PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mogul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gustafsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Mogul Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gustafsson
vs
Khan

165 cm
24
144 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

168 cm
29
135 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mogul Khan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Khan fails with the takedown.
A cross from Gustafsson lands.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Gustafsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Gustafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan moves forwards but Gustafsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafsson. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.
Gustav Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Khan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to advance position but Gustafsson won't allow it.

Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Gustafsson is working away.
Gustafsson is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gustafsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gustafsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.

Khan is trying to work for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending well.
Khan wants to free his trapped foot but Gustafsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gustafsson tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gustafsson sprawls well. Gustafsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustafsson scores with a four punch combination!
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Gustafsson.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogul Khan.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two 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.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Gustafsson lands.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Khan walks into a jab.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.

Gustafsson gets caught flat footed, as Khan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan throws and elbow that misses. Gustafsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khan's guard. Nice move by Gustafsson!
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustafsson wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan trying to control the position.
Gustafsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mogul Khan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Khan throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Gustafsson.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Gustafsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gustafsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.

It looks like Mogul Khan has been cut.
Gustafsson sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson misses with a combination

and Khan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan is looking to stall here but Gustafsson recovers full guard.
Gustafsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control from the top but Gustafsson keeps moving.
Gustafsson is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustafsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Mogul Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Gustav Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogul Khan.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Khan counters with a takedown into side control.
Gustafsson is not content to let Khan control the position.

Khan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan trying to control the position but Gustafsson is working away.

Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gustafsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gustafsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khan asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mogul Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!