PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn The Human (ranked 260 p4p, 33 weight class) and Henrique Gusmao (ranked 191 p4p, 25 weight class). The Human comes to the cage accompanied by Adventure Time. 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?

The Human
vs
Gusmao

175 cm
31
155 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

179 cm
28
155 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Gusmao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gusmao throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusmao.
Gusmao with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by The Human there.
Nice jab there from The Human.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
Nice body punch from The Human.
The Human scores with a hook to the body. Gusmao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Human throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Human tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gusmao! But no joy.
The Human throws the kick towards the body but Gusmao avoids it.
Gusmao throws out a counter right but The Human avoids it with no problem.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
Gusmao misses with a body shot.

Gusmao rushes The Human and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Human tries a body shot but Gusmao blocks it.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Human backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human digs a right hand into Gusmao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gusmao's gas tank.
Gusmao misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Human misses with some punches.
Gusmao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Human tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human digs a right hand underneath Gusmao's ribcage. Gusmao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but The Human avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
Gusmao is working The Human over against the cage.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Gusmao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gusmao manages to avoid it.
The Human throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Gusmao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
Gusmao throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

The Human has managed to clinch.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Human's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gusmao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gusmaos head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Human.
The Human working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.
A nice left hand lands by The Human.

Gusmao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusmao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Human connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gusmao scrambles back to his feet.
Gusmao tries a head kick but it misses.
The Human appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gusmao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch but The Human swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusmao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Human can pounce on him.
The Human looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gusmao slips a straight right by The Human.
Gusmao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gusmao scores with a nice strike.
The Human cracks Gusmao with an open hand slap.
The Human takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gusmao slips a straight right by The Human.
Gusmao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Human with a body shot.
The Human throws a sloppy head kick
and Gusmao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gusmao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Human lands with an overhand left.
Gusmao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Gusmao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gusmao looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
A big right from Gusmao misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusmao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human avoids the head kick by Gusmao.
The Human avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gusmao takes the fight into the clinch.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.

Gusmao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
The Human cracks Gusmao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
The Human is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
The Human tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Human lands a jab to the nose.
Gusmao checks a low kick from The Human.
The Human checks the leg kick.
The Human lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Human defending well as Gusmao loads up on a big left hand.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a low kick but The Human avoids it.
Gusmao is looking to slow The Human down with leg kicks.
The Human lands with a right hand.
The Human displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Finn The Human will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Human swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
The Human closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human wants to slow Gusmao down by chopping away at his legs.
The Human lands a nice looking body shot.
The Human throws a leg kick but Gusmao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finn The Human is winning the standup battle so far.
Gusmao with the inside leg kick.
The Human wants to clinch up but Gusmao keeps it at a distance.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Human stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Human tries to clinch but Gusmao is having none of it.
It seemed like Gusmao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Human slips a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Human stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but The Human saw it coming and moves away.
The Human is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human throws a series of strikes that have Gusmao backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gusmao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusmao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Human displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by The Human.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Gusmao throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.

The Human gets tackled into the cage by Gusmao. Gusmao maintains the clinch.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gusmao.
Good body shot from The Human.

Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Gusmao blocks the leg kick.
Gusmao throws out a counter right but The Human avoids it with no problem.
The Human throws a sloppy head kick and Gusmao moves out of range easily.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gusmao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Human wants to clinch up but Gusmao keeps it at a distance.
Gusmao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Gusmao slips a jab and a cross from The Human.
Gusmao stuns The Human with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gusmao misses with a body shot.
The Human scores with a push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Gusmao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gusmao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gusmao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human is looking to chop away at Gusmao's legs.
The Human misses with a hook. Gusmao ducked under it nicely.
The Human looks to land a body kick but Gusmao moved away.

The Human gets a clinch.

Gusmao manages to break the clinch.
Gusmao wants to clinch up but The Human keeps it at a distance.
The Human scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human throws a head kick that misses.
Gusmao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao throws a hook to the side of The Human's head but The Human sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
Gusmao throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.

The Human moves into range and clinches up with Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Human creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Gusmao.
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gusmao - that landed with a thud.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
The Human cracks Gusmao with a nice body shot.

Gusmao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Human dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Human paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Human tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Human will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gusmao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gusmao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Human throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Human throws a hook but Gusmao blocks it.
The Human misses with a body shot.
Gusmao takes one to the chin there.
The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Human tries to score with a low kick but Gusmao moves his leg out of the way.
Gusmao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gusmao cracks a nice hook into The Human's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Gusmao scoring well with a low kick there.
Gusmao lands with a nice body punch.
Gusmao throws a jab when The Human was well out of range.
The Human appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Finn The Human will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gusmao's head backwards.
Gusmao tries to clinch up.
Gusmao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gusmao.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gusmao connects with a jab.
The Human digs a good hook to Gusmao's body.
The Human tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Human throws a good cross that connects.
Gusmao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusmao swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
The Human scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gusmao doesn't seem bothered though.
Gusmao feints a jab promting The Human to slip. Gusmao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Gusmao. Beautiful body shot.
The Human takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Human throws a jab when Gusmao was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmao is just out of range.
No joy there for Gusmao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by The Human.
The Human stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Human lands a nice shot that snaps Gusmao's head back.
Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by The Human. Beautiful body shot.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Human!
The Human doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gusmao throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
The Human throwing a counter right hand but Gusmao manages to avoid it.
The Human keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to clinch but The Human is having none of it.
The Human feints and then cracks Gusmao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gusmao down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao connects with a single shot there.
The Human gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gusmao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusmao.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Human on the side of the head.
The Human throws a head kick but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from The Human misses.
The Human cracks Gusmao with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gusmao's head backwards.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
A lazy left from The Human finds it's target.
The Human throws a solid leg kick but Gusmao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Human.
Some wild striking there from Gusmao.
The Human half committed to a counter leg kick.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao is looking to chop away at The Human's legs.
Gusmao slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human blocks a leg kick.
Gusmao misses with a low kick as The Human jumps back.
Gusmao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gusmao slips a straight right by The Human.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
Gusmao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Human scores with a nice body kick.
Gusmao thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from The Human tenderised Gusmao's leg. Gusmao is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Human fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gusmao is out of range.
The Human takes a swing at Gusmao's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Human throws a leg kick but Gusmao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gusmao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human connects with a right hand. Gusmao shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gusmao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Human checks a leg kick.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusmao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Gusmao.
The Human tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Human misses with a straight right.
Gusmao throws out a counter right but The Human avoids it with no problem.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusmao connects with a body shot that sends The Human's belly button to the back.

Gusmao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as The Human controls the action.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for The Human.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.

Gusmao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Finn The Human did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gusmao misses with a body shot.
That kick from The Human tenderised Gusmao's leg. Gusmao is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Human sizes up Gusmao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
The Human misses with a straight right.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusmao lands a nice looking body kick.
The Human slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Gusmao.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
The Human backing away here, and Gusmao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human fakes the leg kick and cracks Gusmao in the body.
Gusmao throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Gusmao feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Gusmao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gusmao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
Gusmao moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Gusmao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gusmao.
The Human throws a jab when Gusmao was well out of range.

The Human has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
Gusmao has had enough of the clinch but The Human keeps him there for the moment.

The Human's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Human moves out of range as Gusmao strikes.
Gusmao blocks a low kick nicely.
Gusmao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Gusmao is out of range.
Gusmao missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao throws a body kick that misses.
Gusmao misses with a straight right.
Gusmao tries to move into range but The Human moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Human darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Human wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Human.
Gusmao throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
The Human is looking to counter punch.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gusmao finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
Gusmao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gusmao throws a shot to the body.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusmao.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Human misses with an uppercut
enabling Gusmao to counter with a crisp jab.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
Gusmao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gusmao is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Gusmao moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Gusmao misses.
The Human scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Human takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Human throws a body kick that misses.
Gusmao throws a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Human's sensitive parts.
The Human lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusmao off the cage and back into range.
The Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusmao.
Gusmao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Human throws a poor cross that misses
and Gusmao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao moves out of range of the body kick from The Human.
Gusmao lands with an uppercut that bounces The Human off the cage and back into range.
The Human looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Gusmao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Human throws a shot from downtown. Gusmao moves away and avoids it.
Gusmao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Human tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gusmao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gusmao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gusmao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Human throws a hook but Gusmao avoids it easily.
The Human moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGusmao.
The Human stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gusmao.

Gusmao closes the distance and clinches.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
Gusmao works on The Human's body with a couple of short punches.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.
Gusmao lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Gusmao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! The Human's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Human thuds a left hand into Gusmao's body.
Gusmao staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of The Human 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Human. That's going to slow Gusmao down.
The Human connects with the punch.
The Human lands a jab to Gusmao's midsection.
The Human throws a sloppy head kick and Gusmao moves out of range easily.
Gusmao lands with a cross.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gusmao has closed the distance and engaged The Human in a clinch.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gusmao manages to break the clinch.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.

The Human tries to keep at a distance but Gusmao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gusmao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Human or not.
The Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
The Human pushes Gusmao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gusmao prevents a body shot from The Human.

Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human jabs Gusmao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human jabs Gusmao right on the nose. Gusmao blinks but takes it well.
Gusmao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human lunges at Gusmao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gusmao's hand.
The Human wants to clinch.
Henrique Gusmao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with a right hand
enabling Gusmao to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gusmao darts in and clinches The Human up against the cage.
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusmao.
A hook to the body from The Human.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.

Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human misses with a body shot.
The Human takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gusmao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Gusmao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
The Human closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gusmao cracks The Human with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusmao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Gusmao blocks a low kick nicely.
Gusmao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gusmao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Human is looking to chop away at Gusmao's legs.
Gusmao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Gusmao takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Human swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gusmao slips a jab from The Human.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Human connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gusmao scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
The Human scores with a jab to the body.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Human throws a nice head kick!
The Human finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Gusmao. Beautiful body shot.
Gusmao jabs at The Human's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Gusmao drives through and clinches with The Human against the cage.

The Human breaks from the clinch.
Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusmao.
The Human swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusmao.
The Human's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gusmao under the eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrique Gusmao.
I think The Human 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human retains his lightweight title!
Finn The Human tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.