventually Gunn drops back down to his feet.
Edwards lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
Edwards keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edwards walks away with a smile on his face. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Edwards 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.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards lands a left hand.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn tries to break free but Edwards pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edwards prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edwards smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Edwards has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edwards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edwards keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edwards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
A short left from Edwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Gunn tries to pull guard but Edwards holds him up against the cage and eventually Gunn drops back down to his feet.
Edwards prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Edwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Edwards.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gunn manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Gunn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Edwards is defending well. Gunn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Edwards has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gunn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Gunn!