PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Mousasi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Witt
vs
Mousasi

195 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Witt!
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, Fedor Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Daniel Witt has been cut.
Witt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mousasi as he jumps to the side.
Mousasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Witt throws a leg kick but Mousasi checks it.
Witt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mousasi circles away.
Witt is looking to clinch but Mousasi is avoiding it.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Mousasi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Witt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witt is breathing heavily.
Witt is looking to clinch.
Witt doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Witt walks into a straight right hand from Mousasi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Witt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mousasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mousasi drops Witt with a beautiful combination! Witt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mousasi is looking for the KO!

Witt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Witt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Witt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Witt seems to have got his legs back now.
Witt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Witt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mousasi sends Witt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mousasi is motioning to the referee to let Witt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Daniel Witt's cut is getting worse.
Witt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mousasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fedor Mousasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Witt slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.

Witt moves into the clinch.
Witt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Witt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Witt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Witt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Witt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Witt wants a takedown.
Witt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Witt lands an elbow inside that Mousasi shrugs off.
Witt connects with a knee to the head.
Mousasi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Witt misses with a knee strike.
Witt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Witt misses with a knee to the head.
Mousasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Witt tries to land knees in the clinch but Mousasi avoids the damage to the body.
Mousasi looking to stall.
Witt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mousasi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Witt missing with knees to the body.
Mousasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Witt misses with a knee strike.
Witt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi wants to break free but Witt has control.
Mousasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mousasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Witt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Witt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mousasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Witt at a distance.
Witt moves in looking to clinch but Mousasi pushes him off.

Witt closes the distance and clinches.
Witt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Witt looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Witt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Witt connects with a knee to the head.
Witt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Witt misses with a knee to the head.
Witt landing knees to the head.
Mousasi managing to block the knees to the body from Witt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Witt tries to land a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks with his arms.
Mousasi is working for takedown but Witt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Witt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Witt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousasi.
Witt misses with a knee to the head.
Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Witt landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Witt.
Mousasi can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Witt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mousasi's brow.
Mousasi has Witt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Witt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Witt tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.

Mousasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Witt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Witt tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Witt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Witt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mousasi blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi cracks Witt with a good jab.
Witt doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi lands a with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A jab from Mousasi finds it's way through Witt's defenses.

Daniel Witt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mousasi! Witt is backing up but he can't get away as Mousasi lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Witt and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fedor Mousasi!