PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KNOKE STØVKOST. Hickok has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gustavsson
vs
Hickok

195 cm
26
217 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

185 cm
36
215 lbs
28 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Hickok!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavsson with a nice cross.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Hickok.
Hickok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Hickok.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up.
Gustavsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hickok checks a leg kick.
Hickok tries to land a leg kick but Gustavsson saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hickok lands with an overhand left.

Hickok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gustavsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Gustavsson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gustavsson scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickok moves away.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hickok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hickok lands with a nice body punch.
Gustavsson misses with a leg kick.
Hickok tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hickok swings for the body but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson slips a straight right by Hickok.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hickok misses with an uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gustavsson.
Hickok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hickok misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson with a jab.
Hickok checks the leg kick.
Hickok misses with a double jab.
Gustavsson throws a low kick, looking for Hickok's leg but Hickok calmly moves out of range.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Hickok.
Gustavsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Gustavsson rushes Hickok and presses him up against the cage.
Hickok struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustavsson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson scores with a hook to the body.
Hickok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gustavsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickok.
Hickok lands a shot to the body.

Hickok breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gustavsson.
Hickok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hickok takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hickok looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Gustavsson throws a front kick that sends Hickok stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustavsson looks for the body kick but Hickok saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickok misses the shot to the body.
Gustavsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hickok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hickok's calf.
Hickok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hickok's hands.
Hickok slips a straight right by Gustavsson.
Hickok ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Hickok throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hickok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Hickok. Beautiful body shot.
Hickok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hickok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hickok tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hickok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Hickok tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hickok. Gustavsson shrugs it off though.
Hickok throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickok.
Gustavsson lands a jab.
Hickok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickok tests Gustavsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustavsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gustavsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hickok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gustavsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hickok misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Hickok.
Gustavsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hickok moves forwards but Gustavsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunnar Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustavssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gustavsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hickok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickok throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustavsson wants to land a leg kick but Hickok is out of range.
Hickok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustavsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Hickok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gustavsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hickok really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickok. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickok thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickok just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hickok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hickok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hickok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gustavsson pushes Hickok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustavsson is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hickok.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustavsson is struggling to control the position.
Gustavsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson is working Hickok over against the cage.
Gustavsson prevents a body shot from Hickok.
Hickok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavsson tries a body shot but Hickok blocks it.
Hickok misses with a body punch.
Hickok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hickok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hickok.
Gustavsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickok working aggressively here.
Gustavsson blocks a body shot from Hickok.
Still in the clinch, Gustavsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hickok tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickok lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hickok.
Hickok throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bill Hickok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Hickok.
Gustavsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustavsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Gustavsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hickok throws a leg kick
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustavsson tries to work over Hickok's front leg with a kick but Hickok checks it.
Hickok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickok avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Hickok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson throws a wild body kick that Hickok sees coming a mile off.
Hickok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickok lands with a good body shot.
Gustavsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Hickok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickok throws a looping overhand right but Gustavsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustavsson missing with a left hand there. Hickok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustavsson misses with a hook.
Hickok tries to score with a low kick but Gustavsson moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Gustavsson lands.
Gustavsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gustavsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hickok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hickok tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Hickok clobbers Gustavsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Hickok misses
and Gustavsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gustavsson connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hickok swings for the body but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hickok's hands.
Gustavsson scores with a leg kick.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hickok's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes one on the button.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickok scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Hickok.
Hickok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustavsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hickok throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavsson blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gustavsson.
Hickok throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Hickok misses.
Gunnar Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson 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.
Nice shot by Hickok.
Nice shot by Gustavsson.
Hickok blocks the body kick.
Hickok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickok.
Hickok takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gustavsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bill Hickok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson scores with a nice body kick.
Hickok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hickok swings for the body but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hickok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson keeps Hickok at a distance using the push kick.
Hickok throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Hickok.
Hickok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Hickok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hickok swings widly with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Hickok 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Hickok misses with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Hickok 's knee.
Gustavsson tries to score with a low kick but Hickok moves his leg out of the way.
Hickok looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Hickok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Hickok connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Hickok.
I think Gustavsson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gunnar Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.