PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gustafsson
vs
Sin

173 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Sin strikes.
Andreas Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin lands with a nice combination. Gustafsson backs away looking to recover.
Gustafsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sin finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustafsson's head.
Gustafsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sin throws a series of punches but Gustafsson avoids them all with ease.
Sin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Sin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gustafsson is defended easily by Sin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin scores with a jab. Gustafsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sin tests Gustafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sin throws a nice looking combination but Gustafsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sin throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson shoots for a takedown but Sin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a right hook to the body.
Gustafsson takes one on the button.
Gustafsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Sin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Sin.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sin duly obliges.
Gustafsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustafsson shoots for a takedown but Sin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sin slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustafsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustafsson throws a series of punches but Sin moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Sin. No joy for Gustafsson on that attempt.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
Sin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Sin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gustafsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sin cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
Gustafsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Gustafsson drops his hands momentarily and Sin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Sin.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that 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.

Gustafsson wants to clinch
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sin connects with a single shot there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gustafsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A left lands for Sin.
Gustafsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustafsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sin digs a good hook to Gustafsson's body.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Sin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sin feints a jab promting Gustafsson to slip. Sin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gustafsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up
and Sin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a few strikes there.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Sin lands with a nice body punch.
Gustafsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Sin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustafsson shoots for a takedown but Sin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andreas Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sin throws a one two combo.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Sin scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustafsson should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sin scores with a nice strike.
Gustafsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sin sprawls well. He's pushed Gustafsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Gustafsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sin sprawls well. Sin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sin cracks Gustafsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sin throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
Sin works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Sin coming out on top.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Sin misses.
Sin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sin lunges at Gustafsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gustafsson's hand.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sin works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sin tries to sprawl out of it but Gustafsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Sin does no damage.
Sin lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Gustafsson.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
Sin looks to land a combination but Gustafsson avoids it well.
Sin lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustafsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sin scores with a body shot.
Gustafsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sin stuns Gustafsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sin.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Sin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustafsson. Gustafsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sin. Those never looked like landing.
Sin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin cracks Gustafsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustafsson drops his hands momentarily and Sin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gustafsson dives in and grabs Sin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sin pushes down on Gustafsson's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustafsson has a takedown stuffed.
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Gustafsson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sin connects with a nice looking jab.
Sin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Sin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sin wants it to stay on the feet.
Gustafsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Sin scores with a jab to the head.
Gustafsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin looks to land a combination. Gustafsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Gustafsson's head back.
Gustafsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Gustafsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Sin finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Sin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gustafsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Sin. That snapped Gustafsson's head back.
Lee Sin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Sin both land. Nice combination.
Andreas Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Lee Sin!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Lee Sin!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Lee Sin!

Lee Sin wins by unanimous decision!