PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustav Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Gustavsson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gustavsson
vs
Menace

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Menace!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menace. That one must have hurt.
Menace connects with a body shot.
Menace lands with a nice body kick.
Menace throws a lazy head kick
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menace cracks the inside of Gustavsson's front leg.
Gustavsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustavsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Menace's hands.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Menace lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menace avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Menace lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Menace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gustavsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Menace - the referee stops the clock and Gustavsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Menace. Gustavsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson drops his hands momentarily and Menace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Menace looks low and kicks high, catching Gustavsson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Menace works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Gustavsson misses with a left hand
and Menace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gustavsson is rocked!
Menace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustavsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menace. That one must have hurt.
Gustavsson 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.
Menace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Maxwell Menace has been cut.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Menace.
Menace misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson catches Menace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Menace throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Menace. That's going to slow Gustavsson down.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Menace throws a body kick.
Maxwell Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menace tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Menace thuds a left hand into Gustavsson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Menace.
Menace lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Maxwell Menace should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Menace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menace scores with a spinning back kick!
Gustavsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menace tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Menace.
Menace ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Menace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Menace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gustavsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gustavsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Menace is looking to chop away at Gustavsson's legs.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Menace counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
Menace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Menace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Menace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Menace connects with a high kick.
Menace throws a lazy body kick
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.

Gustavsson gets tackled into the ropes by Menace. Menace maintains the clinch.

Menace manages to break the clinch.
Menace keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
Menace pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Menace scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menace.
Gustavsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Menace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Menace.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menace just misses with a punch to the body.
Menace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Menace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Menace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menace throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Menace lands.
Menace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Menace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gustavsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menace.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Menace.
Menace delivers a nice body kick.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace. Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Menace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustavsson's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Gustavsson is looking to counter punch.
Menace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Menace.
Menace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Menace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Menace fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Menace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menace has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavsson.
Menace throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson blocking some punches.
Gustavsson blocking some punches.
Menace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Menace backwards.
Menace takes a shot to the head.
Gustavsson lands with a light punch inside.
Menace prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.

Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Menace lands but Gustavsson takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Menace.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Menace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Menace throws a body kick.
Menace looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Maxwell Menace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menace throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
Menace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Menace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Menace really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Menace tries a low kick but Gustavsson avoids it.
Menace has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gustavsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menace scores with a nice body kick.
Menace wants to slow Gustavsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Menace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menace scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
Menace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Menace throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menace throws a good cross that connects.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustavsson.
Menace throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
Gustavsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gustavsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Menace can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Gustavsson finds it's target.
Menace throws a chopping leg kick but Gustavsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Menace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.
Gustavsson looks to land a left hand but Menace moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace. Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Menace is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Gustavsson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Menace.
A shot to the body from Menace misses
and Menace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menace throws a leg kick
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Menace.
Menace scores with a leg kick.
Menace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Menace dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Menace closes the distance and pushes Gustavsson back into the ropes.
Gustavsson is looking to control Menace's arms but Menace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustavsson has his back to the ropes.

Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot
and Menace counters with a low kick, right behind Gustavsson 's knee.
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Menace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace connects with an inside leg kick.
Menace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Menace tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Menace, right into the meat.
Menace scores with a push kick.
Menace looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menace.
Gustavsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Menace is looking to score with low kicks.
Menace scores with a jab to the head.
Gustavsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menace slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustav Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menace.
Maxwell Menace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Menace can pounce on him.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Menace finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menace.
Menace lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Menace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Menace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Menace!
A relieved looking Maxwell Menace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.