PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Mohammed (ranked 5945 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikihail Gustov (ranked 5650 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mohammed
vs
Gustov

180 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikihail Gustov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gustov gets a double leg takedown into Mohammed's guard.
Gustov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mohammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mohammed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Gustov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mohammed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov wants to improve his position but Mohammed is controlling well.
Mohammed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
Mohammed working the head and body with strikes.

Gustov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gustov is rocked!
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustov is still in real trouble! Can Mohammed finish him?
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustov seems to have recovered his senses.
Mohammed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mohammed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gustov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Mohammed there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mohammed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed is nestled in close to Gustov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gustov controlling the position well.
Mohammed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gustov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed is trying to control. Gustov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mohammed trying to pass the guard but Gustov defending well.
Gustov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohammed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustov is looking to improve his position.
Mohammed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gustov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustov wants to improve his position but Mohammed is controlling well.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov trying to control but Mohammed postures up.
Mohammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gustov tries to get to full guard but Mohammed has control of the leg.
Mohammed winds up and cracks Gustov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed stops Gustov from getting back to his feet.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.

Gustov is defending against the submission attempts here by Mohammed.
Gustov wants to control but Mohammed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Mohammed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gustov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustov trying to advance position but Mohammed counters by regaining guard.
Mohammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mohammed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustov defends it easily.
Mohammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gustov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed with a nice head shot there.
Gustov is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gustov keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed stands up over Gustov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gustov keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gustov's head.
Mohammed working some strikes from top position.
Mohammed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mohammed landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohammed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mohammed is working Gustov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mohammed postures up.

Gustov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mohammed throwing strikes from guard but Gustov blocks nicely.
Mohammed lands a couple of digs.
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustov can do to turn this around?
Gustov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mohammed.
Mohammed wants to stand but Gustov is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gustov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mohammed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mohammed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustov looking to control.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed working some strikes from top position.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Gustov keeps moving.

Mohammed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mohammed has managed to get both his arms back between Gustov's legs - danger averted.
Gustov is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustov keeping full guard, as Mohammed tries to pass.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustov looking for a sweep. Not yet Gustov, not yet.
Mohammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Mohammed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gustov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mohammed defends well and Gustov ends up having to push Mohammed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mikihail Gustov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gustov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gustov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustov prevents Mohammed from getting back to his feet.
Mohammed wants to sweep here but Gustov controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mohammed is on top in guard.

Gustov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mohammed is in close to Gustov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mohammed throws a big elbow that misses.
Mohammed distracts Gustov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mohammed passes Gustov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mohammed slips a nice elbow through Gustov's hands, connecting with Gustov's forehead.
Mohammed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mohammed working Gustov over with strikes.
Mohammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustov has hold of Mohammed's hands but Mohammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mohammed working Gustov over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustov is trying to stand back up but Mohammed is controlling him
Gustov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
Gustov taking some punishment here, with Mohammed in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mohammed lands with a punch from half guard.
Mohammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed lands strikes from half guard.
Mohammed throwing shots but Gustov is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a big shot! Gustov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gustov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Mohammed!