PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex has chosen "Champagne" - CAVO as his entrance music. Alexander Gustavsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Flex's chin.

Gustavsson
vs
Flex

170 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

177 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Flex!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson dodges the punch combination from Flex.

Flex rushes Gustavsson and presses him up against the cage.
Flex blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Flex shrugs off.

It looks like Alexander Flex has been cut.
Flex misses with a knee strike.
Gustavsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Flex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flex is trying to break free.
Gustavsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Flex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gustavsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Flex avoids a wild elbow strike from Gustavsson.

Flex breaks from the clinch.
Flex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander Flex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flex lands with a nice body kick.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Flex throws a shot to the body.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustavsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Flex pushes Gustavsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Flex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustavsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Flex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flex looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson looks to clinch
and Flex counters with a good, hard body kick but Gustavsson shrugs it off.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up
and Flex counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gustavsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Flex pushes Gustavsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Flex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Flex blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flex misses with a knee strike.
Gustavsson dodges an elbow strike from Flex.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gustavsson throws an elbow but misses.
Flex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Flex looks gassed!
Flex dodges an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex avoids a wild elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gustavsson backwards.
Flex trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gustavsson.

Flex breaks the clinch.
Flex throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flex.

Flex darts in and clinches Gustavsson up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex looking to throw knees to the head but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
Gustavsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Flex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Flex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson avoids a kick to the body.
Flex throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Flex swinging wilding here.
Gustavsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flex counters with a body kick that stops Gustavsson in his tracks momentarily.

Flex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Flex shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Flex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson dodges an elbow strike from Flex.
Flex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flex is trying to break the clinch but Gustavsson has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gustavsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flex's brow.

Flex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flex throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Flex moves away
and Flex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Flex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Flex moves away

and Flex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flex.
Gustavsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flex scores with a nice hook to the head.

Flex manages to break the clinch.
Gustavsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Flex does no damage.
Gustavsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gustavsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flex counters with a nice body kick.
Flex lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Flex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Flex's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flex lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alexander Flex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gustavsson blocks the body kick.
Flex lands with a kick to the ribs.

Flex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustavsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Flex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustavsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flex landing knees to the head.
Flex misses with a knee to the head.
Flex lands a body punch.
Flex landing knees to the head.
Gustavsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gustavsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flex's brow.
Flex has had enough of the clinch but Gustavsson keeps him there for the moment.

Flex breaks from the clinch.
Flex lands a head kick. Gustavsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Flex.
Flex throws a head kick that misses.
Flex is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flex.
Flex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flex!
No joy there for Flex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flex throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
Flex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flex lands a high kick!
Flex throws a push kick but Gustavsson slaps the foot to one side.
Flex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson looks to clinch
and Flex counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustavsson darts in trying to clinch
and Flex counters with a left and a right that stings Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up

and Flex moves into the clinch.
Gustavsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gustavsson.
Flex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Flex landing knees to the body.

Flex breaks the clinch.
Flex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustavsson tries to clinch
and Flex counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Flex moves away
and Flex counters with a three punch combo that has Gustavsson backing up. Gustavsson nods at Flex to acknowledge the strikes.
Gustavsson clinches but Flex breaks the clinch
and Flex counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustavsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Flex throws a right hand that Gustavsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustavsson also avoids with ease.
Gustavsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flex.
Flex lands a high kick!
Flex misses with a kick to the body.

Flex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustavsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gustavsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flex dodges an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Flex tries to break the clinch but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Flex blocks an elbow strike.
Flex tries a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks it.
Flex lands an elbow inside that Gustavsson shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Flex does no damage.
Gustavsson closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Flex counters with a solid body kick.
Gustavsson looks to clinch
and Flex counters with a three punch combo that has Gustavsson backing up. Gustavsson nods at Flex to acknowledge the strikes.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson blocks the body kick.

Gustavsson instigates a clinch.
Gustavsson lands an elbow that stopped Flex in his tracks for a moment.
Flex misses with a knee strike.
Flex misses with some punches.
Flex scores a nice knee to the body.
Flex avoids the elbow strike from Gustavsson, against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Flex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Flex's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gustavsson clinches but Flex breaks the clinch

and Flex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Flex breaks from the clinch.
Flex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Flex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustavsson's face.
Gustavsson lands an elbow just above Flex 's eye.
Flex can't break the clinch.
Flex looking to throw knees to the head but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gustavsson throws an elbow but misses.
Flex with a knee to the head.
Flex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Flex dodges an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustavsson lands an elbow that stopped Flex in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Alexander Flex's cut even more.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gustavsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flex's brow.
Gustavsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flex blocks the elbow strike.
Flex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gustavsson throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flex.
Gustavsson missing with knees to the body.
Flex tries to break the clinch but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson lands an elbow that stopped Flex in his tracks for a moment.
Gustavsson misses with an elbow strike.
Flex blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustavsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustavsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flex's defenses.
Gustavsson avoiding damage as Flex throws knees to the body.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Flex shrugs off.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses.
Flex blocks the elbow strike.
Flex landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gustavsson throws an elbow but misses.
Flex blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustavsson misses with an elbow strike.
Flex lands an elbow just above Gustavsson 's eye.
Flex blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex landing knees to the head.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Flex breaks the clinch.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick from Flex.
Gustavsson tries to clinch up
and Flex counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexander Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Flex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flex misses with a head kick.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flex counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustavsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Flex lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flex. Gustavsson shrugs it off though.
Flex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustavsson.
Flex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gustavsson.
Flex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flex counters with a body kick that stops Gustavsson in his tracks momentarily.

Flex instigates a clinch.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gustavsson.
Knees to the body from Flex.
Gustavsson misses with an elbow strike.
Flex tries a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks it.
Flex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flex looking to throw knees to the head but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gustavsson.
Flex lands an elbow inside that Gustavsson shrugs off.
Flex scores a nice knee to the body.
Flex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flex can't break the clinch.
Flex avoids the elbow strike from Gustavsson, against the cage.
Flex blocks an elbow strike.
Flex avoids the elbow strike from Gustavsson, against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flex blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flex with a knee to the head.
Flex landing knees to the body.
Flex lands a nice elbow.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Flex moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flex.
Flex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustavsson's defenses.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alexander Flex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flex blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Flex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flex scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Flex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Flex!