PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Fanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fanco
vs
Gustafsson

193 cm
16
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Fanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustafsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gustafsson looks to clinch
and Fanco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
Gustafsson wants to clinch but Fanco slips to the side
and Fanco counters with a big head kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson wants to clinch but Fanco slips to the side
enabling Fanco to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fanco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Fanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson has a takedown stuffed.
Kyle Fanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafsson.
Gustafsson closes the distance but Fanco moves to the side
and Fanco counters with a big head kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to clinch but Fanco slips to the side
and Fanco counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustafsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gustafsson tries to clinch up
and Fanco counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fanco counters with a big head kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fanco slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustafsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco is having none of it.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco moves away
and Fanco counters with a three punch combo that has Gustafsson backing up. Gustafsson nods at Fanco to acknowledge the strikes.
Gustafsson fails with the takedown.
Gustafsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fanco backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kyle Fanco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson fails with the takedown
and Fanco counters with a three punch combo that has Gustafsson backing up. Gustafsson nods at Fanco to acknowledge the strikes.
Gustafsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fanco counters with a big head kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fanco sprawls well. Fanco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustafsson wants to clinch
and Fanco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco moves out of range.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up
and Fanco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Fanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson moves to clinch but Fanco breaks away
and Fanco counters with a two punch combo.
Gustafsson cracks Fanco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Fanco pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Fanco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Fanco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gustafsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gustafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyle Fanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafsson.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson tries to clinch
and Fanco counters with a series of strikes. Gustafsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fanco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fanco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fanco counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fanco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Fanco tries to sprawl out of it but Gustafsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fanco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Fanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustafsson lands a high kick!
Gustafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fanco's waist but Fanco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafsson off to one side.
Gustafsson lands a head kick!
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustafsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco moves out of range.
Gustafsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fanco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gustafsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kyle Fanco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco moves out of range.
Gustafsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fanco circles away.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.
Fanco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fanco counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustafsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gustafsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson moves to clinch but Fanco breaks away
and Fanco counters with a one-two to the body.
Gustafsson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Fanco avoids nicely.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch.
Fanco blocks a head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson closes the distance but Fanco moves to the side
and Fanco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gustafsson looks to clinch
and Fanco counters with a left and a right that stings Gustafsson.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fanco avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson jabs Fanco right on the nose. Fanco blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Gustafsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kyle Fanco's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gustafsson closes the distance but Fanco moves to the side
and Fanco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gustafsson looks to clinch
and Fanco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Fanco circles away.
Gustafsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up
and Fanco counters with a head kick. That will keep Gustafsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson scores with a takedown into Fanco's guard.

Fanco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fanco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustafsson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fanco has his feet on Gustafsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up
and Fanco counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Fanco moves out of range.
Gustafsson moves to clinch but Fanco breaks away
and Fanco counters with a series of strikes. Gustafsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fanco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Fanco circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Fanco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustafsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fanco swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle Fanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fanco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up.
Kyle Fanco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch.
Fanco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanco stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustafsson. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Fanco circles away.
Gustafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fanco's waist but Fanco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafsson off to one side.
Fanco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Gustafsson wants to clinch
enabling Fanco to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fanco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gustafsson.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!