PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gegard Mousasi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mousasi
vs
Trout

186 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trout but Trout pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trout wants to clinch.
A head kick from Trout lands but Mousasi takes it in his stride.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Trout closes the distance and clinches.
Mousasi jumps guard but Trout stands there with Mousasi around his waist. Mousasi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trout lands a good knee to the midsection. Mousasi won't want to take too many of those.

Trout drops Mousasi with a big knee straight up the middle! Mousasi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mousasi is rocked!

It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Trout jabs at Mousasi's body.
Oh Mousasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mousasi.
Mousasi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.

Trout has Mousasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Mousasi tightens his grip and picks Trout up, before dumping him to the ground. Trout manages to land in guard.
Trout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trout keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout controlling Mousasi's posture.
Trout's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Trout wriggles free and stands up.
Trout chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Trout rushes Mousasi and presses him up against the cage.
Trout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Trout lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trout lands an elbow inside that Mousasi shrugs off.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trout scores with a knee to the head.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mousasi's defenses.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Trout stalling.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Trout.
Trout lands a knee to the body.

Mousasi jumps into guard, dragging Trout to the mat.
Trout would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trout wants to get up but he can't break Mousasi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trout must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mousasi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trout stopping the sweep attempt from Mousasi.
Trout trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mousasi's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Trout gets a clinch.
Trout lands an elbow just above Mousasi 's eye.

That's four 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.
Trout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Trout.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Trout.
Trout stops a takedown attempt from Mousasi.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mousasi managing to block the knees to the body from Trout.
Trout lands a nice elbow.
Trout stalling in the clinch but Mousasi improves position.
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mousasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trout.
Trout lands a head kick!
Trout lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mousasi takes a step back to recover.
Mousasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trout.

Trout gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mousasi looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Trout.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trout lands a nice elbow.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Trout.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trout landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trout.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rainbow Trout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mousasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trout pulls his leg out and moves away.

Trout rushes Mousasi and presses him up against the cage.
Mousasi is working for takedown but Trout is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mousasi is defending well for now.
Trout lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trout fights it off and pushes away nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Trout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trout.
Mousasi shoots for a takedown but Trout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Trout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Knees to the body from Trout.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Mousasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.
Mousasi goes for a takedown attempt but Trout pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mousasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trout can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trout throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Trout clinches with his opponent.
Mousasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trout fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mousasi.
Rainbow Trout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trout lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trout scores with a decent looking hook.

Trout drives through and clinches with Mousasi against the cage.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
Trout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousasi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trout smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trout.
Trout lands a head kick!
Mousasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Trout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trout lands an elbow inside that Mousasi shrugs off.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Mousasi in his tracks for a moment.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout lands an elbow just above Mousasi 's eye.
Trout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Trout keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Trout rushes Mousasi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mousasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mousasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Trout lands a good knee to the midsection. Mousasi won't want to take too many of those.
Mousasi is trying to drag Trout to the mat but Trout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
Mousasi takes an elbow to the temple.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Mousasi in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trout lands an elbow just above Mousasi 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mousasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trout pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mousasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trout. Trout obviously looking to wear him down.

Trout has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mousasi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Mousasi wants a takedown.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
Trout is pressed up against the cage. Mousasi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trout down to the mat. Trout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Trout takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Trout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousasi avoids it.

Mousasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousasi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mousasi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trout tries to avoid it but Mousasi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trout to the ground. Trout escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trout.

Trout fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mousasi, pushing him back against the cage.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mousasi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trout gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Mousasi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trout scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mousasi.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousasi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trout prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Mousasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mousasi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trout just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Trout manages to get underhooks.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Trout misses with a knee strike.
Trout prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mousasi is working for takedown but Trout is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousasi avoids it.
Trout prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Mousasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Trout.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Trout prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trout stalling in the clinch.
Mousasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trout working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
Mousasi is working for takedown but Trout is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mousasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mousasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Mousasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mousasi looking for a takedown.
Trout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mousasi's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Trout.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Mousasi in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trout winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Trout!