PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars. Pinkynho Romeiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gustafsson
vs
Romeiro

172 cm
29
147 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

225 cm
34
130 lbs
9 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away easily
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Gustafsson there.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Romeiro is just out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
Romeiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romeiro with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Romeiro misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.

Gustafsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romeiro landing knees to the head.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks it.
Gustafsson is struggling to control the position.
Gustafsson lands a left hand.
Gustafsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gustafsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustafsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romeiro backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Romeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romeiro trying to stall but Gustafsson improves his position.
The referee calls for Gustafsson to work.
Gustafsson lands an elbow that stopped Romeiro in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustafsson misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustafsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romeiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
Romeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
Romeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gustafsson with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romeiro.
Romeiro avoids the elbow strike from Gustafsson, against the cage.
Gustafsson landing knees to the head.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romeiro avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Gustafsson trying to control the position but instead, Romeiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustafsson into the cage.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gustafsson.
Romeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romeiro trying to control the position but instead, Gustafsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romeiro into the cage.
Romeiro lands a right hand.
Romeiro is looking to control Gustafsson's arms but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romeiro has his back to the cage.
Gustafsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Romeiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Romeiro trying to control the position but instead, Gustafsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romeiro into the cage.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson throws an elbow that misses.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Romeiro is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pinkynho Romeiro.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romeiro is defended easily by Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gustafsson leaves Romeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romeiro shoots in and drives through. Gustafsson sprawls well.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson loads up on a big right hand but Romeiro slips the punch.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romeiro is defended easily by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeiro.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romeiro slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson cracks Romeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeiro is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeiro.
Gustafsson scores with a jab. Romeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick that knocks Romeiro off balance momentarily.
Romeiro fails with the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romeiro's calf.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Romeiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Gustafsson, looking for a takedown. Romeiro pushes Gustafsson against the cage but Gustafsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro slips under a jab.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Romeiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a good cross that connects.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Gustafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Romeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustafsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romeiro at a distance.
Romeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustafsson throws out a powerful jab.
Romeiro avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands the left hand.
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Romeiro avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a good cross that connects.
Romeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gustafsson pinned against the cage. Gustafsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by Gustafsson there.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gustafsson.
Romeiro shoots in and drives through. Gustafsson sprawls well.
Gustafsson cracks Romeiro with an open hand slap.
Gustafsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustafsson, as that shot connected.
Gustafsson connects with a single shot there.
Romeiro takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Romeiro.
Romeiro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gustafsson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Romeiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gustafsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeiro's head.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romeiro is defended easily by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Romeiro should have avoided that one.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romeiro misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Romeiro moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Gustafsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Donk. Gustafsson catches Romeiro right on the button with a cross.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the head.
Romeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romeiro drops his hands momentarily and Gustafsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romeiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romeiro with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Gustafsson cracks Romeiro with a good jab.
Alexander Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Gustafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustafsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gustafsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustafsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustafsson is working Romeiro over against the cage.
Alexander Gustafsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romeiro tries to stall but Gustafsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gustafsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Romeiro won't want to take too many of those.
Gustafsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gustafsson avoids it.
A knee to the head by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gustafsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romeiro can do to turn this around?
Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Romeiro.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gustafsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Romeiro is blocking nicely.
Romeiro trying to control the position but instead, Gustafsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romeiro into the cage.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
Gustafsson gets through Romeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romeiro.
Gustafsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gustafsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romeiro's face.
Romeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustafsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romeiro backwards.
Romeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson lands a right hand.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gustafsson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustafsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Romeiro is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson lands with a left to the head.
Gustafsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gustafsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Romeiro avoids the damage to the body.
Romeiro scores with a knee to the head.
Romeiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns Romeiro into the cage.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustafsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romeiro trying to stall but Gustafsson improves his position.
Romeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustafsson's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romeiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns Romeiro into the cage.
Gustafsson landing knees to the head.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks it.
Romeiro has Gustafsson pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romeiro avoiding damage as Gustafsson throws knees to the body.
Gustafsson trying to stall but Romeiro improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romeiro 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gustafsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!
A less than humble Alexander Gustafsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.