PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 219 p4p, 27 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 771 p4p, 98 weight class). Cholo Van Gaal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gusmao
vs
Van Gaal

179 cm
28
155 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

177 cm
44
158 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gaal scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gusmao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Gaal, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Gusmao controls the action.
Gusmao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao is leaning against Van Gaal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusmao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Gusmao lands a body shot.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gaal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gusmaos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Van Gaal as the two fighters clinch.
Gusmao has Van Gaal pushed against the cage.
Gusmao stalling against the cage.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Gusmao controls his hands.
Gusmao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Gaal gets an underhook and turns Gusmao into the cage.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gusmao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Gusmao is trying to stall.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao stalling.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusmao misses with the head strike.
Gusmao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
A short body shot lands from Van Gaal as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Gusmao.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Van Gaal pushes Gusmao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Gaal lands a body shot.
Van Gaal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusmao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
A short right from Van Gaal.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Gaal moves out of range of the body kick.
Gusmao blocks a head kick by Van Gaal.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Van Gaal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gaal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Gaal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Gaal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Gaal misses with a looping left.

Gusmao clinches with his opponent.
Van Gaal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Gusmao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Gusmao controls his hands.
Gusmao blocking some punches.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Gusmao blocks it.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Gusmao looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique Gusmao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Gaal tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gaal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
Gusmao lands a body shot.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gaal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gusmao works on Van Gaal's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Gaal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gaal trying to stall but Gusmao improves his position.
Gusmao leaning against his opponent.
Van Gaal looking to slow down the pace here.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gusmao.
The referee calls for Gusmao to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Van Gaal.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gusmao up against the cage.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gusmao fails to land.
Van Gaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gusmao is keeping busy.
Van Gaal tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusmao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusmao has Van Gaal pushed against the cage.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusmao lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusmao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gusmao tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
Van Gaal throws a solid leg kick but Gusmao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Gaal.
Gusmao throws a wild body kick that Van Gaal sees coming a mile off.

Gusmao rushes Van Gaal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Gusmao taking a breather.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gaal works on Gusmao's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao gets through Van Gaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gusmao.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Gusmao controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Gusmao lands a body punch.
Gusmao digs a right hand into Van Gaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Gaal's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusmao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gusmao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands an uppercut.
Van Gaal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Gaal cracks Gusmao with a nice body shot.
Van Gaal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gusmao's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gusmao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gusmao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal looking to stall.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Gusmao pushes Van Gaal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Gusmao.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cholo Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gusmao.
Gusmao avoiding damage.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gusmao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Our sources have told us that Gusmao has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Gusmao blocks it.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao wants to stall.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Henrique Gusmao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gusmao blocking some punches.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Gusmao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao blocking some punches.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
A short right from Van Gaal on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henrique Gusmao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gusmao, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Gusmao!
A very excited looking Henrique Gusmao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Cholo Van Gaal had this to say: 'I ain't no terminator but... ILL BE BACK!'.