PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickok comes into the arena with Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH blaring out of the sound system. Gustavsson has chosen KNOKE STØVKOST as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gunnar Gustavsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hickok
vs
Gustavsson

185 cm
38
215 lbs
33 - 13 - 2

195 cm
28
217 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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KAISER

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 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok slips under a jab.
Hickok throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Hickok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustavsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hickok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hickok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustavsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hickok just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hickok throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Hickok strikes.
Gustavsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hickok misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hickok has managed to clinch.
Hickok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hickok backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson stalling in the clinch but Hickok improves position.
Gustavsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gustavsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hickok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hickok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustavsson. That snapped Hickok's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gustavsson - that will leave a mark!
Gustavsson thumps Hickok with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustavsson is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Hickok's defenses.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hickok's head backwards.
A jab from Gustavsson misses.
Hickok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustavsson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gustavsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hickok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustavsson.
A jab from Hickok does it's job there.
Hickok throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
Hickok throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Hickok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson wants to clinch.
Hickok throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hickok throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Hickok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hickok misses with a leg kick.
Hickok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustavsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hickok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gustavsson lands a jab to the head.
Hickok throws a low kick, looking for Gustavsson's leg but Gustavsson calmly moves out of range.
Gustavsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickok misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hickok is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gustavsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Hickok's body.
Hickok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Hickok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickok misses with a low kick.
Gustavsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustavsson tests Hickok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hickok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Hickok.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Hickok.
Hickok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch lands to the side of Hickok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Gustavsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.

Hickok is rocked!
Gustavsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Hickok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustavsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Gustavsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hickok, pushing him back against the cage.
Gustavsson lands a big right hand that drops Hickok! The killer instinct kicks in and Gustavsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gustavsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gustavsson!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Gustavsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.