PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 2335 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Hristo Mihailov (ranked 312 p4p, 264 weight class). Hristo Mihailov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gustafsson
vs
Mihailov

198 cm
26
255
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
38
265
20 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Mihailov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mihailov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mihailov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mihailov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustafsson counters with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rasmus's Fun House in the buildup to the fight.
Mihailov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson thumps Mihailov with a low kick.
Gustafsson stuns Mihailov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mihailov looks winded!
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihailov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Hristo Mihailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustafsson lands a nice hook to Mihailov's body. Mihailov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gustafsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mihailov backs up against the cage.

It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Mihailov's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustafsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustafsson is looking to wear down Mihailov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gustafsson lands with an overhand left.
Gustafsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mihailov darts in and clinches Gustafsson up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gustafsson lands with a light punch inside.
Mihailov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mihailov is trying to pull guard but Gustafsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mihailov drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gustafsson taking a breather.
Gustafsson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gustafsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mihailov letting Gustafsson take a breather here.
Mihailov is trying to force a seperation but Gustafsson has the dominant position.
Gustafsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mihailov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mihailov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oscar Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hristo Mihailov.
Mihailov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mihailov is trying to force a seperation but Gustafsson has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gustafsson on the inside.
Mihailov is trying to push Gustafsson away but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gustafsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mihailov blocks a body shot from Gustafsson.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson won't allow it.
Mihailov is working for takedown but Gustafsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Mihailov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gustafsson stalling against the cage.
Come on Gustafsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Mihailov breaks the clinch.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mihailov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Mihailov takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Mihailov with the counter takedown but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Gustafsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mihailov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Gustafsson both land. Nice combination.
Mihailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mihailov under the eye.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihailov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Mihailov's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Gustafsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hristo Mihailov's cut.
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.

Gustafsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustafsson cracks Mihailov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustafsson avoids a kick to the body.
Mihailov wants to clinch.
It looked like Gustafsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mihailov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mihailov takes one to the chin there.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson lands a really nice looking cross but Mihailov seems unphased.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailov misses with a two punch combination.
Mihailov is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson thumps Mihailov with a low kick.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Gustafsson tenderised Mihailov's leg. Mihailov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustafsson lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oscar Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Gustafsson drops Mihailov with a beautiful combination! Mihailov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gustafsson is looking for the KO!

Mihailov is rocked!
Gustafsson is stalking Mihailov. Mihailov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Gustafsson, and it's lights out! Mihailov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Gustafsson!
Oscar Gustafsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.