PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Austin
vs
Guloev

193 cm
26
220 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

179 cm
24
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Beast Body

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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Guloev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Guloev on that attempt.
Guloev has a takedown stuffed.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Guloev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Guloev.

Guloev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Austin to the ground. Guloev is now in Austin's guard.
Austin is trying to control the position but Guloev postures up.
Guloev throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Guloev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guloev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guloev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guloev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
Guloev postures up in Austin's guard and throws a big left but Austin blocks it.
Guloev is looking to work some ground and pound but Austin has wrist control.
Guloev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Austin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guloev regains half guard.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guloev is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Austin preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guloev managing to control the position.
Guloev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Guloev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guloev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guloev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guloev tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Austin controls Guloev momentarily but Guloev frees himself.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guloev is controlling him.
Guloev trying to move into half guard but instead Austin has managed to sweep!
Guloev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Austin has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guloev is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Austin decides to stand back up.

Austin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guloev was covering up waiting for the punch and Austin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Austin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guloev shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guloev dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on Guloev's head and hops out.

Austin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guloev wants to get back to full guard.
Austin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Guloev has one foot on Austin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Guloev's knee but Guloev avoids it well.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guloev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ruslan Guloev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Austin fails with the takedown

and Guloev counters with a shoot takedown. Austin fights it but they end up in guard.
Guloev distracts Austin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Guloev from controlling successfully.
Guloev looking to pass the guard.
Guloev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guloev throwing strikes but missing.
Guloev throws a strike but Austin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Tyson Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guloev dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on Guloev's head and hops out.
Guloev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guloev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.

Guloev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guloev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guloev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin working a defensive guard here.
Guloev throws a big right hand that misses.
Guloev throws an elbow that misses. Austin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guloev's guard. Nice move by Austin!

Austin stands up and waves to Guloev to follow him.
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!
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Guloev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Austin did well to prevent Guloev getting side control.
Guloev working over Austin with some ground and pound. Austin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin is pressing down on Guloev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guloev forces his way into half guard.
Guloev wants to take a breather but Austin is having none of it.
Guloev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Guloev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guloev misses with a head shot. Austin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Guloev postures up in Austin's guard and throws a big left but Austin blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin is pulling down on Guloev's head. It's preventing any offense from Guloev, at least for the moment.
Guloev landing with the ground and pound.
Guloev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Austin's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guloev throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Guloev throws a strike but Austin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Guloev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Austin stuffs the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Austin.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin swings for the body but Guloev moves out of range.

Guloev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guloev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin pulls Guloev in close to prevent any damage.
Guloev advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev is trying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guloev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Austin pushes Guloev off looking to stand but Guloev dives back in and keeps control.
Guloev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Austin's head.
Guloev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guloev.
Austin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guloev.
Guloev throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruslan Guloev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guloev trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guloev is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ruslan Guloev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Austin connects with a leg kick. Guloev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Guloev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin feints a jab promting Guloev to slip. Austin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guloev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Ruslan Guloev has been cut.
Tyson Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Guloev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Austin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Austin gets caught napping as Guloev dives in and scores a takedown. Austin manages to retain guard.
Guloev trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guloev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Guloev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Austin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guloev has managed to get both his arms back between Austin's legs - danger averted.
Austin keeping full guard, as Guloev tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Guloev.
I've got Guloev 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Guloev!