PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hand of Doom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mutters
vs
Li

167 cm
28
164 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

175 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Mutters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a hook to the side of Mutters's head but Mutters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Mutters moves away and avoids it.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutters.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Mutters.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutters manages to avoid it.
Mutters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Mutters catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a series of punches but Mutters avoids them all with ease.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutters was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li throws out a loose jab but Mutters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mutters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Mutters misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutters taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mutters.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Mutters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Mutters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Mutters keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li gets through Mutters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutters.
Mutters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li blocking some punches.
Mutters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Mutters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mutters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mutters misses with the head strike.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutters manages to avoid it.

Mutters darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li is trying to force a seperation but Mutters has the dominant position.
Mutters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutters has him pressed against the cage.
Mutters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Mutters keeps him there for the moment.
Li blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mutters - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutters manages to avoid it.
Li displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li swings for the body but Mutters moves out of range.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jet Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mutters moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Mutters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Mutters slips the punch.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Mutters moves into the clinch successfully.

Mutters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mutters momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.

Li tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jet Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutters.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mutters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutters tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Mutters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters 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.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Li misses.
Mutters tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.

Mutters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mutters takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mutters scores with a shoulder strike.
Mutters looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutters has him pressed against the cage.
Mutters lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Mutters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mutters tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Mutters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Mutters prevents Li from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutters tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Mutters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mutters misses with a knee to the head.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Mutters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mutters is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li throws a shot to the body.
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!
Mutters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Mutters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Mutters pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li prevents a body shot from Mutters.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li throws the left hand but Mutters avoids the punch easily.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters moves out of range of the strikes.

Mutters rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mutters fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jet Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mutters gets a clinch.
Mutters gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Mutters controls the action.
Mutters connects with a knee to the head.

Li is rocked!
Mutters misses with some punches.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Mutters finish him?
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li wants to break free but Mutters has control.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mutterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mutters tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li's corner calls for a 1-2. Li obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Mutters tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.

Mutters has managed to clinch.
Mutters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Mutters is controlling him.
Mutters misses with a body punch.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Mutters has double underhooks.
Mutters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mutters throws an elbow but misses.
Mutters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mutters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mutters misses with a body punch.
Mick Mutters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.

Mutters breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutters misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutters was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Li!
Mutters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Mutters moves into the clinch successfully.
Li can't break the clinch.
Mutters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Mutters throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mutters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Mutters prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Mutters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Mutters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mutters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a right hand that Mutters ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutters also avoids with ease.
Mutters ducks under a wild hook from Li.

Li tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mutters.
Mick Mutters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mutters.
Mutters misses with a punch to the body.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.

That has opened up Jet Li's cut even more.
Mutters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters lands with a left to the head.
Li has Mutters pushed against the cage.
Jet Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mutters misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Mutters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Li!