PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kallen Laupati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mousasi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bassie en Adriaan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mousasi
vs
Laupati

179 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

157 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anders Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kallen Laupati!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mousasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Laupati. Laupati gets slowly back to his feet.
Mousasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laupati shoots in but no luck this time.
Mousasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Laupati. Laupati gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kallen Laupati.
Laupati is looking to slow Mousasi down with leg kicks.
Laupati shoots in looking for a takedown. Mousasi tries to sprawl out of it but Laupati keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mousasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Laupati shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Laupati is keen to just control but Mousasi is a slippery customer.
Mousasi tries to roll over but Laupati keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to hold on to Laupati's head to control him but Laupati postures up.
Mousasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laupati postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousasi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laupati.
Laupati stopping the sweep attempt from Mousasi.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.

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.
Mousasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mousasi misses with a takedown attempt
and Laupati counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mousasi is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Mousasi scores a takedown into full mount!
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi lands with some strikes.
Laupati is trying desperately to improve position.
Mousasi unloading with bombs!
Mousasi landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laupati is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mousasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Mousasi.
Mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi raining down shots from the mount!
Mousasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mousasi landing shots from mount.
Mousasi landing strikes from the mount.
Mousasi 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi landing shots from mount.
Mousasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Mousasi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Laupati that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mousasi looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Mousasi dominated that 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.

Mousasi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mousasi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laupati has escaped the position, nice work there.

Mousasi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laupati, who protects the arm well.
Mousasi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laupati to see if he's OK.
Mousasi gets to mount! Laupati was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mousasi lands a big shot there that rocks Laupati but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Laupati is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laupati wants to hold on but Mousasi pushes him away.
Mousasi with a couple of short strikes.
Mousasi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laupati is looking to escape.
Mousasi raining down shots from the mount!
Mousasi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mousasi breaks from Laupati's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mousasi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laupati really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mousasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mousasi dominating with strikes here.
Anders Mousasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mousasi with a couple of short strikes.
Mousasi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laupati looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mousasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mousasi lands a big shot there that rocks Laupati but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mousasi looking to control but Laupati is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mousasi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mousasi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mousasi dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mousasi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi unloading with bombs!
Mousasi with shots to the head and body - Laupati looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laupati can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mousasi lands a heavy elbow.
Mousasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mousasi wants to control the pace but Laupati is squirming around nicely.
Mousasi landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi landing strikes from the mount.
Mousasi prevents Laupati from getting the reversal.
Mousasi with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Mousasi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mousasi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mousasi trying to control the position but Laupati is working away.
Mousasi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mousasi scores with punches from side control.
Mousasi working the head and body with strikes.
Laupati is looking for a sweep.

Mousasi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laupati has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laupati is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mousasi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laupati tries to kick Mousasi off in order to stand up. Mousasi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Laupati gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mousasi controlling from mount.
Mousasi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laupati looks a forlorn figure.
Mousasi lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi scoring with strikes but Laupati is staying in there.
Mousasi lands with some strikes.
Mousasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laupati can't escape the position.
Mousasi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mousasi is landing with some decent strikes but Laupati is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laupati is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi working the ground and pound effectively.
Mousasi wants to control the pace but Laupati is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Mousasi.
Laupati in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mousasi raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Mousasi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mousasi lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Mousasi.
Anders Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mousasi controlling the position easily from mount.
Mousasi with a couple of short strikes.
Kallen Laupati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mousasi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Mousasi!