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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Gustafsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clement Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
Gustafsson wants to break free but Wright has control.
Gustafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Gustafsson tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Gustafsson drops back down to his feet.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gustafsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright tries to break free but Gustafsson pushes him back against the cage.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gustafsson!
Clement Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gustafsson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gustafsson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gustafsson trying to control the action but Wright just sinks the hooks in.
Wright looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is really stuck here.
Gustafsson wants to get back to his feet.
Wright keeps control of the position as Gustafsson tries to break free.
Wright working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson trying to control but not successfully.
Wright trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gustafsson doesn't escape.
Gustafsson wants to escape the position.
Wright could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wright is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gustafsson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson rolls, trying to escape but Wright keeps control of the position.
That's four 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.
Wright just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gustafsson tries to escape but Wright has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wright biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright is hanging on to Gustafsson's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clement Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright clinches with his opponent.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafsson off to one side.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Clement Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gustafsson sprawls well. Gustafsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafsson feints the counter takedown.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Vitor Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wright blocks a head kick by Gustafsson.
Wright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gustafsson is trying to defend but Wright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the pace.
Wright stops Gustafsson from getting back to his feet.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright moves into the clinch.
Gustafsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gustafsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gustafsson.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustafsson counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Clement Wright has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustafsson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clement Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clement Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gustafsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustafsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Wright changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustafsson working a defensive guard but Wright manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clement Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustafsson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep.
Wright controlling the position.
Gustafsson is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
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.
Gustafsson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wright easily slips into full mount!
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gustafsson tries to reverse the position but Wright maintains control.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
Wright is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gustafsson is surviving well by controlling Wright's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling the pace for now.
Gustafsson is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright looking to finish Gustafsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustafsson!
Gustafsson is working to get back to half guard.
Wright content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Gustafsson is trying to reverse the position but instead Wright has taken his back - oops!
Gustafsson is trying to get back to his feet but Wright has full control of the position and if anything, Gustafsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gustafsson just trying to survive but Wright is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wright patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wright is not going to allow Gustafsson to sit and survive in this position.
Wright keeps control of the position easily here as Gustafsson tries to buck him off.
Vitor Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clement Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustafsson trying to control the action but Wright just sinks the hooks in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clement Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clement Wright!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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