PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Domi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tai Domi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gustafsson
vs
Domi

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

178 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tai Domi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domi misses with a double jab.
Gustafsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Domi swinging wilding here.
Gustafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Domi does no damage.
Domi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Domi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Domi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Domi.
Domi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Domi misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustafsson.
An elbow from Gustafsson crashes against the mat.
Domi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustafsson decides to stand back up.
Domi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gustafsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Domi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage.

Domi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Domi misses with a double jab

and Gustafsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Domi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domi tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustafsson throws a combination. Domi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Domi misses with a combination

and Gustafsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Domi is trying to get back to his feet.

Gustafsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Domi to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson moves into the clinch.

Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Domi scores with a one two! Gustafsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gustafsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Domi is trying to stand up.
Gustafsson lands with some strikes.
Gustafsson controlling the pace for now.
Domi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gustafsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gustafsson won't let Domi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is landing with some decent strikes but Domi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Domi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson controlling from mount.
Domi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Domi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson controlling from mount.
Gustafsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Domi tries to buck Gustafsson off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gustafsson controlling the pace for now.
Gustafsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustafsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Domi really wants to buck Gustafsson off and get back to his feet.
Gustafsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gustafsson won't let Domi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gustafsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Domi is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Domi throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Domi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Domi thinking.
Domi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.

Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gustafsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Domi is trying to stand up.
Gustafsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Domi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gustafsson controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domi tries to buck Gustafsson off but he can't manage it.
Gustafsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gustafsson landing shots from mount.
Domi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Domi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gustafsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Domi wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gustafsson controlling the pace for now.
Domi really wants to buck Gustafsson off and get back to his feet.
Gustafsson content just to control the position here.
Domi is trying to stand.
Gustafsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Gustafsson has control of Domi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Domi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Domi tries to buck Gustafsson off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Domi is squirming around, avoiding Gustafsson's attempts to control the action.
Domi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Gustafsson has isolated one of Domi's arms. Domi looking to fight him off but Gustafsson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Gustafsson!