PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan Artsakh. Gregor Mousasi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Stroud's chin.

Mousasi
vs
Stroud

186 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
208 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes musicals

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi throws a lazy right hand but Stroud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroud scores with a punch to the head.
Stroud swinging wildly here.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeff Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Stroud lands a nice shot that snaps Mousasi's head back.

Mousasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mousasi lands in his opponent's guard.
Mousasi throwing strikes but missing.
Mousasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroud is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi looking to pass the guard.
Mousasi is working hard here to advance position.
Mousasi throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud can't keep his opponent in guard - Mousasi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stroud 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.

Stroud is defending against the submission attempts here by Mousasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Mousasi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi thows a huge punch but Stroud dodges it nicely.
Mousasi stalling.
Ground and pound from Mousasi.
Stroud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi wants to take a breather but Stroud is having none of it.
Mousasi looks to land a strike but Stroud avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mousasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mousasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mousasi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi postures up in Stroud's guard and throws a big left but Stroud blocks it.
Mousasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mousasi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mousasi advances position into side control!
Stroud looks winded!
Mousasi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stroud taking a bit of punishment here - Mousasi scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mousasi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mousasi tries to score with some ground and pound. Stroud controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Mousasi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stroud wants to clinch

and Mousasi moves into the clinch.

Mousasi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mousasi working the ground and pound but Stroud is defending the strikes.
Mousasi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mousasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mousasi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mousasi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stroud sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mousasi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stroud is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mousasi happy to just control the position for now.
Mousasi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousasi stands up.
Mousasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud walks into a jab.
Gregor Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroud.
Stroud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Stroud gets tackled into the cage by Mousasi. Mousasi maintains the clinch.

Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Mousasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroud can do to turn this around?
Mousasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mousasi slips nicely into half guard.
Mousasi is thwarting Stroud's attempts to control the position.
Stroud won't allow Mousasi to pass to mount.
Mousasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mousasi works his way into full mount!
Mousasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stroud?

Stroud is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands a big shot to the head and Stroud winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gregor Mousasi!
A relieved looking Gregor Mousasi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.