PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mosley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mosley's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Staunton
vs
Mosley

185 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
219 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Staunton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Mosley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Staunton.
Mosley cracks the inside of Staunton's front leg.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Staunton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staunton avoids the body shot from Mosley.
Mosley misses with a wild body shot.
Staunton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mosley throws out the jab.
Mosley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Staunton doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Mosley misses.
Nice shot lands for Mosley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mosley misses with an uppercut.
Staunton checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Mosley does no damage.
Mosley wants to slow Staunton down by chopping away at his legs.
Mosley throws out a loose jab but Staunton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mosley misses its intended target.
No joy there for Mosley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staunton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Mosley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staunton is breathing heavily.
Staunton ducks under a wild hook from Mosley.
Mosley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mosley swings for the body but Staunton moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mosley as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staunton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mosley throws an overhand right that lands on Staunton's shoulder, as Staunton tries to avoid the shot.
Staunton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mosley thows a body shot but no joy.
Mosley misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Mosley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosley.
Staunton closes the distance and clinches up with Mosley, looking for a takedown. Staunton pushes Mosley against the cage but Mosley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shane Mosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosley lands with a straight right. Staunton didn't see that one coming.
Mosley connects with a stiff jab that staggers Staunton - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Mosley!