PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Stevenson (ranked 5513 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 5958 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevenson
vs
Mousasi

206 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terrance Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Mousasi shows good takedown defense.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stevenson closes the distance and pushes Mousasi back into the cage.
Stevenson gets underhooks to prevent Mousasi's takedown attempt.
Stevenson jumps guard but Mousasi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Stevenson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stevenson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mousasi's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson postures up.
Mousasi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevenson stands up from Mousasi's guard - Stevenson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Mousasi tries to keep at a distance but Stevenson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stevenson pulls guard.
Mousasi trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mousasi is one step ahead there.
Mousasi wants to stand but Stevenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Mousasi tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.
Stevenson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevenson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Mousasi won't allow it.

Stevenson drags the fight down to the ground.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi stands up over Stevenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stevenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Mousasi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.

Stevenson jumps into guard, dragging Mousasi to the mat.
Mousasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevenson is retaining full guard.
Mousasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Mousasi is working Stevenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Stevenson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mousasi looking to score a takedown here. Stevenson is defending well but Mousasi drives through and ends up in Stevenson's guard.

Stevenson pushes Mousasi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mousasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stevenson.
Mousasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.

Mousasi tries to keep at a distance but Stevenson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mousasi walks away with a smile on his face. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mousasi has his takedown stuffed

and Stevenson counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but Mousasi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stevenson is keeping busy.

Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stevenson rushes Mousasi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stevenson jumps into guard, dragging Mousasi to the mat.

Mousasi stands up from Stevenson's guard - Mousasi perhaps looking for a knockout.

Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Mousasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mousasi to keep the fight standing.
Stevenson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mousasi smiles and moves away.
Mousasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stevenson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stevenson pulls Mousasi into guard.
Terrance Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevenson seems keen to control Mousasi's posture.
Stevenson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mousasi can do to turn this around?
Mousasi is looking to stand up but Stevenson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson preventing the sweep.

Mousasi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Stevenson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mousasi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
Mousasi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mousasi!

Stevenson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mousasi is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi can't do much from the bottom here.

Stevenson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mousasi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Mousasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mousasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Stevenson gets a clinch.

Stevenson successfully pulls guard.
Mousasi stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Mousasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mousasi on the ground.

Stevenson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mousasi is trying to break free.

Stevenson drags the fight down to the ground.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mousasi's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself.
Stevenson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stevenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mousasi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevenson is looking to stand up but Mousasi won't let him.
Stevenson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mousasi's head.
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mousasi tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mousasi throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Stevenson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mousasi quickly recovers to half guard.

Stevenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mousasi defends it well.
Mousasi trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevenson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mousasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mousasi is trying to stand back up but Stevenson is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Stevenson!