PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filippov Denis Filippov Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Denis Filippov Denis
vs
Mustacho

172 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 15 - 0

179 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filippov Denis Filippov Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daemon Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up.
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustacho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Mustacho misses.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Filippov Denis seems unphased.
Jab by Mustacho.

Mustacho tries to keep at a distance but Filippov Denis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filippov Denis trying to land knees to the body.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustacho has a couple of punches blocked by Filippov Denis.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filippov Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee strike.
Mustacho misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho wants to break free but Filippov Denis has control.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho tries to break free but Filippov Denis pushes him back against the cage.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Filippov Denis lands with a left to the head.
Mustacho tries to work over Filippov Denis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustacho.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee to the head.
Mustacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Filippov Denis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filippov Denis looking to throw knees to the head but Mustacho is blocking nicely.
Mustacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filippov Denis backwards.
Filippov Denis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filippov Denis is breathing heavily.
Mustacho throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tries a body shot but Filippov Denis blocks it.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filippov Denis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Mustacho fails to land.
Filippov Denis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Filippov Denis has Mustacho pressed against the cage, preventing Mustacho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustacho working aggressively here.
Filippov Denis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filippov Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Mustacho.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mustacho misses with a punch to the body.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tries to throw a body punch but Filippov Denis avoids it by throwing Mustacho back against the cage.
Mustacho throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho tries to break free but Filippov Denis pushes him back against the cage.
Mustacho pushes Filippov Denis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee strike.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustacho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mustacho is trying to push Filippov Denis away but Filippov Denis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filippov Denis misses with some punches.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Mustacho has a couple of punches blocked by Filippov Denis.
Mustacho throws a head punch that misses.
Mustacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filippov Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Mustacho.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho tries to circle away but Filippov Denis has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustacho.
Mustacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filippov Denis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Filippov Denis.
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!
Mustacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filippov Denis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filippov Denis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Mustacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mustacho misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Filippov Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Filippov Denis backwards.
Filippov Denis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daemon Mustacho dominated that 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.

Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mustacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filippov Denis Filippov Denis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Filippov Denis seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filippov Denis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filippov Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filippov Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustacho lands a jab to Filippov Denis's midsection.
Filippov Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filippov Denis wants to clinch.
Mustacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filippov Denis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mustacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustacho wants to clinch up but Filippov Denis keeps it at a distance.
Mustacho swats away the attempt to clinch by Filippov Denis.
Mustacho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Filippov Denis moves in looking to clinch but Mustacho pushes him off.
Filippov Denis walks into a stiff left hand from Mustacho.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Filippov Denis is looking to clinch.
Filippov Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filippov Denis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustacho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filippov Denis on the side of the head.
Mustacho works over Filippov Denis's head and body with a nice combination.
Mustacho connects with a nice looking jab.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.

Filippov Denis clinches.
Filippov Denis looking to throw knees to the head but Mustacho is blocking nicely.
Filippov Denis throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filippov Denis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee to the head.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Filippov Denis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filippov Denis tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustacho is working Filippov Denis over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mustacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filippov Denis.
Filippov Denis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee to the head.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee to the head.
Filippov Denis looking to throw knees to the head but Mustacho is blocking nicely.
Filippov Denis misses with a knee strike.
Filippov Denis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filippov Denis.
Mustacho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filippov Denis's elbow.
Filippov Denis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filippov Denis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mustacho's efforts to push away.
Filippov Denis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustacho blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mustacho scores with a shot to the side of Filippov Denis's head.
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!
Mustacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filippov Denis backwards.
Mustacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Filippov Denis.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Filippov Denis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mustacho is pressed up against the cage. Filippov Denis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mustacho down to the mat. Mustacho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mustacho scores with a hook to the body. Filippov Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mustacho thuds a left hand into Filippov Denis's body.
Mustacho scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filippov Denis throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filippov Denis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mustacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filippov Denis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daemon Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustacho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filippov Denis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mustacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daemon Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustacho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mustacho lands an overhand right.
Filippov Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustacho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mustacho scores with a decent looking hook.
Mustacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Filippov Denis moves in looking to clinch but Mustacho pushes him off.
Filippov Denis wants to clinch up but Mustacho keeps it at a distance.
Filippov Denis wants to clinch up but Mustacho keeps it at a distance.
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a right hook to the body.
Filippov Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filippov Denis moves in looking to clinch but Mustacho pushes him off.
Mustacho scores with a nice strike.
Mustacho lands with a hook. Filippov Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mustacho jabs Filippov Denis right on the nose. Filippov Denis blinks but takes it well.
Filippov Denis is looking to clinch but Mustacho is avoiding it.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Filippov Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Filippov Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filippov Denis takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Filippov Denis moves into the clinch.
Filippov Denis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filippov Denis prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Filippov Denis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filippov Denis.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filippov Denis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filippov Denis throws a head punch that misses.
Filippov Denis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Mustacho.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustacho.
Filippov Denis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mustacho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Filippov Denis circles away.
Mustacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mustacho counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a head shot.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch
and Mustacho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Filippov Denis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mustacho scores with a three punch combo!
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filippov Denis has time to react.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Filippov Denis seems unphased.
Mustacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filippov Denis circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustacho lands an overhand right.
Mustacho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filippov Denis.
Jab, jab by Mustacho - just one landing.
Mustacho lands a body shot.
Filippov Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filippov Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustacho scores with a hook to the body. Filippov Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filippov Denis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mustacho connects with a body shot.
Filippov Denis Filippov Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Filippov Denis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Mustacho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filippov Denis doesn't seem phased though.
Filippov Denis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Filippov Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustacho scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filippov Denis moves in looking to clinch but Mustacho pushes him off.
Filippov Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filippov Denis throws an overhand right that lands on Mustacho's shoulder, as Mustacho tries to avoid the shot.
Filippov Denis lands with an uppercut that bounces Mustacho off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Mustacho misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daemon Mustacho.
Well Mustacho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daemon Mustacho!
A victorious Daemon Mustacho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.