PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ara Gevorgyan Artsakh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keeping Promises has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Promises
vs
Mousasi

185 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Promises throws out a loose jab but Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi scores with a hook to the body. Promises takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mousasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Promises stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Promises defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Promises showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mousasi!
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi throws a right hand that Promises ducks under and follows up with a left that Promises also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mousasi wants to clinch up but Promises keeps it at a distance.
Promises slips a jab from Mousasi.
Gregor Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Promises is having none of it.
Promises takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Promises showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi throws a body punch but Promises moves out of range.

Mousasi clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to break the clinch but Promises is controlling the position.
Promises has Mousasi pressed against the cage, preventing Mousasi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Promises stalling in the clinch but Mousasi improves position.
Promises keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mousasi's efforts to push away.
Promises pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Promises prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Promises misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Promises - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mousasi is trying to force a seperation but Promises has the dominant position.
Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mousasi can't break the clinch.
Mousasi is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Promises has him pressed against the cage.
Promises content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mousasi is trying to break the clinch but Promises is controlling him.
Mousasi is trying to break the clinch but Promises is controlling him.
Mousasi is trying to break the clinch but Promises is controlling him.
Promises scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Promises.
Promises lands with a right to the head.
Promises prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Promises keeps control of Mousasi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Promises works on Mousasi's body with a couple of short punches.
Promises's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mousasi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Promises lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Promises prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Promises won't allow it.
Mousasi is looking to break free of the clinch but Promises has double underhooks.
Promises prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Mousasi tries to break the clinch but Promises is controlling the position.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch but Promises keeps him there for the moment.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Promises won't allow it.
Mousasi blocks a body shot from Promises.
Mousasi is trying to force a seperation but Promises has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Promises goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Promises keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mousasi's efforts to push away.
Mousasi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keeping Promises has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Mousasi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Mousasi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mousasi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Promises prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mousasi misses with the combination.
Mousasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Mousasi throws a sloppy body shot
and Promises counters with a head kick. That will keep Mousasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mousasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousasi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Promises counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Gregor Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Mousasi. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises swats away the attempt to clinch by Mousasi.
Mousasi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Promises rather than just go for the knockout.
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Promises counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mousasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Promises is just out of range.
Mousasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Promises.
Mousasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that Promises avoids nicely.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi ducks right into an uppercut from Promises.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut. Promises saw that one coming.
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Promises counters with a head kick. That will keep Mousasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Promises as he avoids it easily.
Promises throws a head kick that misses.
Promises lands with a hook. Mousasi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Gregor Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut
and Promises makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mousasi. Those never looked like landing.
Promises connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a body punch but Promises moves out of range.
Keeping Promises is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Promises stuffs the takedown.
Keeping Promises has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Mousasi.
Mousasi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Promises under the eye.
Promises connects with a looping right hand.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Mousasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Promises manages to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Mousasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Promises which made him look bad.
Mousasi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Promises misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mousasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Promises takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Promises.
Mousasi missing with a left hand there. Promises was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Mousasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mousasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Promises.
Mousasi cracks a nice hook into Promises's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Mousasi misses.
Mousasi misses with a double jab
and Promises counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keeping Promises dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Mousasi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Promises avoids a punch combination nicely.
Promises connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mousasi misses with a body punch
and Promises counters with a nice body shot.
Promises slips a jab and a cross from Mousasi.
Promises on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Mousasi. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Mousasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mousasi throws a right hand that Promises ducks under and follows up with a left that Promises also avoids with ease.
Mousasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Promises counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mousasi in his tracks.
Promises lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keeping Promises is winning the standup battle so far.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Promises swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mousasi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mousasi throws a strike aimed at the side of Promises's head but Promises avoids it well.
Promises is trying to improve his position.
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!
The strikes coming from Mousasi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mousasi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mousasi working the head with strikes.
Mousasi working away.
Mousasi moves into full mount!
Promises knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mousasi on the ground.
Promises is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mousasi cracks Promises with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mousasi working Promises over with strikes here.
Mousasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Promises?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promises in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mousasi landing punches.
Mousasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mousasi lands a big shot there that rocks Promises but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mousasi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mousasi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mousasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mousasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Promises can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Promises can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi looking to finish Promises with some ground and pound. This is bad for Promises!
Mousasi with shots to the head and body - Promises looks very uncomfortable down there.
Promises in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mousasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mousasi with shots to the head and body - Promises looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mousasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mousasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mousasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Mousasi!
Gregor Mousasi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'