PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colly Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gustavsson
vs
Fairtex

170 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

184 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colly Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Gustavsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fairtex.
Gustavsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustavsson off to one side.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Gustavsson wants to clinch.
Fairtex motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Fairtex throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustavsson blocks a jab.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Fairtex.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairtex swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustavsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Colly Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustavsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Gustavsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Fairtex tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex looks gassed!
Gustavsson avoids a kick to the body.
Gustavsson shoots in for a double leg but Fairtex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fairtex counters with a good, hard body kick but Gustavsson shrugs it off.
Fairtex throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gustavsson on the side of the head.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Gustavsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairtex throws out the jab.
Fairtex looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Gustavsson avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Gustavsson.

Fairtex breaks the clinch.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fairtex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairtex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Fairtex misses.

Gustavsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gustavsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fairtex sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colly Fairtex dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fairtex lands a head kick. Gustavsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustavsson. Gustavsson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Gustavsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustavsson drives through and clinches with Fairtex against the cage.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside.
Gustavsson lands a damaging elbow.
Gustavsson lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch but Gustavsson keeps him there for the moment.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Fairtex wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Gustavsson.
Fairtex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gustavsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.
Gustavsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.
Fairtex is pressed up against the cage. Gustavsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fairtex down to the mat. Fairtex avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gustavsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fairtex is fending him off so far but Gustavsson persists. Nope, Fairtex circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gustavsson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson has Fairtex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fairtex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fairtex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fairtex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairtex looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Gustavsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex misses with a kick to the body.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Colly Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gustavsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fairtex finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Gustavsson tries to clinch
and Fairtex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex is looking to score with low kicks.
Gustavsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustavsson off to one side.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustavsson. That did some damage!

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.
Fairtex pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustavsson. Gustavsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Fairtex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gustavsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fairtex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gustavsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex slows down the pace here.
Gustavsson tries for a takedown but Fairtex manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Colly Fairtex will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice defenses there by Gustavsson.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Fairtex lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fairtex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gustavsson.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Fairtex misses with the combination.
Fairtex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fairtex darts in trying to clinch

and Gustavsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gustavsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex is trying to break free.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Gustavsson is controlling the position.

Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex is looking to chop away at Gustavsson's legs.
Fairtex throws out a leg kick but Gustavsson moves out of range and Fairtex only half commits.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

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.
Fairtex throws a low kick, looking for Gustavsson's leg but Gustavsson calmly moves out of range.
Colly Fairtex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustavsson misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex thuds his shin into the meat of Gustavsson's side.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but Gustavsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Fairtex darts in and clinches Gustavsson up against the cage.
Gustavsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gustavsson tries for a takedown but Fairtex manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex blocks the elbow strike.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustavsson tries to clinch
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.

Gustavsson has closed the distance and engaged Fairtex in a clinch.
Alexander Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fairtex breaks the clinch.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Fairtex tries to sprawl out of it but Gustavsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fairtex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fairtex misses with a looping left.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustavsson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustavsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colly Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fairtex winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colly Fairtex!