PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Van Demel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mousasi
vs
Van Demel

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Van Demel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Demel scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mousasi is looking for a sweep. Van Demel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Mousasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Demel pulls his head out easily.
Van Demel wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mousasi uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Van Demel wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is keeping the position.
Mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Van Demel gets to his feet - Mousasi follows without any prompting.
Ryan Van Demel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Van Demel as Mousasi shoots in.
Van Demel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Demel wants to clinch up but Mousasi keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Demel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mousasi sprawls well. Mousasi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Demel gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Demel wants to clinch.
Van Demel wants to clinch.

Mousasi gets a takedown into half guard.
Mousasi content to control rather than advance.
Mousasi stops Van Demel from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Demel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mousasi is looking to stand up but Van Demel won't let him.
Mousasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Demel, up you get!

Mousasi moves into the clinch.
Mousasi trying to stall but Van Demel improves his position.
Van Demel crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Van Demel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mousasi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Demel looks gassed!

Van Demel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Demel closes the distance but Mousasi moves to the side

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control but Van Demel is working from the bottom.
Mousasi is stalling in the full guard.
Van Demel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Demel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Demel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mousasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Demel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Demel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Demel is looking to stand up but Mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Demel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mousasi tries to clinch up but Van Demel circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Demel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Demel shoots for a takedown but Mousasi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Demel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Demel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Demel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mousasi avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Demel thuds a left hand into Mousasi's body.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mousasi has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Van Demel.

Van Demel breaks the clinch.
Van Demel is breathing heavily.
Van Demel wants to clinch but Mousasi slips to the side
and Mousasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Demel tries to clinch but Mousasi is having none of it.
Mousasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mousasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Demel.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousasi gets a clinch.

Mousasi manages to break the clinch.

Van Demel gets caught flat footed, as Mousasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mousasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Van Demel keeps moving.

Mousasi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mousasi scores with a takedown into Van Demel's guard.
Mousasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Demel has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Demel has Mousasi pulled in close to control his posture.
Mousasi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Mousasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Demel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Van Demel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gegard Mousasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Demel is trying to control Mousasi's posture but Mousasi avoids it.
Van Demel 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Demel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van Demel is trying to get back to half guard.

Mousasi is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Demel is defending well.
Van Demel is looking for a sweep.

That's four 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 wants to control but Van Demel is keeping him busy.

Mousasi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Demel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Demel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van Demel has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mousasi works to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Mousasi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Van Demel. No joy for Mousasi on that attempt.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Van Demel trying desperately to get to his feet.

Mousasi looking for a guillotine from mount but Van Demel is having none of it.

Mousasi looking to secure an arm triangle but Van Demel defends it well.
Van Demel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Demel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mousasi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mousasi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mousasi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Demel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mousasi somewhat.

Van Demel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mousasi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mousasi is looking for a sweep.
Mousasi pushes Van Demel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van Demel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Van Demel decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Demel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Demel showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Demel is trying to control the action in half guard but Mousasi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mousasi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mousasi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mousasi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Demel is working away from the top position though.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet.

Mousasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Demel pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is pressing down on Van Demel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Mousasi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Demel defends it easily.

Van Demel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mousasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gegard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Van Demel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van Demel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousasi controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gegard Mousasi.
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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

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