PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumbum Guloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russ Jensen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jensen
vs
Guloso

157 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russ Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumbum Guloso!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guloso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jensen gets a clinch.

Guloso breaks from the clinch.

Guloso gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jensen jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Guloso stands and steps away. Jensen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jensen tries to clinch but Guloso moves out of range.
Guloso fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guloso shoots in for a double leg but Jensen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guloso manages to circle out of the way.
Russ Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bumbum Guloso.
Jensen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guloso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guloso shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guloso goes for a double leg but Jensen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jensen continues to drive forward.
Guloso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
As Guloso tries to get set, Jensen tries to push him back and clinch up but Guloso manages to avoid the attempt.
Jensen really is a fat lump.
Guloso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jensen. Jensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guloso tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guloso manages to circle out of the way.
Guloso tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Guloso shoots in but Jensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jensen shoots in and gets a takedown into Guloso's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guloso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jensen scoring with some ground and pound.
Guloso working a defensive guard but Jensen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jensen scoring with punches from side control.
Guloso looks winded!
Jensen just content to control the position.
Guloso can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Guloso's shoulder. That is not cool.
Guloso is looking to reverse the position.

Jensen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Guloso to his feet.
Guloso fails with the takedown
and Jensen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guloso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jensen.
Jensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guloso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guloso tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guloso shoots for a double leg takedown but Jensen sprawls well. He's pushed Guloso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Guloso in a clinch.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Guloso holds him up against the cage and eventually Jensen drops back down to his feet.

Jensen pulls guard successfully.
Jensen wants to get back to his feet but Guloso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Guloso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jensen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guloso.
Guloso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russ Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guloso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jensen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guloso tries for a takedown but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guloso dives in and grabs Jensen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes down on Guloso's head and hops out.
Guloso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jensen as he avoids it easily.
Russ Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bumbum Guloso.
Guloso fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jensen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jensen showed some decent athleticism there.
Guloso is breathing heavily.
Jensen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Guloso controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guloso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guloso is looking to escape.
Guloso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Jensen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Guloso to stand up.
Guloso tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Jensen rushes Guloso and presses him up against the cage.
Guloso is trying to drag Jensen to the mat but Jensen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jensen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guloso can do to turn this around?
Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jensen gets to his feet. Guloso looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Guloso wants to clinch.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guloso manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guloso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guloso misses with a takedown

and Jensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jensen manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jensen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Guloso presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Guloso breaks the clinch.

Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Guloso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guloso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Jensen. No joy for Guloso on that attempt.
Jensen is looking to counter the offense by Guloso and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guloso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guloso avoids the head kick by Jensen.

Jensen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guloso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guloso is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jensen dives into side control.
Jensen 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.
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!

Guloso trying to remain calm as Jensen controls from the top position.

Jensen stands up and beckons Guloso to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russ Jensen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Guloso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jensen slaps away a takedown attempt from Guloso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Jensen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Guloso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jensen defends it nicely.
Jensen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guloso manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Guloso.
A counter left hand to the body from Jensen misses its target.

Jensen has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jensen pulls Guloso into guard.
Guloso wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.

Jensen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Guloso uses it to pass to side control.
Jensen is pushing Guloso's head away, looking to escape. Guloso manages to hold on to the position though.
Guloso wants to control but Jensen is keeping him busy.
Guloso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloso is trying to ground and pound but Jensen uses the momentary lack of control by Guloso to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guloso stops Jensen from getting back to his feet.
Guloso is looking to stall here but Jensen recovers full guard.
Jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guloso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russ Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jensen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Guloso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jensen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guloso is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jensen wanted to stand there but Guloso had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guloso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jensen with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guloso dives in for a single leg takedown but Jensen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Russ Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bumbum Guloso.
Jensen tries to clinch
and Guloso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Jensen!