PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 330 p4p, 384 weight class) and Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 9 p4p, 10 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Gustavsson has chosen Knockout - 2Pac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. DeShawn West could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivern Gustavsson's chin.

West
vs
Gustavsson

172 cm
30
145
18 - 2 - 0

198 cm
32
214
18 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustavsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown attempt
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown attempt - West sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West stuffs the takedown.
Gustavsson shoots and misses
and West counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
Gustavsson darts in looking for a takedown but West gets double underhooks and turns Gustavsson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gustavsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Gustavsson getting side control.
Gustavsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson prevents West from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson working over West with some ground and pound. West looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Gustavsson is just content to waste time from the top position. West takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A solid body kick from West.
West throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.

Gustavsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustavsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
West is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Gustavsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustavsson prevents West from standing back up.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustavsson with a poor takedown
and West counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustavsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustavsson.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gustavsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gustavsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Gustavsson is proving a slippery customer.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Gustavsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeShawn West dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
West is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustavsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson stops West from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gustavsson moves out of range as West strikes.

Gustavsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
West wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson advances position into side control!
Gustavsson laying and praying for a moment but West takes advantage and regains half guard.
West is looking for a sweep. Gustavsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustavsson misses with a head shot. West uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Gustavsson content to stall in guard here.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.

West pushes Gustavsson off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

West tries to sprawl but Gustavsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
West might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
West tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
West is working hard here to advance position.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Gustavsson trying to control from half guard but West is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gustavsson drives through with a takedown into West's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gustavsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West wants to get back to his feet but Gustavsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but West has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson isn't going anywhere.
Gustavsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gustavsson is trying to maintain the position but West is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustavsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but West has passed to side control!
Gustavsson is looking for a sweep.
Gustavsson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gustavsson is trying to get back to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gustavsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but West circles away.
DeShawn West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivern Gustavsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustavsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustavsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West throwing a counter right hand but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.

Gustavsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gustavsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustavsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by West!

Gustavsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gustavsson is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn West!
A very excited looking DeShawn West made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.