PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Partrick Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gustafsson
vs
Miller

188 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Partrick Miller!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gustafsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Partrick Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the ropes. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gustafsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.

Miller has closed the distance and engaged Gustafsson in a clinch.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Gustafsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson stalling the fight.

Miller pulls guard successfully.
Miller is trying to control the position but Gustafsson postures up.

Gustafsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gustafsson has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gustafsson wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to improve his position but instead Gustafsson has moved into half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
Gustafsson trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller tries to roll over but Gustafsson keeps him under control.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Gustafsson has mounted him!
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miller tries to hold on but Gustafsson postures up.

Gustafsson working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Gustafsson's attempts to control the action.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Gustafsson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Gustafsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Miller wants to control but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Miller trying desperately to get to his feet.
Miller wants to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Partrick Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller throws a head kick that misses.

Miller moves into the clinch.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Miller.

Gustafsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miller tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustafsson is in Miller's guard.
Miller has control of Gustafsson's left arm, preventing Gustafsson from doing any damage.

Miller kicks Gustafsson off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Miller is looking to control Gustafsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?

Gustafsson is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustafsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is controlling Gustafsson's trapped leg to prevent Gustafsson from advancing to side control.

Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gustafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.

Miller actively working from the bottom here.

Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafsson.
Miller is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to sweep but Gustafsson has passed to side control!
Gustafsson works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Gustafsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Miller wants to control but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Gustafsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Gustafsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gustafsson.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Gustafsson maintains control.
Gustafsson looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gustafsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.

Gustafsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Miller defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexander Gustafsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Miller wants to stand up but Gustafsson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustafsson is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gustafsson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Partrick Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gustafsson but Gustafsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt

and Gustafsson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Partrick Miller.

Gustafsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Miller frees his head quite easily.
Gustafsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

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!
Gustafsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustafsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miller flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustafsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Gustafsson looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson misses with a head shot.
Gustafsson avoids the attempt from Miller to control.

Gustafsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Miller is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to hold on but Gustafsson pushes him away.
Gustafsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gustafsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gustafsson throws some wild stikes that Miller manages to avoid easily.
Gustafsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Gustafsson working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

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