PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gypsy Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba has chosen Dirty house as his entrance music. Gypsy Gusmao is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gusmao
vs
Drogba

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gypsy Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gusmao lands a head shot.
Gusmao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogba.
Gusmao throws a series of punches but Drogba moves out of range.
Gusmao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Drogba ducked under it nicely.
Drogba slips a straight right by Gusmao.
Drogba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba slips a straight right by Gusmao.
Gusmao misses the jab.
Gusmao throws a series of punches but Drogba moves out of range.
Gusmao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drogba momentarily.
Drogba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gusmao. That did some damage!

Drogba has closed the distance and engaged Gusmao in a clinch.
Gusmao is trying to force a seperation but Drogba has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogba gets control of Gusmao's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drogba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drogba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Drogba has his foot on Gusmao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gusmao works his way back into a safe position though.
Drogba wants to hit a switch here but Gusmao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drogba there!
Drogba is trying to escape the mount.
Drogba is mounted but he's throwing punches.

Gusmao stands up from mount. Strange move.
Drogba slips a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Gusmao misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Drogba.
Gusmao is breathing heavily.
Drogba tries to clinch up but Gusmao circles away and keeps his distance.
Gusmao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drogba counters with a low kick, right behind Gusmao 's knee.
Gusmao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gusmao takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Drogba is out of range.
Drogba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drogba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drogba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drogba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Drogba manages to break the clinch.

Drogba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gusmao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drogba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.

Drogba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gusmao, who protects the arm well.

Drogba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is chipping away with strikes.

Drogba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gusmao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Drogba but great work by Gusmao.
Drogba tries to improve position but can't.
Drogba throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Drogba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gusmao's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Drogba trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gusmao is working for a kimura but Drogba is defending it quite comfortably.
Drogba is trying to maintain the position but Gusmao is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Drogba.
Gusmao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gypsy Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drogba. Gusmao shrugs it off though.
Drogba is looking to slow Gusmao down with leg kicks.
Drogba tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.
Gusmao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Drogba.
Drogba scores with a leg kick.
Drogba is looking to clinch but Gusmao is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogba punishes Gusmao's body with a nice straight punch.
Drogba pushes Gusmao away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a leg kick which misses Gusmao's front leg but catches the back leg as Gusmao tries to avoid it.
Drogba cracks the inside of Gusmao's front leg.

Drogba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gusmao takes a knee to the side of the body.

Drogba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gusmao uses from the top position.
Drogba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gusmao is one step ahead there.
Drogba working a defensive guard here.

Drogba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drogba is looking for a triangle but Gusmao pushes his legs off easily.
Drogba is trying to control the position but Gusmao postures up.

Drogba has his foot on Gusmao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gusmao works his way back into a safe position though.

Drogba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gusmao defends it easily.
Gusmao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gusmao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Drogba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gusmao pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drogba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Drogba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Drogba actively working from the bottom here.
Gusmao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Drogba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gusmao pulls his head out easily.
Drogba tries to get to full guard but Gusmao has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gusmao cracks Drogba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drogba scoring well with a low kick there.

Drogba moves into the clinch.
Gusmao taking a breather.

Drogba breaks the clinch.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but Drogba moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusmao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogba.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Drogba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drogba stands and throws Gusmao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drogba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.
Gusmao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drogba off and has taken his back!
Drogba trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drogba manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gusmao's guard. Nice work there by Drogba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drogba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gusmao pulls Drogba in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gusmao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drogba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gusmao has a closed guard, preventing Drogba from standing up.
Gusmao keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gusmao misses with a takedown attempt
and Drogba counters with a thumping low kick.

Drogba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gusmao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gusmao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drogba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gusmao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Drogba is controlling him well.
Drogba wants to control but Gusmao is keeping him busy.

Drogba is trying to get an arm triangle but Gusmao is defending well.

Drogba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is looking to take a break and control but Gusmao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gypsy Gusmao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Drogba is trying to get an arm triangle but Gusmao is defending well.
Didier Drogba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gusmao struggling a bit here.
Drogba is looking to take a break and control but Gusmao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gusmao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Drogba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drogba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didier Drogba!