PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finny Gussa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Percy Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gussa
vs
Evans

170 cm
24
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

179 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Finny Gussa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Gussa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Evans tries to sprawl but Gussa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gussa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gussa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Gussa wants to pass the guard but Evans is defending well.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gussa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gussa misses with a head shot. Evans uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gussa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans looks gassed!

Evans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gussa lands a couple of elbows.
Gussa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gussa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Gussa advances to half guard.
Gussa prevents Evans from standing back up.
Gussa working the head and body with strikes.
Gussa drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
Gussa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gussa connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gussa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans has hold of Gussa's hands but Gussa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gussa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Evans is rocked!
Gussa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gussa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gussa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gussa lands strikes from half guard.
Gussa lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gussa working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gussa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gussa winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans is still in real trouble! Can Gussa finish him?
Gussa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gussa lands with a punch from half guard.
Gussa slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Gussa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Gussa.
Evans has hold of Gussa's hands but Gussa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gussa drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Gussa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gussa lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gussa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gussa drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Gussa winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gussa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gussa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gussa working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gussa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gussa working Evans over with strikes.
Gussa is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finny Gussa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gussa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gussa showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gussa lands strikes from half guard.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Gussa in his half guard.
Gussa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans has hold of Gussa's hands but Gussa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gussa working Evans over with strikes.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Gussa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans pushes Gussa off looking to stand but Gussa dives back in and keeps control.
Gussa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gussa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
Gussa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gussa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans has hold of Gussa's hands but Gussa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gussa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Gussa in his half guard.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans is trying to stand back up but Gussa is controlling him
Gussa drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gussa connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gussa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Gussa.
Gussa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gussa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Gussa there.
Evans pushes Gussa off looking to stand but Gussa dives back in and keeps control.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Gussa is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gussa connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Gussa in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gussa working Evans over with strikes.
Gussa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gussa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gussa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Gussa.
Gussa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gussa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gussa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gussa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gussa connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gussa lands strikes from half guard.
Gussa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gussa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gussa working the head and body with strikes.
Gussa drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Gussa there.
Gussa working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Gussa there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finny Gussa dominated that second round.
That's time! Gussa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Evans tries to sprawl but Gussa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gussa lands with a punch from half guard.
Gussa winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gussa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gussa lands with a punch from half guard.
Gussa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gussa slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gussa lands a nice short elbow.
Gussa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Evans!
Gussa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to buck Gussa off but he can't manage it.
Gussa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gussa landing punches.
Gussa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gussa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Evans is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gussa landing strikes from the mount.
Gussa lands a big elbow.
Gussa with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Evans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Gussa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gussa with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gussa lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gussa! Evans is hurt baaadly! Gussa is firing away with more strikes - Evans is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finny Gussa!
Finny Gussa retains his lightweight title!