PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chip Lawless has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawless
vs
Gustavsson

180 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chip Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chip Lawless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawless looks to land a combination but Gustavsson avoids it well.
Lawless swinging wilding here.
Lawless fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lawless lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Lawless is having none of it.
Lawless looks to clinch

and Gustavsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Gustavsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses.
Lawless tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gustavsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gustavsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustavsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawless can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawless looking for a takedown.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Lawless shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gustavsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gustavsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Lawless shrugs off.
Lawless has Gustavsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gustavsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gustavsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Chip Lawless has been cut.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside that Lawless shrugs off.
Lawless is breathing heavily.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson lands an elbow just above Lawless 's eye.
Lawless blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Lawless avoids the elbow strike from Gustavsson, against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawless drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustavsson lands an elbow just above Lawless 's eye.
Gustavsson lands an elbow that stopped Lawless in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Gustavsson.
Lawless fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gustavsson lands an elbow that stopped Lawless in his tracks for a moment.
Lawless takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustavsson lands an elbow just above Lawless 's eye.
Gustavsson lands a damaging elbow.

Lawless is rocked!
Gustavsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Lawless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawless takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawless is pressed against the cage. Gustavsson pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Lawless! Two more big strikes from Gustavsson and Lawless crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Gustavsson!