PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tebogo Mosegi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Downtrunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mosegi comes to the cage accompanied by It's Time For War -LL Cool J. Tebogo Mosegi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guillermo Downtrunk's chin.

Mosegi
vs
Downtrunk

200 cm
18
295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Rusty Cage Fightwear
Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebogo Mosegi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guillermo Downtrunk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mosegi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mosegi is looking to take a break and control but Downtrunk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mosegi misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Mosegi.
Downtrunk is not content to let Mosegi control the position.
Downtrunk can't do much from the bottom here.
Downtrunk is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtrunk taking a bit of punishment here - Mosegi scoring with strikes.
Mosegi is putting a hurting on Downtrunk here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosegi taking a break here but Downtrunk is having none of it and regains half guard.
Downtrunk is looking to improve his position.
Mosegi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Downtrunk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Downtrunk is trying to maintain the position but Mosegi is very close to passing his half guard.
Mosegi thows a huge punch but Downtrunk dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi controlling the action here.
Mosegi winds up and cracks Downtrunk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mosegi is taking a breather. Downtrunk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mosegi prevents Downtrunk from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mosegi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Downtrunk tries to roll over but Mosegi keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mosegi in particular looking to stall.
Mosegi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mosegi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mosegi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Downtrunk's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Downtrunk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mosegi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Mosegi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Downtrunk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Downtrunk looks gassed!
Downtrunk tries to escape but Mosegi is in control.
Mosegi throws an elbow but Downtrunk slips to the side and avoids it well.
A lull in the action here as Mosegi stalls from top position.
Mosegi scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Mosegi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mosegi prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mosegi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Downtrunk's waist but Downtrunk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mosegi off to one side.
Mosegi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Downtrunk defends it nicely.
Mosegi shoots in for a takedown but Downtrunk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebogo Mosegi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downtrunk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Downtrunk wants it to stay on the feet.
Mosegi keeps the fight on the outside.
Mosegi swats away the attempt to clinch by Downtrunk.
Downtrunk scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Downtrunk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downtrunk with a poor takedown

and Mosegi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downtrunk has his hands on Mosegi's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosegi looking to sit in guard and control but Downtrunk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Downtrunk wants to get up but he can't break Mosegi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mosegi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mosegi tries to get out of the position.
Mosegi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mosegi, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Downtrunk is fighting to break Mosegi's control of his arms but Mosegi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Downtrunk stopping the sweep attempt from Mosegi.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mosegi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Downtrunk manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Downtrunk defending well though.
Mosegi passes into side control, despite Downtrunk's attempt to control the position.
Mosegi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downtrunk struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Downtrunk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mosegi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mosegi stalling.
Mosegi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Guillermo Downtrunk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mosegi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Downtrunk tries to buck Mosegi off but Mosegi is having none of it.
Mosegi is staying tight to Downtrunk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Downtrunk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mosegi controls the position.
Downtrunk is not content to let Mosegi control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Downtrunk pushes Mosegi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mosegi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosegi scoring with punches from side control.
Mosegi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Mosegi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mosegi controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Downtrunk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mosegi slows the pace down.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tebogo Mosegi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mosegi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mosegi is thwarting Downtrunk's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi trying to control the pace.
Downtrunk trying to control but Mosegi postures up.
Mosegi throwing shots but Downtrunk is blocking nicely.

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.
Mosegi throwing shots but Downtrunk is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mosegi lands a nice short elbow.
Mosegi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Downtrunk is looking for a sweep. Mosegi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tebogo Mosegi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mosegi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tebogo Mosegi!