PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Mossulini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassa Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolf Mossulini has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mossulini
vs
Nova

194 cm
23
258 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolf Mossulini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassa Nova!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova slips a jab and a cross from Mossulini.
Nova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nova shoots in for a takedown but Mossulini shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Mossulini as Nova shoots in.
A combination from Mossulini does no damage.
Mossulini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mossulini is fending him off so far but Nova persists. Nope, Mossulini circles away and we're back to standing.
Adolf Mossulini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassa Nova.
Nova tries to close the distance and clinch but Mossulini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mossulini lands a with a good body shot.
Mossulini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mossulini throws a hook but Nova blocks it.
Nova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mossulini lands a nice shot that snaps Nova's head back.
Nova throws a combination that misses
and Mossulini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cassa Nova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova tries to close the distance and clinch but Mossulini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nova tries to clinch up.
Nova walks into a straight right hand from Mossulini.
Nova wants to clinch up but Mossulini keeps it at a distance.
Nova takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mossulini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mossulini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mossulini misses with a looping right.
Mossulini works Nova's body with a nice hook.
Nova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mossulini as he avoids it easily.
Mossulini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mossulini finds it's way through Nova's defenses.
Nova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova shoots in but Mossulini avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nova clinches up against the cage.
Mossulini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mossulini letting Nova take a breather here.
Mossulini is trying to force a seperation but Nova has the dominant position.

Nova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nova moves out of range as Mossulini strikes.
Nova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mossulini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nova fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nova tries to close the distance and clinch but Mossulini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mossulini defends it nicely.
Mossulini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mossulini loads up on a big right hand but Nova slips the punch.
Nice shot by Mossulini.
Mossulini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mossulini sprawls well. Mossulini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nova gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adolf Mossulini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adolf Mossulini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nova fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nova tries to clinch up.
Nova throws a leg kick that misses.
Mossulini could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nova misses with a head kick.
Nova moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nova throws a front kick aimed at Mossulini's knee but Mossulini avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova throws a sloppy body shot
and Mossulini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mossulini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mossulini misses with a double jab.

Nova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mossulini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mossulini tries to escape but Nova is in control.
Nova fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Nova stands up and beckons Mossulini to his feet.
Nova throws a solid leg kick but Mossulini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nova.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mossulini lands a head shot.
Mossulini lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nova.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nova wants to clinch
and Mossulini counters with a straight right hand.
Nova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mossulini as he avoids it easily.
Adolf Mossulini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassa Nova.
Mossulini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nova circles away quickly and effectively.
Nova tries to clinch up but Mossulini circles away and keeps his distance.
Nova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mossulini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nova somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mossulini circles away.
Mossulini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mossulini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nova.
Adolf Mossulini is winning the standup battle so far.
Mossulini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nova shoots in and drives through. Mossulini sprawls well.
Nova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mossulini swivels and escapes.
Nova needs to keep his hands up - Mossulini had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mossulini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nova lands a right hook to the body.
Mossulini keeps the fight on the outside.
Nova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adolf Mossulini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mossulini as he jumps to the side.
Nova doesn't manage to clinch there - Mossulini circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassa Nova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adolf Mossulini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mossulini.
Mossulini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nova shoots for a takedown but Mossulini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nova shoots in for a double leg but Mossulini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mossulini moves out of range as Nova throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Nova or perhaps it was just good defense by Mossulini which made him look bad.
Adolf Mossulini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassa Nova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mossulini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mossulini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adolf Mossulini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nova shoots for a double leg takedown but Mossulini sprawls well. He's pushed Nova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nova slips under a jab from Mossulini.
Mossulini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mossulini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mossulini as he jumps to the side.
Nova throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mossulini to counter with a crisp jab.
Mossulini throws a right and a left that Nova avoids nicely.
Nova has his takedown stuffed
and Mossulini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nova fails to land the takedown.
Nova tries a head kick but it misses.
Mossulini cracks Nova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nova works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nova is looking to clinch but Mossulini is avoiding it.
Nova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mossulini is fending him off so far but Nova persists. Nope, Mossulini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mossulini lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mossulini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nova fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Mossulini.
Danga de danga de dang - Mossulini scores with a four punch combination!
Nova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mossulini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mossulini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from Mossulini.
Mossulini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mossulini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mossulini.
Nova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mossulini avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nova wants to clinch up but Mossulini keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Mossulini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mossulini 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Mossulini!