PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Guo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Gusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guo
vs
Gusz

187 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
24
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gary Guo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Gusz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusz tries to clinch up.
Guo misses with a leg kick.
Gusz wants to clinch.
Gusz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusz moves in looking to clinch but Guo pushes him off.
Gusz tries to clinch but Guo is having none of it.
Gusz moves away from the strike by Guo.
Gusz wants to clinch up but Guo keeps it at a distance.
Guo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guo wants to slow Gusz down by chopping away at his legs.

Gusz has managed to clinch.
Gusz working aggressively here.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusz is leaning against Guo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusz controlling the action here for a moment.
Guo is looking to control Gusz's arms but Gusz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guo has his back to the cage.
Gusz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Gary Guo has been cut.
Gusz lands a body punch.
Guo is breathing heavily.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guo blocking some punches.
Gusz has Guo pushed against the cage.
Gusz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guo backwards.
Gusz tries a knee to the head but Guo blocks it.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz lands with a right to the head.
Guo blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gusz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusz avoiding damage.
Gusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusz lands an uppercut.
Gusz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gusz.
Gusz lands a nice uppercut.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guo backwards.
Gusz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusz lands a nice uppercut.
Gusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusz misses with a body punch.
Gusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusz swings wildly with an uppercut but Guo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Guo.
Gusz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Guo is rocked!
Gusz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guo or not.
A short left from Gusz.
Oh Guo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gusz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gusz pushes Guo against the cage. Gusz is working some dirty boxing. Gusz pushes off with a quick right hook! Guo goes down! Guo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gusz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Gusz!