PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1511 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Two Chainz (ranked 33 p4p, 54 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gustavsson
vs
Chainz

198 cm
30
214
12 - 8 - 0

180 cm
45
182
23 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conquer
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chainz is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Chainz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Gustavsson gets a clinch.
Gustavsson blocks a body shot from Chainz.
Chainz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson keeps control of Chainz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chainz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustavsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Chainz backwards.
Chainz is trying to push Gustavsson away but Gustavsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gustavsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gustavsson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chainz is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch.
Chainz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Chainz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gustavsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chainz to the mat. Chainz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chainz controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson trying to control but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson stops Chainz from standing up.
Chainz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz working a defensive guard here.
Chainz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustavsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustavsson won't allow Chainz to sweep him here.
Gustavsson stays in close to Chainz's body and controls the position.
Chainz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gustavsson postures up and lands a big shot to Chainz's brow.
Gustavsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chainz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson is working Chainz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chainz wants to sweep here but Gustavsson controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson content to stall in guard here.

Chainz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gustavsson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Gustavsson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chainz is trying to keep an underhook but Gustavsson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Chainz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gustavsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chainz is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chainz keeps working.
Chainz is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Chainz keeps Gustavsson under control for a moment.
Gustavsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Chainz being controlled for a moment.
Chainz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gustavsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Chainz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chainz wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Chainz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chainz tries to bench press Gustavsson off him but Gustavsson keeps the position.
Chainz is still trying to improve position.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Chainz is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
A lull in the action here as Gustavsson stalls from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gustavsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chainz avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chainz can do to turn this around?

Gustavsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gustavsson digs a right hand into Chainz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chainz's gas tank.
Chainz takes a shot to the head.
Chainz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Chainz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gustavsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Chainz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Chainz can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chainz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gustavsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chainz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but Chainz is working away.
Chainz wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson moves into full mount! Chainz won't be happy about that!
Gustavsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gustavsson controlling the pace for now.
Gustavsson lands a big shot there that rocks Chainz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gustavsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gustavsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chainz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustavsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustavsson avoids the attempt from Chainz to control.
Gustavsson tries to control but Chainz wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controlling from the full mount.
Gustavsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chainz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Chainz is in a horrible position here. Gustavsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chainz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustavsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gustavsson won't let Chainz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gustavsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson prevents Chainz from getting the reversal.
Chainz is in a horrible position here. Gustavsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gustavsson working the ground and pound effectively.

Chainz is rocked!
Chainz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gustavsson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
A victorious Ivern Gustavsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.