PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingmar Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Of Spades. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Scott
vs
Gustavsson

187 cm
28
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

196 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingmar Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Gustavsson throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson misses with a wild combination.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustavsson.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab.
Scott lands a body shot.
Gustavsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Scott pushes Gustavsson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott jumps guard but Gustavsson stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Gustavsson misses.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustavsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustavsson dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab.
Scott tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Scott tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.

Gustavsson breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gustavsson throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.

Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavsson misses with a punch to the body.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott tries to work over Gustavsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingmar Scott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Scott's body.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Scott catches Gustavsson right on the button with a cross.
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Ingmar Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Gustavsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson misses with a hook.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Gustavsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gustavsson. Those never looked like landing.
Ingmar Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the cage.
Gustavsson misses the body punch

and Scott counters by clinching up.
Gustavsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Gustavsson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
We've been told by Scott's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustavsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
Gustavsson looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Gustavsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
Scott avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Gustavsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott scores with a three punch combo!
Gustavsson works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustavsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Ingmar Scott has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustavsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ingmar Scott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Gustavsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Scott swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Gustavsson.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustavsson.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustavsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustavsson cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustavsson lands a jab to the nose.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Gustavsson misses with a combination
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Gustavsson swinging wildly here.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Gustavsson misses with a straight right.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Gustavsson backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gustavsson throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with a jab.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Scott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gustavsson eats them both and turns towards Scott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Gustavsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Scott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gustavsson.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott throws a right hand that Gustavsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustavsson also avoids with ease.

Scott dives in and scores a takedown into Gustavsson's guard.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Gustavsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Scott is working an open guard so Gustavsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ingmar Scott.
I think Scott 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingmar Scott!
An out of breath Ingmar Scott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Alexander Gustavsson had this to say: 'I will be back! You are going down next time!'.