PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 446 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 10 p4p, 27 weight class). Gustavsson comes into the arena with Knockout - 2Pac blaring out of the sound system. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. Ivern Gustavsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gustavsson
vs
Philippe

198 cm
32
214
17 - 10 - 0

187 cm
26
193
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 17 - 10 - 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Philippe has his feet on Gustavsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gustavsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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 Philippe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gustavsson wants to control but Philippe is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Philippe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Gustavsson wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Gustavsson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Philippe wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Philippe shows good takedown defense.
Gustavsson shoots for a takedown but Philippe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philippe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gustavsson feints and as Philippe raises his hands in defense, Gustavsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Gustavsson is in close to Philippe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. Philippe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by Philippe!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gustavsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
Philippe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
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 closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philippe to the mat! Philippe manages to get full guard.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gustavsson postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Gustavsson's head back.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but Philippe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Philippe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philippe quickly recovers to half guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Philippe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is looking to escape.
Philippe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson stays in close to Philippe's body and controls the position.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.

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.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Philippe wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson has Philippe pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Philippe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.

Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustavsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Philippe wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson stops Philippe from standing up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustavsson won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Philippe is working away.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Philippe down.

It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
The strikes coming from Gustavsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Philippe's head but Philippe avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson misses with the ground and pound.
Philippe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Philippe has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
Gustavsson working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philippe is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson stalling.
Gustavsson tries to pass to full mount but Philippe defends it.
Ground and pound from Gustavsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up.

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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.