PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Rivaldo has chosen Im your worst nightmare as his entrance music. Rivilinho Rivaldo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gustafsson
vs
Rivaldo

165 cm
29
144 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
140 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rivaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivilinho Rivaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.

Rivaldo has managed to clinch.
Gustafsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustafsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson misses with an elbow strike.
Rivaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Rivaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustafsson lands an elbow just above Rivaldo 's eye.

Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Rivaldo pushes him off.
Rivaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Rivaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch.

Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches.
Rivaldo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivaldo.
Nice elbow from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson blocks a body shot from Rivaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivaldo lands with a left to the head.
Gustafsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivaldo's defenses.
Gustafsson lands a damaging elbow.
Rivaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Rivaldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivaldo circles away.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Rivaldo strikes.

Gustafsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustafsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Gustafsson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
Gustafsson trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four 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.

Gustav Gustafsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rivaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
The fighters circling - Rivaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Rivaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Rivaldo moves out of range.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivaldo throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Rivaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustafsson throws a series of strikes that have Rivaldo backpedaling.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldo throws out a powerful jab.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Rivaldo is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldo throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivaldo circles away.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.

Gustafsson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Rivaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivaldo looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Rivaldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gustafsson's head backwards.
Rivaldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Gustafsson is rocked!

It looks like Gustav Gustafsson has been cut.
Rivaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Gustafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo loads up on a big right hand but Gustafsson slips the punch.
Rivaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Rivaldo misses with a straight right.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustav Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gustafsson gets tackled into the cage by Rivaldo. Rivaldo maintains the clinch.
Rivaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldo working aggressively here.
Rivaldo misses with the head strike.
Rivaldo working aggressively here.
Rivaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustafsson blocking some punches.
Rivaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Gustafsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson misses with an elbow strike.
Rivaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivaldo won't allow it.
Rivaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson blocking some punches.
Gustafsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rivaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gustafsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivaldo dodges an elbow strike from Gustafsson.
Rivaldo avoids the elbow strike from Gustafsson, against the cage.
Rivaldo wants to stall.
Gustafsson lands an elbow that stopped Rivaldo in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gustafsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivaldo.

Rivaldo forces Gustafsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gustafsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rivaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivaldo misses with a looping left.
Rivaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Rivaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Jab by Rivaldo.
Rivaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
Rivaldo drops Gustafsson with a naaaaasty hook - Gustafsson is in real trouble here! Rivaldo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rivilinho Rivaldo!
Rivilinho Rivaldo is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Rivilinho Rivaldo said 'thank you mr mc slaughter for pulling me from gutter and feeding me. you help me very much and you should be the champion.So kind to only take 95% of my pay...thank you'.