PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous's entrance music is Segertåget - Maskinen. A fine choice. Gustav has chosen D12 Fight Music as his entrance music. Vitor Gustav told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tremendous
vs
Gustav

209 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

187 cm
24
225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustav will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustav fails with a takedown attempt.
Gigantor Tremendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gustav.
Gustav shoots in for a takedown but Tremendous shows good takedown defense.
Gustav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tremendous shoots and misses

and Gustav counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gustav throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustav thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gustav prevents Tremendous from improving his position.
Tremendous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustav.
Tremendous is pressing down on Gustav's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gustav tries to free his leg and advance position but Tremendous is retaining full guard.
Gustav connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremendous keeping full guard, as Gustav tries to pass.
Tremendous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav is looking to work some ground and pound but Tremendous has wrist control.
Tremendous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gustav distracts Tremendous with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gustav accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustav stopping the sweep attempt from Tremendous.

Tremendous is looking for a triangle but Gustav pushes his legs off easily.
Tremendous looking to control.
Tremendous lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gustav!
Gustav keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gustav is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tremendous trying to control but Gustav is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tremendous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gustav hang on?
Gustav tries to reverse the position but Tremendous maintains control.
Tremendous scoring with strikes but Gustav is staying in there.
Tremendous looking to finish Gustav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustav!
Tremendous 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.
Tremendous looking to finish Gustav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustav!
Gustav is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Gustav that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gustav is looking to get to half guard.
Gustav looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous lands a nice shot to the head.
Tremendous lands a big elbow.
Tremendous landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tremendous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tremendous prevents Gustav from getting the reversal.
Tremendous controlling the pace for now.
Tremendous punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gustav is looking to improve his position but Tremendous isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tremendous scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tremendous lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tremendous in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gustav is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tremendous in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tremendous scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tremendous wants to control the pace but Gustav is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous breaks from Gustav's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tremendous controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tremendous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gustav counters with a takedown into side control.

Gustav goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tremendous rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gustav's guard! Nice work there by Tremendous!

Gustav looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tremendous has picked Gustav up and slammed him! Gustav can't keep hold of the triangle and Tremendous manages to pass to side control!
Gustav is looking for a sweep.
Tremendous has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tremendous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gustav's face.
Gustav is trying desperately to improve position.
Tremendous putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremendous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gustav hang on?
Tremendous scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gustav is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous breaks from Gustav's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tremendous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustav taking shots to the head.
Gustav really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gustav is in a horrible position here. Tremendous smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tremendous cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tremendous trying to control but Gustav is having none of it.
Gigantor Tremendous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustav can't escape the position.
Tremendous with good strikes from the mount here!
Tremendous controlling the pace for now.
Gustav really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous raining down shots from the mount!
Gustav is looking to get to half guard.
Tremendous breaks from Gustav's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremendous tries to control but Gustav wriggling away.
Tremendous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tremendous looking to finish Gustav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustav!
Tremendous looking to control but Gustav is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gustav sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous wants to take a breather but Gustav is having none of it.

Gustav looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremendous is trying to control the action in half guard but Gustav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tremendous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gustav actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tremendous connects with a nice short shot to Gustav's temple.
Gustav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tremendous scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tremendous stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous is trying to control. Gustav wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gustav looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gustav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremendous pulls his head out easily.
Tremendous controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gustav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tremendous pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigantor Tremendous dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tremendous feints and as Gustav raises his hands in defense, Tremendous changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tremendous works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gustav looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremendous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tremendous content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tremendous is trying to control. Gustav wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gigantor Tremendous just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tremendous has his takedown stuffed

and Gustav counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tremendous won't be happy with that.
Gustav advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gustav is looking to work his way around to Tremendous's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Gustav jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tremendous is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tremendous and Gustav has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Gustav is trying to get an arm triangle but Tremendous is defending well.
Tremendous manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tremendous is trying to control but can't.
Tremendous is looking for a sweep. Gustav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gustav scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Gustav is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tremendous doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustav.
Tremendous pushes Gustav off looking to stand but Gustav dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav tries to pass to full mount but Tremendous defends it.
Tremendous is trying to get back to full guard.
Tremendous gets back to full guard.
Gustav working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustav landing some decent shots from guard.
Gustav throws and elbow that misses. Tremendous uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustav's guard. Nice move by Tremendous!
Tremendous scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tremendous lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Gustav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tremendous doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tremendous manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gustav is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Tremendous distracts Gustav with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

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

Gustav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gustav looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tremendous passes into side control.
Gustav takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustav tries to improve position but can't.

Tremendous tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tremendous has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tremendous scores with punches from side control.
Gustav is looking to reverse the position.
Tremendous is putting a hurting on Gustav here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vitor Gustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav is looking to regain half guard here but Tremendous keeps moving and retains side control.
Tremendous trying to control the action but Gustav is working from the bottom.
Gustav gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantor Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tremendous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!

Gigantor Tremendous wins by unanimous decision!