PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Nie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nie
vs
Gustafsson

172 cm
23
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
147 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Nie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Nie circles away.
Nie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Nie is looking to land body kicks.
Gustafsson slips a jab and a cross from Nie.
Nie slips a jab from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Nie moves out of range easily.
Nie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Nie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nie misses with a hook.
Gustafsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Nie ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Nie misses.
Nie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Nie ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nie misses with a low kick.
Krzysztof Nie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gustafsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Gustafsson blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gustafsson.
Nie is trying to stall.

Nie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown but Nie sprawls well.
Nie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nie misses with a kick to the body.
Nie cracks a nice hook into Gustafsson's ribs.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Nie.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gustafsson lands a high kick!
Nie misses the jab.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nie should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nie.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nie throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gustafsson moves into range and clinches up with Nie.
Gustafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nie.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Nie breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Nie avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
Nie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson wants to clinch up but Nie keeps it at a distance.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nie darts in and clinches Gustafsson up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Gustafsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the body.
Gustafsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Nie, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Nie.

Nie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nie throws the kick towards the body but Gustafsson avoids it.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Gustafsson - just one landing.
Gustafsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nie on the side of the head.
Nie missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nie.
Nie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustafsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson tries a low kick but Nie avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Nie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nie. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Nie misses.
Gustafsson throws an overhand right that lands on Nie's shoulder, as Nie tries to avoid the shot.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nie throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut
and Nie counters with a straight right hand.
Nie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustafsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nie misses with a head kick.
Nie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Gustafsson.
A jab from Gustafsson does it's job there.
Nie throws a leg kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Nie is looking to clinch but Gustafsson is avoiding it.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the nose.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut.
Gustafsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nie on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nie takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson with a nice cross.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Nie.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but Nie avoids it.
Gustafsson misses with a hook
and Nie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nie is able to avoid easily.
Gustafsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustafsson as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Nie misses.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that Nie semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nie.
Gustafsson lands a high kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Nie misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustafsson tests Nie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Nie moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nie jabs Gustafsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nie misses with a kick to the body.

Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nie to the mat! Nie manages to get full guard.
Nie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nie 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.
Nie is pulling down on Gustafsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Gustafsson, at least for the moment.
Nie controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Krzysztof Nie.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nie throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nie slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Nie misses with an uppercut. Gustafsson saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustafsson.
Nie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gustafsson.
Gustafsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gustafsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Gustafsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gustafsson passes to full mount!
Gustafsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gustafsson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nie's face.
Nie regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustafsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustafsson is working away from the top position though.
Gustafsson prevents Nie from improving his position.
Nie is working hard here to advance position.

Gustafsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustafsson.
Nie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustafsson is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nie tries to get to full guard but Gustafsson has control of the leg.
Gustafsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustafsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Nie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nie is trying to control but can't.
Nie gets back to full guard.
Nie keeping moving, preventing Gustafsson from controlling successfully.
Gustafsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gustafsson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gustafsson throws a head kick that Nie semi-blocks.
Gustafsson throws the left hand but Nie avoids the punch easily.
Gustafsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nie.
Nie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustafsson.
Nie throws a shot to the body.
Gustafsson slips a jab and a cross from Nie.
Nie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustafsson.

Gustafsson rushes Nie and presses him up against the ropes.
Gustafsson avoiding damage as Nie throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a knee to the head.
Gustafsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nie connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Nie blocks it.
Gustafsson looking to stall.
Nie throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nie lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nie as Gustafsson tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nie throws an elbow but misses.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gustafsson gets through Nie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustafsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gustafsson dodges an elbow strike from Nie.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nie.
A shot in the inside from Gustafsson.
Nie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gustafsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Nie blocks it.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Nie blocks with his arms.
Nie tries to stall but Gustafsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gustafsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nie's efforts to push away.
Gustafsson leaning against his opponent.
Nie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nie trying to land knees to the body.
Nie tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nie's face.
Nie missing with knees to the body.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike from Nie.
Nie tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Gustafsson.
Nie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustafsson's face.
Gustafsson scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nie misses with an elbow over the top.
Nie pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustafsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustafsson's face.
Gustafsson is trying to stall.
Nie landing knees to the body.
Nie lands an elbow inside.
Nie wants to get back to striking at distance but Gustafsson won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gustafsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nie lands an uppercut.
Gustafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nie.
Nie lands with a short shot to the head.
Nie lands a hook that snaps the head of Gustafsson backwards.
Nie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nie pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustafsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gustafsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nie tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nie misses with a knee strike.
Gustafsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gustafsson scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gustafsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nie's face.
Gustafsson landing knees to the head.
Krzysztof Nie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nie tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gustafsson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!
After the fight, Alexander Gustafsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.