PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gustavsson
vs
Man

190 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Balco Boys Battle Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weed Man!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Weed Man has been cut.
A jab from Gustavsson does it's job there.

Man clinches.
Gustavsson is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustavsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gustavsson throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Alexander Gustavsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Gustavsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Gustavsson sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustavsson as he connects with a hook.
Man dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Man's body.
Gustavsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustavsson throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Man lands a high kick!

Alexander Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.

Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man kicks Gustavsson off and gets to his feet.

Man instigates a clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gustavsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gustavsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gustavsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustavsson wants a takedown but no success here.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man wants to clinch but Gustavsson slips to the side
and Gustavsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gustavsson misses with a hook.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Man walks into a left hand.
Gustavsson throws a shot to the body.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.

Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gustavsson uses from the top position.
Gustavsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.
Gustavsson wants to stand and escape but instead Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man stops Gustavsson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weed Man dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustavsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Gustavsson backing up. Gustavsson nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Man throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gustavsson gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustavsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands a jab to Gustavsson's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man looks to clinch
and Gustavsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Alexander Gustavsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Weed Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gustavsson's efforts to push away.
Man lands a body shot.

Man pulls Gustavsson into guard.
Man pulls Gustavsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Gustavsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Man cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gustavsson is looking to escape.
Gustavsson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man looking to finish Gustavsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustavsson!
Man lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands with some strikes.
Gustavsson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Man trying to control but Gustavsson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Gustavsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man lands with some strikes.
Gustavsson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gustavsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man landing shots from mount.
Man breaks from Gustavsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gustavsson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weed Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Gustavsson looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Man clinches with his opponent.
Gustavsson is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Gustavsson backwards.

Man breaks the clinch.
Gustavsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.

Man drives through and clinches with Gustavsson against the cage.
Gustavsson wants a takedown but no success here.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Gustavsson misses.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Man wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustavsson throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gustavsson sprawls well. Gustavsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Gustavsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weed Man.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustavsson looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man shoots for a takedown but Gustavsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustavsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustavsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Gustavsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gustavsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustavsson catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gustavsson lands a slapping body shot.
Man scores with a head kick. Gustavsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gustavsson.
Man dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson misses with a combination

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gustavsson has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gustavsson's guard now.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gustavsson wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Gustavsson.
Alexander Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man throws a right hand that Gustavsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustavsson also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gustavsson!
Man is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustavsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustavsson misses with a combination

and Man counters by clinching up.
Weed Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustavsson missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Weed Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weed Man!