PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1187 p4p, 893 weight class) and Jason Carter (ranked 32 p4p, 17 weight class). Ivern Gustavsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Carter's chin.

Gustavsson
vs
Carter

198 cm
30
214
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
185
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Carter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter tries to clinch

and Gustavsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Carter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I've been told that Carter has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Gustavsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard.

Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
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.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustavsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Gustavsson in his half guard.
Gustavsson stalling.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Well, if Gustavsson 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.

That's four 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.
Gustavsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter won't allow Gustavsson to pass to mount.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustavsson throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Gustavsson winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carter with the inside leg kick.
Jason Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Gustavsson advances position into side control!
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Carter isn't going anywhere.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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 misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Carter's head but Carter avoids it well.
Gustavsson landing a few strikes.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now.
Carter is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gustavsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gustavsson working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gustavsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Gustavsson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Carter.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Carter avoids it well and moves away.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter tries a low kick but Gustavsson avoids it.
Carter misses the jab.

Gustavsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Gustavsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Gustavsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gustavsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Gustavsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Gustavsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
Gustavsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter misses with a left hand

and Gustavsson counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gustavsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Gustavsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustavsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gustavsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson landing with the ground and pound.

Carter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gustavsson has passed into half guard!
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
A determined Ivern Gustavsson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!