PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1326 p4p, 820 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 188 p4p, 118 weight class). Ivern Gustavsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sammy Beach's chin.

Gustavsson
vs
Beach

198 cm
29
214
9 - 6 - 0

194 cm
27
215
15 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Conviction
FUClothing

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beach takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beach has double underhooks.
Gustavsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustavsson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gustavsson looking for a takedown.
Beach lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Beach blocking some punches.
Beach lands an elbow just above Gustavsson 's eye.
Gustavsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Beach breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach's corner calls for a 1-2. Beach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Beach catches Gustavsson right on the button with a cross.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Beach there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beach throws a lazy uppercut
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tests Gustavsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson throwing a counter right hand but Beach manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Beach with a series of wild strikes but Beach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beach. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach throws a combination that misses
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Gustavsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Beach's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Beach misses.
Gustavsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Ivern Gustavsson's cut is getting worse.
Beach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Beach wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach misses with a shot to the body
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Gustavsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gustavsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beach throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Beach throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustavsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beach sprawls and moves away.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Sammy Beach has been cut.

Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beach.
It looked like Gustavsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beach.
Beach misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Beach misses with a straight left.
It looked like Gustavsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches up with Beach, looking for a takedown. Gustavsson pushes Beach against the cage but Beach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gustavsson stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Gustavsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beach throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Gustavsson moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Gustavsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Beach is rocked!
Beach connects with a body shot.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Gustavsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustavsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gustavsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustavsson, as that shot connected.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Beach strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beach circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gustavsson to the canvas! Gustavsson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Beach keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.