PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Ranta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gusmao
vs
Ranta

183 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ranta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao misses with an uppercut.
Gusmao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Gusmao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gusmao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
Ranta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gusmao.
Gusmao trying to control the action but Ranta is working from the bottom.
Gusmao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Ranta looking for submissions off his back.
Ranta gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusmao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a couple of digs.
Gusmao slips nicely into half guard.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusmao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gusmao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ranta defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ranta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gusmao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ranta taking some punishment here, with Gusmao in his half guard.
Gusmao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao stops Ranta from getting back to his feet.
Ranta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gusmao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ranta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gusmao scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gusmao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ranta is trying to stand back up but Gusmao is controlling him
Gusmao tries to pass to full mount but Ranta defends it.
Ranta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Ranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gusmao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gusmao showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta is looking to escape.
Ranta moves into full guard.
Gusmao postures up and lands a big shot to Ranta's brow.
Gusmao trying to control but Ranta is working from the bottom.
Gusmao postures up in Ranta's guard and throws a big left but Ranta blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gusmao chips away with some ground and pound.
Ranta wants to stand up but Gusmao is controlling him.
Gusmao trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusmao landing with the ground and pound.

Ranta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gusmao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ranta looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao connects with a couple of short punches.
Ranta wants to stand but Gusmao is controlling the position.
Gusmao landing some decent shots from guard.
Gusmao wants to control from the top but Ranta keeps moving.
Gusmao throwing strikes but missing.
Ranta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao advances position into side control!
Ranta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Gusmao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ranta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusmao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ranta on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gusmao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusmao throwing shots but Ranta is blocking nicely.
Gusmao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ranta is trying to stand up here but Gusmao is controlling him well.
Gusmao is trying to control. Ranta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ranta manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ranta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Ranta misses the jab.
Gusmao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Gusmao takes a swing at Ranta's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao moves out of range as Ranta strikes.
Ranta slips under a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ranta.
Gusmao throws a good cross that connects.
Ranta throws a right hand that Gusmao ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusmao also avoids with ease.
Gusmao throws a jab when Ranta was well out of range.
Gusmao scores with a punch to the head.
Gusmao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ranta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gusmao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ranta is breathing heavily.
Gusmao checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Ranta is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Ranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luiz Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranta motions for Gusmao to come forward. Ranta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ranta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tommy Ranta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ranta walks into a jab.

Gusmao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ranta sprawls well initially but Gusmao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gusmao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gusmao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.
Gusmao prevents Ranta from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Gusmao there.
Gusmao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to pass to full mount but Ranta defends it.
Gusmao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gusmao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ranta keeps working.
Ranta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
Ranta is looking to escape.
Luiz Gusmao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gusmao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gusmao slips a nice elbow through Ranta's hands, connecting with Ranta's forehead.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.
Gusmao stops Ranta from getting back to his feet.
Gusmao moves into full mount! Ranta won't be happy about that!
Gusmao lands a big elbow.
Gusmao looking to finish Ranta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ranta!
Ranta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gusmao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gusmao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ranta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ranta is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao with shots to the head and body - Ranta looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gusmao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Gusmao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ranta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Gusmao there.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Ranta's shoulder, as Ranta tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao connects with a right hand. Ranta shakes it off.
Gusmao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ranta sprawls well. Ranta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gusmao gets slowly back to his feet.
Gusmao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusmao fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ranta misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Nice straight punches there by Gusmao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gusmao.
Ranta moves forwards but Gusmao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gusmao shoots for a takedown but Ranta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Gusmao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusmao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gusmao there.
Gusmao looks to land a combination but Ranta avoids it well.
Ranta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ranta tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Ranta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a lazy right hand but Ranta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gusmao shoots in and bounces Ranta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gusmao throws a strike but Ranta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gusmao 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.
Ranta wants to stand but Gusmao is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gusmao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gusmao is pulling down on Ranta's head to control his posture.
Ranta is looking to stand up but Gusmao won't let him.
Gusmao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Gusmao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gusmao is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ranta throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gusmao's body to avoid the submission. Gusmao has instead reached around Ranta's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gusmao arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luiz Gusmao!