PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Cristophe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gustafsson's choice of entrance music: Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Leo Cristophe had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Leo Cristophe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cristophe
vs
Gustafsson

168 cm
24
148 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
29
144 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

(MFS) Macto Fight System
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Cristophe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Cristophe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cristophe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristophe ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristophe wants to clinch.

Cristophe moves into the clinch.
Cristophe takes an elbow to the temple.
Cristophe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cristophe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cristophe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cristophe dodges an elbow strike from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to break the clinch but Cristophe is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to break free.
Gustafsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristophe lands an elbow inside that Gustafsson shrugs off.

It looks like Gustav Gustafsson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristophe lands a nice elbow.
Cristophe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cristophe misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustafsson misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cristophe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cristophe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cristophe keeps control of Gustafsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike.
Gustafsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cristophe wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Cristophe.
Cristophe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cristophe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustafsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
Gustafsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cristophe.
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cristophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristophe tries to clinch up.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson jabs at Cristophe's body.
Cristophe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leo Cristophe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristophe darts in trying to clinch
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
Cristophe tries to clinch up.
Cristophe tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Cristophe tries to clinch up.

Gustafsson clinches up with Cristophe and pushes him back against the cage.

Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cristophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cristophe tries to clinch up but Gustafsson circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cristophe tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches.
Cristophe stalling the fight.
Cristophe throws an elbow that misses.
Cristophe looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cristophe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustafsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cristophe on the side of the head.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Cristophe moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cristophe tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson connects with a right hand. Cristophe shakes it off.

Cristophe is rocked!
Cristophe takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Cristophe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Gustafsson connects with the perfect overhand right and Cristophe falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gustafsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Gustafsson!
Gustav Gustafsson is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Gustav Gustafsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.