PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toon Wing Sum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustard comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. Toon Wing Sum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mustard
vs
Wing Sum

167 cm
26
158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
171 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Algernon Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toon Wing Sum!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sum scores with a jab.
Sum swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Sum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustard.
Algernon Mustard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sum stuns Mustard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mustard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Sum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mustard defends it easily.
Sum keeping full guard, as Mustard tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mustard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mustard trying to control but Sum is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sum wants to sweep but no luck.
Mustard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mustard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sum on the ground.
Mustard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mustard with a nice head shot there.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustard chips away with some ground and pound.
Mustard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustard preventing the sweep.

Sum has his foot on Mustard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustard works his way back into a safe position though.
Mustard throws a big right hand that misses.
Mustard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustard preventing the sweep.
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!
Mustard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mustard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard lands a couple of digs.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mustard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mustard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mustard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustard's guard.
Mustard is adopting a defensive guard.
Sum postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard pulls Sum in close to his closed guard and prevents Sum from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mustard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustard keeping full guard, as Sum tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Algernon Mustard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mustard shoots in looking for a takedown. Sum tries to sprawl out of it but Mustard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algernon Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustard shoots in looking for a takedown but Sum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mustard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mustard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustard connects with a couple of short punches.
Mustard throwing strikes from guard but Sum blocks nicely.
Mustard throwing strikes but missing.
Mustard working some strikes from top position.
Mustard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mustard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sum has wrist control.
Mustard trying to control but Sum is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algernon Mustard 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.

Sum swinging wildly here.
Sum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mustard.
Sum misses with a hook.
Mustard with a poor takedown
and Mustard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sum looks to land a combination. Mustard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Toon Wing Sum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Mustard or perhaps it was just good defense by Sum which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algernon Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustard shoots in looking for a takedown. Sum tries to sprawl out of it but Mustard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustard fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mustard is defended easily by Sum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sum's waist but Sum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mustard off to one side.
Sum thuds a left hand into Mustard's body.
Mustard has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Sum. No joy for Mustard on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Mustard or perhaps it was just good defense by Sum which made him look bad.
Mustard ducks under a wild hook from Sum.
Sum doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustard circles away.
Sum looks to land a right hand but Mustard moved out of range.
Mustard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sum circles away.
Sum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sum wants it to stay on the feet.
Sum throws an overhand right that lands on Mustard's shoulder, as Mustard tries to avoid the shot.
Sum stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustard. Mustard gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mustard is defended easily by Sum.
Mustard misses with a hook. Sum ducked under it nicely.
Sum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sum throws a series of punches but Mustard avoids them all with ease.
Mustard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mustard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sum.
Mustard fails with a takedown attempt.
Sum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sum moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustard throws a hook but Sum blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mustard. No joy for Sum on that attempt.
Mustard shoots in for a double leg but Sum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mustard fails with the takedown.
Sum is looking to clinch but Mustard is avoiding it.
Mustard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sum avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustard.
Mustard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sum swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Sum. No joy for Mustard on that attempt.
Sum stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mustard backs up against the cage.

Mustard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mustard scores with punches from side control.
Mustard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sum to see if he's OK.
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!
Sum gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mustard.
Sum gets back to full guard.
Mustard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sum is on top in guard.
Sum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toon Wing Sum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sum defends it nicely.
Mustard shoots in but Sum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mustard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algernon Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mustard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sum's guard.
Sum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustard's guard.
Mustard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mustard tries to get out of the position.

Sum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sum tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustard is retaining full guard.
Sum thows a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mustard holds on and takes a little breather.
Mustard wants to sweep but no luck.
Sum stands and throws Mustard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mustard tries to buck Sum off but Sum is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sum scoring with punches from side control.
Algernon Mustard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustard looks to move to half guard but instead Sum has passed into mount! Damn!
Mustard blocking the ground and pound.
Sum lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sum sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sum looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mustard hang on?
Mustard is looking to improve his position but Sum isn't that keen on the idea.
Sum putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustard is looking to improve his position but Sum isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard blocking the ground and pound.
Mustard wants to control but Sum is having none of it.
Sum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sum lands a big shot to the head and Mustard winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Toon Wing Sum!