PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilmer Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong comes to the cage accompanied by Echo. Musa has chosen metallica enter sandman as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wilmer Musa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Furlong
vs
Musa

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilmer Musa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furlong closes the distance and clinches up with Musa, looking for a takedown. Furlong pushes Musa against the cage but Musa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Furlong.
Furlong fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Furlong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Musa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musa tries a head kick but it misses.
Musa closes the distance and clinches up with Furlong, looking for a takedown. Musa pushes Furlong against the cage but Furlong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Musa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furlong moves away.
Musa tries to clinch up but Furlong circles away and keeps his distance.
Furlong avoids the head kick by Musa.
Wilmer Musa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musa tries to bum rush Furlong with a series of wild strikes but Furlong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Musa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musa misses with a body kick.
Musa wants to clinch up but Furlong keeps it at a distance.
Musa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Furlong.
Musa throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa throws a leg kick but Furlong sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Furlong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Musa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Musa is trying to improve his position.

Furlong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furlong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Musa pushes Furlong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Furlong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Furlong happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Musa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Furlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musa keeps working.

Furlong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Musa is trying to buck Furlong off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Musa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Furlong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Musa is trying to control Furlong's posture but Furlong avoids it.

Furlong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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.

Furlong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Musa, who protects the arm well.
Furlong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Furlong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Furlong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Musa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furlong at a distance.
Musa misses with a hook.
Furlong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Musa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Musa just misses with a punch to the body.
Musa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Furlong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Furlong.
Furlong wants to pass the guard but Musa is keeping the position.
Musa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Furlong is controlling him.
Furlong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Furlong stops Musa from standing up.
Furlong looking to pass the guard.
Musa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Furlong wants to control from the top but Musa keeps moving.
Furlong thows a big elbow that misses.

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.
Furlong wants to control from the top but Musa keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Furlong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Musa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Musa moves into the clinch successfully.

Musa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furlong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musa punishes Furlong's body with a nice straight punch.
Musa wants to clinch.
Musa throws the left hand but Furlong avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Musa pinned against the cage. Musa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Furlong looks to land a right hand but Musa moved out of range.
Musa throws a looping overhand right but Furlong ducks down to avoid it.
Musa darts in trying to clinch
and Furlong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Musa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Musa digs a good hook to Furlong's body.
Musa looks to score with a jab to the body but Furlong is just out of range.
Musa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid body kick from Musa.
Furlong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Musa.
Musa lands a front kick.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Musa catches Furlong right on the button with a cross.
Furlong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Furlong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Musa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Furlong's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Musa scores with a leg kick.
Musa scores with the left hand. Furlong knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilmer Musa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Furlong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Furlong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Musa misses.
Musa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furlong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furlong leaves Musa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Musa misses with the combination.
Furlong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Musa as he connects with a hook.
Wilmer Musa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furlong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furlong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musa throws out the jab.
Furlong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Musa throws a series of strikes that have Furlong backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furlong slaps away a takedown attempt from Musa, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edward Furlong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilmer Musa.
Musa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Furlong on the side of the head.
Musa throws an overhand right that lands on Furlong's shoulder, as Furlong tries to avoid the shot.
Furlong ducks under a wild hook from Musa.
Musa tries to clinch but Furlong is having none of it.
Musa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Furlong shoots in but no luck this time.
Musa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Musa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Furlong counters with a nice body shot.
Musa shoots and misses

and Furlong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Furlong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa is trying to hold Furlong in close to prevent damage but Furlong has managed to pass into half guard.
Musa is trying to maintain the position but Furlong is very close to passing his half guard.

Furlong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musa defends it well.
Furlong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong moves into full mount! Musa won't be happy about that!
Furlong punching from mount but Musa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Musa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furlong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furlong tries to control but Musa wriggling away.
Musa trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Furlong is working for a guillotine from mount but Musa frees his head quite easily.
Furlong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Musa is looking to escape.
Musa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musa is controlling an arm, preventing Furlong from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilmer Musa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Musa 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilmer Musa!