PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Colombu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Gustav will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Colombu
vs
Gustav

176 cm
31
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Colombu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Gustav. Those never looked like landing.
Gustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Colombu ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Gustav ducks under a wild hook from Colombu.
Colombu swings for the body but Gustav moves out of range.
Gustav ducks under a wild hook from Colombu.
Gustav scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colombu swings for the body but Gustav moves out of range.
Gustav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustav pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Colombu back to the cage. Gustav follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Colombu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Colombu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustav thuds a left hand into Colombu's body.
Gustav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colombu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gustav clinches.
Gustav misses with a hook from the clinch.

Colombu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colombu scores with a jab to the jaw.

Gustav darts in and clinches Colombu up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav has a couple of punches blocked by Colombu.
Gustav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colombu blocking some punches.
Gustav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustav stops a takedown attempt from Colombu.
Colombu blocking some punches.
Gustav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colombu's elbow.
Colombu effectively controlling the action here.
Gustav misses with a hook to the ribs.

Colombu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustav can do anything to dispel that myth.
Colombu throws an elbow but Gustav slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gustav really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Colombu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Colombu working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Colombu.
The strikes coming from Colombu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Colombu is looking to take a break and control but Gustav is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colombu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Colombu lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Colombu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustav is looking for a sweep.
Colombu in side control, throwing shots but Gustav defends.
Gustav tries to buck Colombu off but Colombu is having none of it.
Colombu is putting a hurting on Gustav here, landing some big shots from side control.
Colombu is working Gustav over with some ground and pound from side control.
A big shot lands for Colombu! That's hurt Gustav! Will he recover? Colombu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Colombu!
Joe Colombu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Machiavelli Boutique, into his post fight interview.
Carl Gustav was interviewed post fight and said 'I just wanna dance'.