PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Pesusieni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pesusieni
vs
Mousasi

192 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Pesusieni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesusieni walks into a left hand.

It looks like Paavo Pesusieni has been cut.
Pesusieni with a jab.
Pesusieni throws the left hand but Mousasi avoids the punch easily.
Mousasi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Pesusieni misses.
Pesusieni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mousasi misses with a looping right.
Pesusieni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi looks to land a combination but Pesusieni avoids it well.
Pesusieni throws a combination that misses
and Mousasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesusieni throws the left hand but Mousasi avoids the punch easily.
Mousasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesusieni slips under a jab from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut.
Pesusieni is looking to clinch.
Pesusieni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousasi at a distance.
Pesusieni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesusieni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Pesusieni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Pesusieni closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pesusieni.

Pesusieni manages to break the clinch.
Mousasi tries to bum rush Pesusieni with a series of wild strikes but Pesusieni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mousasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pesusieni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesusieni misses with a wild body shot.
Mousasi throws a lazy right hand but Pesusieni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesusieni throws a hook but Mousasi avoids it easily.
Pesusieni takes one to the chin there.
Pesusieni throws a right hand that Mousasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mousasi also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni lands a lovely overhand right.
Mousasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesusieni misses with a combination
letting Mousasi counter with a right hand.
Mousasi takes one to the chin there.
Pesusieni tries to clinch but Mousasi moves out of range.
Pesusieni lands a head shot.
Pesusieni tries to clinch
and Mousasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesusieni throws a hook but Mousasi blocks it.
Pesusieni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni throws a jab but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Pesusieni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesusieni.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesusieni.
Pesusieni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combo that has Pesusieni backing up. Pesusieni nods at Mousasi to acknowledge the strikes.
Pesusieni missing with a left hand there. Mousasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesusieni misses with a combination
and Mousasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesusieni misses with an uppercut. Mousasi saw that one coming.
Pesusieni throws a hook but Mousasi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Pesusieni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Pesusieni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mousasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Pesusieni - just one landing.

It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
A combination from Pesusieni does no damage.
Mousasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesusieni.

Pesusieni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pesusieni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesusieni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mousasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi scores with a hook to the body. Pesusieni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paavo Pesusieni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Pesusieni misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pesusieni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesusieni thows a body shot but no joy.
Pesusieni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pesusieni tries to clinch but Mousasi moves away
and Mousasi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pesusieni thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pesusieni falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesusieni misses the shot to the body.
Paavo Pesusieni is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesusieni dodges the punch combination from Mousasi.
Mousasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Pesusieni misses.
Mousasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesusieni manages to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut.
Pesusieni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mousasi misses with a looping right.
Pesusieni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mousasi.
Pesusieni misses with a body shot
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Mousasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesusieni manages to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mousasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Pesusieni does no damage.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pesusieni.
Pesusieni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mousasi on the side of the head.
Mousasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesusieni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesusieni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mousasi ducks under a wild hook from Pesusieni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni misses with a straight left.
Pesusieni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesusieni misses with a double jab
letting Mousasi counter with a right hand.

Paavo Pesusieni's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi misses with a hook. Pesusieni ducked under it nicely.
Pesusieni moves out of range as Mousasi strikes.
The fighters circling - Pesusieni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paavo Pesusieni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesusieni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mousasi.
Mousasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gegard Mousasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pesusieni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesusieni wants to clinch but Mousasi slips to the side
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesusieni throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.
Pesusieni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mousasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesusieni connects with a nice looking jab.
Pesusieni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesusieni dips to his left and cracks Mousasi with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

A jab-cross combination lands for Pesusieni and sends Mousasi crashing to the mat! Pesusieni follows him down to the mat - Mousasi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Pesusieni wants to stand up but Mousasi has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to get back to full guard.
Pesusieni tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mousasi.

Pesusieni stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mousasi to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut. Pesusieni saw that one coming.
Pesusieni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mousasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesusieni misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pesusieni rushes Mousasi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pesusieni as the two fighters clinch.
Pesusieni lands a body punch.
Pesusieni wants to get back to striking at distance but Mousasi won't allow it.
A short right from Pesusieni on the inside.
Pesusieni tries to circle away but Mousasi has him pinned against the cage.
Pesusieni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pesusieni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pesusieni misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi misses with a body shot.
Pesusieni lands with a straight right. Mousasi didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi ducks under a wild hook from Pesusieni.
Mousasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pesusieni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Pesusieni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesusieni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pesusieni slips a straight right by Mousasi.
Pesusieni throws an overhand right that lands on Mousasi's shoulder, as Mousasi tries to avoid the shot.
Pesusieni misses with a few strikes there.
Mousasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesusieni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni scores with a hook to the body. Mousasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mousasi drops his hands momentarily and Pesusieni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pesusieni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesusieni lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi misses with a hook. Pesusieni ducked under it nicely.
Mousasi ducks under a wild hook from Pesusieni.
Pesusieni lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi throws a hook but Pesusieni avoids it easily.
Mousasi slips a jab and a cross from Pesusieni.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Pesusieni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesusieni 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Pesusieni!