PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mousaki's choice of entrance music: souljacker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baloney
vs
Mousaki

179 cm
25
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Mousaki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney throws a lazy right hand but Mousaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baloney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Mousaki. Those never looked like landing.
Mousaki lands with a hook. Baloney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenji Mousaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baloney ducks under a wild hook from Mousaki.
Nice defenses there by Baloney.
Mousaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baloney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baloney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousaki.
Baloney tries to move into range but Mousaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Baloney. No joy for Mousaki on that attempt.
No joy there for Mousaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mousaki looks to land a combination but Baloney avoids it well.
Mousaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mousaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mousaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney is positioning himself well to prevent Mousaki advancing to mount.
Mousaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mousaki thows a huge punch but Baloney dodges it nicely.
Mousaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baloney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mousaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baloney's head.
Baloney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mousaki is working away from the top position though.
Baloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mousaki.
Baloney trying to control here.
Baloney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki slips a nice elbow through Baloney's hands, connecting with Baloney's forehead.

Mousaki is working for a kimura but Baloney is defending it quite comfortably.
Baloney is refusing to be controlled, as Mousaki sits in half guard.
Baloney tries to roll over but Mousaki keeps him under control.
Baloney is working hard here to advance position.
Mousaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mousaki trying to pass the guard but Baloney defending well.
Mousaki is looking to stall here but Baloney recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki trying to control but Baloney is working from the bottom.
Baloney is looking to stand up but Mousaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Baloney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mousaki drops back looking for a leg! Baloney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baloney manages to kick Mousaki off! Mousaki jumps back into Baloney's guard.
Baloney keeping moving, preventing Mousaki from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Mousaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousaki stands and throws Baloney's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Mousaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baloney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baloney keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Mousaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baloney connects with a crisp jab.
Mousaki misses with a two punch combination.
Mousaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baloney's hands.
Mousaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mousaki misses with a kick to the body.
Mousaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baloney.
Baloney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baloney looks to land a combination but Mousaki avoids it well.
Mousaki throws a series of punches but Baloney moves out of range.
Mousaki lands a jab.
Mousaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mousaki. Those never looked like landing.
Mousaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baloney moves away.
Mousaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baloney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousaki moves away.
Mousaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Baloney is just out of range.
Baloney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Baloney finds it's target.
Baloney misses the shot to the body.
Mousaki cracks Baloney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Mousaki.
Baloney throws out a loose jab but Mousaki uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney misses with a straight right.
Baloney leaves Mousaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mousaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baloney avoids it really well and circles away.
Baloney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousaki.
Baloney throws a body punch but Mousaki moves out of range.
Baloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Baloney.
Baloney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baloney throws a shot from downtown. Mousaki moves away and avoids it.
Mousaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baloney but Baloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Mousaki throws a body punch but Baloney moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baloney thuds a left hand into Mousaki's body.
Baloney throws an overhand right that lands on Mousaki's shoulder, as Mousaki tries to avoid the shot.
Baloney blocks a jab.
Mousaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baloney checks it well.
Mousaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baloney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mousaki.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mousaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mousaki.
A jab from Baloney misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki with a hook.
Baloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mousaki.
Baloney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mousaki.
Baloney misses with a right hand
and Mousaki counters with a straight right hand.
Mousaki throws a combination. Baloney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mousaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Mousaki feints and as Baloney raises his hands in defense, Mousaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Baloney trying to keep a closed guard but Mousaki is proving a slippery customer.
Baloney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baloney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mousaki on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousaki landing with the ground and pound.
Mousaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baloney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Mousaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mousaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Mousaki misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Baloney. No joy for Mousaki on that attempt.
Mousaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baloney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mousaki.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baloney.
Mousaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mousaki is looking to chop away at Baloney's legs.
Baloney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Baloney does it's job there.
Baloney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mousaki's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenji Mousaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baloney just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousaki throws an overhand right that lands on Baloney's shoulder, as Baloney tries to avoid the shot.

Mousaki gets a takedown into half guard.

Mousaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baloney is staying active underneath Mousaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baloney tries to kick Mousaki off but Mousaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baloney trying to hold on to Mousaki's head to control him but Mousaki postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mousaki in particular looking to stall.
Mousaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Mousaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Baloney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mousaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baloney defending well though.
Baloney is not content to let Mousaki control the position.
Baloney is trying to maintain the position but Mousaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baloney wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mousaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mousaki controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Mousaki.

Mousaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mousaki is pressing down on Baloney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baloney is holding on for now.
Tony Baloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baloney is trying to control but can't.
Mousaki wants to pass the guard but Baloney is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney has hold of Mousaki's hands but Mousaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mousaki is nestled in close to Baloney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mousaki is nestled in close to Baloney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mousaki uses his free foot to push down on Baloney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Baloney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baloney tries to reverse the position but Mousaki maintains control.
Mousaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baloney?
Mousaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baloney is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloney is squirming around, avoiding Mousaki's attempts to control the action.
Mousaki working Baloney over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Mousaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mousaki 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Mousaki!