PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Guschin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moura has chosen Rickson Moura Entrance Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guschin
vs
Moura

175 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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ON TAP 160Q Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guschin misses with a wild body shot.
Moura misses with a looping right.

Moura gets the takedown into side control.
Moura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Guschin defending against the ground and pound.
Moura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Guschin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Guschin gets back to half guard.
Guschin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moura is working away from the top position though.
Moura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guschin wants to control but Moura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moura lands a nice short elbow.
Guschin tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
Moura lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin trying to get back to full guard but Moura takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Moura unloading with bombs!
Moura lands a big shot there that rocks Guschin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moura prevents Guschin from getting the reversal.
Moura lands a big shot there that rocks Guschin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moura wants to control the pace but Guschin is squirming around nicely.
Guschin is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura landing shots from mount.
Guschin is squirming around, avoiding Moura's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Guschin is working to get back to half guard.
Moura looking to control but Guschin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guschin is bucking up trying to escape but Moura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guschin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moura working Guschin over with strikes here.
Moura with the ground and pound from mount.
Guschin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guschin tries to lock up and control but Moura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moura tries to control but Guschin wriggling away.
Moura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guschin regains half guard.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guschin defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guschin moves into full guard.
Moura connects with a couple of short punches.
Moura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guschin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura is working Guschin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moura distracts Guschin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Guschin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guschin wants to sweep but no luck.
Moura is working Guschin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guschin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moura is one step ahead there.
Moura scoring with some ground and pound.
Moura works over Guschin with some ground and pound from guard.
Moura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moura throwing strikes but missing.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Guschin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Moura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Guschin moves into range and clinches up with Moura.
Moura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guschin prevents it.

Guschin manages to break the clinch.
Moura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guschin is looking to clinch.
Moura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guschin slips under a jab.
Moura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guschin circles away.
Stanislav Guschin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moura drives through and clinches with Guschin against the cage.
Moura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guschin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guschin struggles to land a body shot inside as Moura controls his hands.

Moura pulls Guschin into guard.
We've been hearing that Guschin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Guschin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guschin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moura looking to control.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin lands a couple of elbows.

Moura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guschin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guschin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guschin stands up over Moura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guschin wants to control from the top but Moura keeps moving.
Guschin postures up.
Guschin landing some decent shots from guard.
Guschin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moura throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

Moura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guschin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guschin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin works over Moura with some ground and pound from guard.
Guschin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Moura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Moura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guschin is aware though and is defending well.
Guschin tries to free his leg and advance position but Moura is retaining full guard.
Moura is trying to keep Guschin in close.
Moura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Moura looking for a guillotine here but Guschin defends easily.
Guschin stands up over Moura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guschin working some strikes from top position.

Moura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guschin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guschin won't allow Moura to sweep him here.
Guschin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Guschin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Moura is looking for a triangle but Guschin pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin lands a couple of digs.
Guschin lands a couple of digs.
Guschin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Moura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guschin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Moura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guschin is aware though and is defending well.
Guschin postures up and lands a big shot to Moura's brow.

Moura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moura is breathing heavily.
Moura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guschin.
Moura keeping moving, preventing Guschin from controlling successfully.
Guschin wants to pass the guard but Moura is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Guschin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guschin tries to clinch up
and Moura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guschin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moura as he avoids it easily.
Moura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guschin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moura manages to avoid it.
Guschin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Guschin shows good takedown defense.
Guschin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guschin on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura misses with a body shot.
Moura wants to clinch up but Guschin keeps it at a distance.
Guschin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moura counters with a right hand to the body.
Guschin throws a big shot that misses.
Moura looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moura but Moura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Guschin misses its intended target.
Guschin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moura counters with a stiff right hand.
Moura scores with a jab. Guschin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guschin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Moura's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guschin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moura shoots in and drives through. Guschin sprawls well.
Guschin is looking to counter the offense by Moura and move into the clinch.
Moura dodges the punch combination from Guschin.
Moura with a hook.
Moura shoots and misses
and Guschin counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanislav Guschin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moura is defended easily by Guschin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Guschin instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura tries to pull guard but Guschin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guschin gets underhooks to prevent Moura's takedown attempt.

Guschin is trying to trip Moura. He has hold of a leg but Moura is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Guschin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Guschin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guschin distracts Moura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guschin landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moura working for a triangle but Guschin defends it easily.
Guschin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guschin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Moura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guschin defends it easily.
Stanislav Guschin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guschin throwing strikes from guard but Moura blocks nicely.
Moura has momentary wrist control but Guschin slips an elbow through the middle.
Moura trying to keep a closed guard but Guschin is proving a slippery customer.
Guschin works over Moura with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guschin is in close to Moura's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Moura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Guschin rolls with it to try and escape but Moura cranks on the arm and Guschin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Moura!
Our winner, Rickson Moura, 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.