PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gustafsson's choice of entrance music: Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guida
vs
Gustafsson

180 cm
28
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

172 cm
23
147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guida misses with a body kick.
Guida staying out of range there.
Guida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guida.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guida.
Guida takes one to the side of the head.

Gustafsson clinches up with Guida and pushes him back against the cage.
Guida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustafsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
Gustafsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gustafsson is keeping busy.
Gustafsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is looking to control Gustafsson's arms but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guida has his back to the cage.
Gustafsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Gustafsson to work.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gustafsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafsson is defending well for now.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guida misses with some punches.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike.
Guida stalling in the clinch but Gustafsson improves position.
Gustafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Guida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson stalling.
Gustafsson scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Guida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustafsson's brow.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Gustafsson in his tracks for a moment.
Gustafsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gustafsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gustafsson up against the cage.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafsson is defending well for now.
Gustafsson tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustafsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gustafsson looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gustafsson.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guida tries a body shot but Gustafsson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafsson's defenses.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guida tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Guida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustafsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Gustafsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gustafsson taking a breather.
Gustafsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Guida blocking some punches.
Gustafsson is trying to stall.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Gustafsson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustafsson's brow.
Gustafsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gustafsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson misses with a knee strike.
Gustafsson stalling in the clinch but Guida improves position.
Gustafsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustafsson has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Guida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guida tries to clinch up but Gustafsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Guida wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Guida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gustafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guida.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Guida.
Guida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Guida tries to sprawl out of it but Gustafsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gustafsson throws the left hand but Guida avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gustafsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guida misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Guida is looking to score with low kicks.
Gustafsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guida. Guida obviously looking to wear him down.

Gustafsson darts in and clinches Guida up against the cage.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Guida.
Guida throws a leg kick but Gustafsson moved away.

Guida gets tackled into the cage by Gustafsson. Gustafsson maintains the clinch.
Guida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guida tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustafsson's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Gustafsson fails to land.
Guida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustafsson avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
Gustafsson tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Gustafsson back against the cage.
Gustafsson pushes Guida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Guida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ray Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida throws out a leg kick but Gustafsson moves out of range and Guida only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gustafsson closes the distance and pushes Guida back into the cage.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Gustafsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gustafsson digs a right hand into Guida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guida's gas tank.
Guida lands with a left to the head.
Gustafsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Guida letting Gustafsson take a breather here.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida blocking some punches.
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guida lands an elbow just above Gustafsson 's eye.
Guida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafsson's defenses.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustafsson backwards.
Gustafsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Guida gets an underhook and turns Gustafsson into the cage.
Guida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson misses with the head strike.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Gustafsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guida is keeping busy.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida is trying to stall.
Gustafsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guida blocks it with crossed arms.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Gustafsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustafsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guida looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guida avoids it.
Gustafsson misses with the head strike.
Gustafsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Guida.
Gustafsson dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
Guida looking to stall.
Gustafsson misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Guida will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Guida blocks a jab.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guida is looking to slow Gustafsson down with leg kicks.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guida keeps Gustafsson at a distance using the push kick.
Guida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustafsson is out of range and Guida settles back down.

Gustafsson rushes Guida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida tries a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks it.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gustafsson.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustafsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guida throws an elbow that misses.
Gustafsson trying to stall but Guida improves his position.
Guida is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns Guida into the cage.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida looking to stall.
Guida missing with knees to the body.
Gustafsson with a knee to the head.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida stalling in the clinch but Gustafsson improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Guida.
Gustafsson looking to stall.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guida.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Gustafsson tries to tie him up.
Gustafsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustafsson can't get the takedown.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Guida stalling in the clinch but Gustafsson improves position.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson trying to control the position but instead, Guida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustafsson into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guida is looking to control Gustafsson's arms but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guida has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Gustafsson.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Gustafsson shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Guida tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Gustafsson tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Gustafsson blocks the elbow strike.
Gustafsson wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustafsson avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
A short left from Gustafsson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gustafsson obliges.
Gustafsson taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustafsson tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Gustafsson back against the cage.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guida backwards.
Gustafsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guida up against the cage.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Gustafsson.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

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