PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gusmero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

West
vs
Gusmero

180 cm
29
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
30
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolf West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Gusmero!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West connects with the punch.
West moves in looking to clinch but Gusmero pushes him off.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gusmero moves out of range as West strikes.
Gusmero defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gusmero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gusmero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
Gusmero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Gusmero scores with a jab to the body.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West moves to clinch but Gusmero breaks away

and Gusmero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in West's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gusmero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gusmero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmero controls from within his opponent's guard.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
West looking to control but Gusmero passes into half guard.

Gusmero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, West has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gusmero controlling the action here.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Gusmero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Gusmero maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! West could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gusmero has cracked it and West is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gusmero!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Gusmero!
An out of breath Jose Gusmero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.