PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gootti Kustaa (ranked 4374 p4p, 512 weight class) and Tristan Farsight (ranked 4478 p4p, 522 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kustaa
vs
Farsight

187 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Knockdown Clothes

Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150
Pit Bull Development

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gootti Kustaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Farsight!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farsight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Gootti Kustaa has been cut.
Farsight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farsight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kustaa.
Farsight cracks Kustaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farsight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farsight checks a leg kick nicely.
Farsight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farsight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kustaa.
Tristan Farsight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farsight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kustaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Kustaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kustaa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farsight can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Farsight is looking for a sweep.
Kustaa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kustaa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Farsight is trying to get back to half guard.
Kustaa is looking to take a break and control but Farsight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kustaa landing a few strikes.
Farsight is trying to get back to half guard.
Kustaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farsight on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farsight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kustaa is looking to improve his position.
Farsight is trying to control. Kustaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Farsight stalling.
Kustaa gets full guard.
Kustaa pulls Farsight in close to his closed guard and prevents Farsight from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa continues to stall.
Farsight trying to control the position from guard on top but Kustaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kustaa trying to control the position here.
Farsight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kustaa pulls Farsight in close to his closed guard and prevents Farsight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kustaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kustaa, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Farsight from controlling successfully.
Farsight stopping the sweep attempt from Kustaa.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farsight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kustaa.
Farsight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farsight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kustaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tristan Farsight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Farsight finds it's target.
Farsight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farsight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Kustaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farsight is trying to control Kustaa's posture but Kustaa avoids it.
Farsight tries to bench press Kustaa off him but Kustaa keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Farsight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gootti Kustaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farsight.

Kustaa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farsight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kustaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farsight trying to control the position.
Gootti Kustaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kustaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kustaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farsight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kustaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kustaa throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farsight is trying to control the position but Kustaa postures up.
Kustaa controlling from the top position.
Kustaa preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farsight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Farsight keeping full guard, as Kustaa tries to pass.
Kustaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Kustaa is in close to Farsight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kustaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farsight controls Kustaa momentarily but Kustaa frees himself.
Kustaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farsight looking for a sweep. Not yet Farsight, not yet.
Kustaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farsight throws the left hand but Kustaa avoids the punch easily.
Kustaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farsight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kustaa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farsight sprawls and moves away.
Farsight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kustaa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farsight sprawls and moves away.
A big left from Farsight misses.
Tristan Farsight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kustaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farsight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kustaa with that takedown attempt.
Farsight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kustaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farsight.
Farsight throws a low kick but Kustaa avoids it.
Farsight has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Farsight.
Farsight scores with a body shot.
Gootti Kustaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farsight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kustaa back to the cage. Farsight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kustaa ducks right into an uppercut from Farsight.
Farsight looks to throw the jab but Kustaa is out of range.
Kustaa slips a jab from Farsight.
Kustaa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Farsight misses the target.
Kustaa looks to land a left hand but Farsight moved out of range nicely.
Farsight lands a jab to the head.
Kustaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farsight.
Kustaa throws a hook but Farsight avoids it easily.
Farsight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kustaa shoots in and bounces Farsight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kustaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farsight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kustaa working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farsight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kustaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farsight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kustaa postures up and lands a big shot to Farsight's brow.
Farsight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kustaa.
Farsight is trying to control the position but Kustaa postures up.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Farsight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kustaa.
Kustaa distracts Farsight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kustaa throwing strikes from guard but Farsight blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tristan Farsight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gootti Kustaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Farsight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farsight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kustaa.
Farsight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kustaa at a distance.
Kustaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farsight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kustaa back to the cage. Farsight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farsight throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kustaa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kustaa.
Farsight has his hands on Kustaa's head, controlling the position.
Kustaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kustaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Farsight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kustaa wants to pass the guard but Farsight is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Farsight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kustaa's guard.

Kustaa punching from the bottom - just letting Farsight know he's still in a fight.
Kustaa is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farsight's guard.

Farsight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kustaa controls the pace.
Kustaa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kustaa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Farsight trying to control from the bottom.
Kustaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farsight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Farsight is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farsight is trying to maintain the position but Kustaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Farsight taking some punishment here, with Kustaa in his half guard.
Kustaa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kustaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gootti Kustaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kustaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Farsight is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farsight tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kustaa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tristan Farsight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farsight working to try and regain half guard.

Kustaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Farsight has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Kustaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Kustaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gootti Kustaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farsight 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Farsight!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan Farsight thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).