PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Jorn Anthriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anthriel
vs
Gustafsson

175 cm
30
141 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

165 cm
35
148 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Anthriel is having none of it.
Anthriel slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.

Anthriel gets tackled into the ropes by Gustafsson. Gustafsson maintains the clinch.
Anthriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustafsson controls his hands.

Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Anthriel misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustafsson blocks the leg kick.
Gustafsson cracks Anthriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been informed that Gustafsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Anthriel throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gustafsson misses its intended target.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
Anthriel swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel slips under a jab.
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustafsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson punishes Anthriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustafsson works Anthriel's body with a nice hook.
Gustav Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthriel.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Anthriel avoids it well.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Anthriel tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Anthriel moved out of range nicely.
Anthriel moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.

Gustafsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anthriel stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel working aggressively here.

Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson lands with a good body shot.
Anthriel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anthriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Anthriel ducked under it nicely.
Anthriel staying out of range there.
Anthriel cracks a nice hook into Gustafsson's ribs.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthriel avoids a kick to the body.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
An inside leg kick from Gustafsson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson defending well as Anthriel loads up on a big left hand.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anthriel throws a hook but Gustafsson blocks it.
Gustafsson moves forwards but Anthriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anthriel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Anthriel misses.
Gustafsson loads up on a big right hand but Anthriel slips the punch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anthriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Gustafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anthriel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthriel under the eye.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
Anthriel is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Anthriel tries to keep at a distance but Gustafsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anthriel has Gustafsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Gustafsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gustafsson tries to break free but Anthriel pushes him back against the ropes.
Gustafsson is trying to break the clinch but Anthriel has him pressed against the ropes.

Gustafsson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthriel moves away.
Gustafsson walks into a stiff left hand from Anthriel.

Gustafsson is rocked!
Anthriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Gustafsson loses concentration momentarily and Anthriel pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gustafsson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Anthriel finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorn Anthriel!
Our winner, Jorn Anthriel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.