PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 760 p4p, 880 weight class) and Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 109 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rader
vs
Gustafsson

225 cm
30
265
20 - 11 - 0

198 cm
27
255
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustafsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rader misses with the combination.
Rader lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rader circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gustafsson.
Rader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rader throws a body kick that misses.
Gustafsson lands with a shot to the body.
Gustafsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rader.
Rader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gustafsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rader scrambles back to his feet.
Rader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rader throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Rader.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Rader.
Rader misses with a kick to the body.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Rader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gustafsson stuns Rader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rader throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Rader misses.
Rader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustafsson can pounce on him.
Dennis Rader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Rader.
Gustafsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rader moves in looking to clinch but Gustafsson pushes him off.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Rader's front leg but catches the back leg as Rader tries to avoid it.
Rader dips to his left and cracks Gustafsson with an uppercut!
Gustafsson misses with a low kick.
Rader throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustafsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader misses with a looping left.
Gustafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rader throws out the jab.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rader appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rader throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rader.
Gustafsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
A little feinted left hand from Rader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustafsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rader misses with a looping left.
Gustafsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rader ducks right into an uppercut from Gustafsson.
A solid body kick from Rader.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rader plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rader misses with a hook.
Rader misses with a looping left.
Gustafsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rader.
Rader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson thows a body kick. Rader tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gustafsson lands a head shot.
Rader connects with an inside leg kick.
Rader tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Rader.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Gustafsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow Rader down.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Rader.
Rader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rader lands a jab.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Rader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rader misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Rader throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
As Rader backs off Gustafsson throws a huge counter combo but Rader manages to avoid it all.
That kick from Gustafsson tenderised Rader's leg. Rader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rader's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rader scores with a body shot.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Rader moved out of range nicely.
Rader thows a leg kick but Gustafsson checks it
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Gustafsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gustafsson scores with a push kick.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson defending well as Rader loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Rader.
Rader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Rader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rader.
Gustafsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustafsson tries to move into range but Rader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gustafsson lands a nice hook to Rader's body. Rader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rader is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rader misses the target.
Gustafsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rader slips a jab from Gustafsson.
Rader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a hook.
Oscar Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rader lands with a cross.
Rader connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustafsson. Gustafsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Rader.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson slips a jab from Rader.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rader misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rader in the body.
Rader misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafsson moves out of range easily.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rader circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRader.
Rader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustafsson.
Rader misses with a straight left.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustafsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustafsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gustafsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rader throws an off balance right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustafsson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rader might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Rader 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rader is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Rader misses.
Gustafsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustafsson stalks Rader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rader's face. Rader staggers backwards, shaken.
Gustafsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rader manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson connects with a leg kick.
Rader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gustafsson clobbers Rader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Gustafsson lands a left and a right that send Rader crashing to the mat, dazed. Gustafsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Rader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson works Rader's body with a nice hook.
Rader gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Gustafsson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Rader wakes up just in time to hear Gustafsson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 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.