PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1392 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 31 p4p, 47 weight class). Gustavsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knockout - 2Pac. Ivern Gustavsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gustavsson
vs
Svyatogor

198 cm
33
214
18 - 13 - 0

209 cm
27
261
18 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains
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 18 - 13 - 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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson fails with the takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Svyatogor but Svyatogor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svyatogor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svyatogor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svyatogor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gustavsson controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor isn't going anywhere.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Gustavsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson working the head with strikes.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound.
Gustavsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Svyatogor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor seems a little lost for a moment, as Gustavsson dominates the positioning.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Svyatogor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
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.
Svyatogor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controlling the position.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svyatogor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.

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.
A lull in the action here.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Svyatogor is working away.
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson wants to control but Svyatogor is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Gustavsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavsson prefers to stall for the moment though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Horrible takedown attempt by Gustavsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Svyatogor, which made it look bad.
Svyatogor stuffs the takedown.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svyatogor can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson tries for a takedown but Svyatogor circles away easily
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svyatogor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustavsson somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Svyatogor misses.

Svyatogor rushes Gustavsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson can't get the takedown.
Gustavsson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svyatogor pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gustavsson wants the takedown. Svyatogor is fighting it off but Gustavsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Svyatogor's guard against the cage.

Svyatogor working for a triangle but Gustavsson defends it easily.
Gustavsson works over Svyatogor with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svyatogor looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Svyatogor working a defensive guard but Gustavsson passes into half guard.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustavsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gustavsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Svyatogor wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svyatogor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavsson is working away from the top position though.

Svyatogor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustavsson wants to free his trapped foot but Svyatogor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Svyatogor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gustavsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Svyatogor for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svyatogor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svyatogor wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson not doing much here.
Svyatogor is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson looks for a takedown but Svyatogor sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svyatogor! But no joy.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gustavsson is rocked!

Ivern Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustavsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
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.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gustavsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Svyatogor being controlled for a moment.
Gustavsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gustavsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gustavsson looks up at the clock and then as Svyatogor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson wants to control but Svyatogor is keeping him busy.
Svyatogor is being controlled here.
Dimitri Svyatogor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson scoring with punches from side control.
Svyatogor is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Svyatogor is looking for a sweep.
Svyatogor is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson working away.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.

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 controlling the position.
Svyatogor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Svyatogor holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gustavsson is putting a hurting on Svyatogor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Svyatogor wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson controlling the position.
Svyatogor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Svyatogor to see if he's OK.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controls the position.
Svyatogor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svyatogor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Svyatogor is working from the bottom.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 cracks Svyatogor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gustavsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svyatogor keeps working.
Gustavsson taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustavsson looks up at the clock and then as Svyatogor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face as Gustavsson controls the position.

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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Post fight, Ivern Gustavsson stared into the camera and said 'Thank you all. This has been awesome. Time to hang up my gloves. '.