PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gusmao
vs
St Pierre

183 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gusmao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Gusmao stands up and we're back to a striking position.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Gusmao.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gusmao.

Gusmao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
Gusmao is controlling the pace.
Gusmao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
Gusmao controlling the pace.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
Gusmao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gusmao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Luiz Gusmao just wasn't active enough.
Gusmao checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusmao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gusmao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gusmao gets a takedown into half guard.
Gusmao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gusmao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao not doing much here.

Gusmao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gusmao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Gusmao eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Pierre 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.
Gusmao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

St Pierre gets caught napping as Gusmao dives in and scores a takedown. St Pierre manages to retain guard.
Gusmao is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gusmao stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gusmao closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.

Gusmao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusmao stalling.
Gusmao trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gusmao escapes and gets back to his feet.

Gusmao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Gusmao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luiz Gusmao wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gusmao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Gusmao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Gusmao in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that!
Gusmao with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gusmao is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gusmao is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Gusmao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Gusmao.
Gusmao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Gusmao moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gusmao fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luiz Gusmao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusmao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids 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 feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gusmao wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Gusmao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Pierre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gusmao throws a big right hand that misses.
Gusmao scoring with some ground and pound.
Gusmao wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luiz Gusmao wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gusmao feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Gusmao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gusmao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
St Pierre defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Gusmao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vaino St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gusmao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Gusmao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gusmao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Luiz Gusmao!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Luiz Gusmao!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Luiz Gusmao!

Luiz Gusmao wins by unanimous decision!
Luiz Gusmao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.