PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hanky Panky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algernon Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panky
vs
Mustard

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Hanky Panky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algernon Mustard!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panky shoots in for a takedown but Mustard shows good takedown defense.

Mustard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Panky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Panky sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mustard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Panky is looking to improve his position.
Panky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Panky lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Panky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustard looking to pass the guard.
Panky throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Panky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustard's guard.
Mustard tries to strike from the bottom.
Mustard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Panky lands strikes from half guard.
Panky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mustard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Panky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mustard wants to get back to full guard.
Mustard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mustard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mustard defending well though.
Mustard tries to roll over but Panky keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mustard has his takedown stuffed

and Panky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mustard's guard now.
Panky is breathing heavily.
Mustard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustard wants to sweep here but Panky controlling him for the moment.
Panky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Panky is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Panky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panky postures up.
Mustard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Panky manages to get himself to full guard.
Mustard wants to control from the top but Panky keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panky throwing short punches from the bottom.
Mustard cracks Panky with a solid left hand.
Mustard landing with the ground and pound.
Mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but Panky is retaining full guard.
Panky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Panky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mustard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Panky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustard's guard.
Mustard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mustard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panky landing with the ground and pound.
Panky distracts Mustard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Panky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Panky throwing strikes but missing.
Panky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panky pushes down on Mustard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mustard is trying to get back to full guard.
Panky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mustard is looking for a sweep. Panky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mustard taking some punishment here, with Panky in his half guard.
Panky throwing shots but Mustard is blocking nicely.
Panky throwing shots but Mustard is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mustard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mustard punching from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Panky shoots in for a double leg but Mustard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panky tries for a takedown but Mustard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanky Panky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mustard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mustard looking to pass the guard.
Panky wants to sweep but no luck.
Panky is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Panky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustard tries to reverse the position but Panky maintains control.
Panky looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanky Panky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Panky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustard is fending him off so far but Panky persists. Nope, Mustard circles away and we're back to standing.

Panky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Panky is pushing down on Mustard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mustard is fighting to maintain full guard but Panky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Panky drops an elbow to the side of Mustard's head.
Panky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mustard is looking to improve his position.
Panky working over Mustard with some ground and pound. Mustard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mustard wants to get back to full guard.
Panky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mustard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanky Panky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panky working over Mustard with some ground and pound. Mustard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panky passes to full mount!
Panky with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustard is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard taking shots to the head.
Mustard tries to hold on but Panky postures up.
Panky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mustard is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Panky.
Panky with good strikes from the mount here!
Panky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Panky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mustard is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Panky.
Panky raining down shots from the mount!
Panky dominating with strikes here.

That's two 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.
Panky landing shots from mount.
Panky working Mustard over with strikes here.
Panky looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
Panky with a couple of short strikes.
Mustard is in a horrible position here. Panky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Panky looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
Panky avoids the attempt from Mustard to control.
Panky working the ground and pound effectively.
Panky looking to finish Mustard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustard!
Panky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mustard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Panky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Panky landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Panky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky raining down shots from the mount!
Panky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Feeble punches landing from Mustard - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Panky unloading with bombs!
Mustard is looking to improve his position but Panky isn't that keen on the idea.
Panky raining down shots from the mount!
Mustard is bucking up trying to escape but Panky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mustard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Panky with the ground and pound from mount.
Panky throws some wild stikes that Mustard manages to avoid easily.
Mustard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mustard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panky unloads with some shots from mount but Mustard bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mustard regains half guard.
Panky works his way into full mount!
Panky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mustard?
Panky with a couple of short strikes.
Panky raining down shots from the mount!
Panky lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Panky.
Mustard tries to hold on but Panky pushes him away.
Panky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mustard?

Mustard is rocked!
Panky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mustard's face.
Mustard is still in real trouble! Can Panky finish him?
Panky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Panky with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanky Panky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustard stuffs the takedown.
Algernon Mustard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panky.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mustard.
Mustard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Panky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mustard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mustard seems to have recovered his senses.
Mustard is working Panky over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mustard is working Panky over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mustard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panky down.
Mustard working the head with strikes.
Panky manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Panky works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panky is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panky with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panky is looking to work some ground and pound but Mustard has wrist control.
Mustard wants to sweep but no luck.
Panky advances to half guard.
Panky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mustard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mustard is looking for a sweep. Panky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustard shoots and misses

and Panky counters with a takedown into side control.
Mustard throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mustard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Panky is putting a hurting on Mustard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mustard struggling a bit here.
Mustard is looking to regain half guard here but Panky keeps moving and retains side control.
Panky throws a strike aimed at the side of Mustard's head but Mustard avoids it well.
Mustard tries to bench press Panky off him but Panky keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Panky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mustard landing small, sideways elbows.
Panky thows a huge punch but Mustard dodges it nicely.
Mustard wants to get back to full guard.
Panky works his way into side control.
Mustard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Panky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mustard tries to buck Panky off but Panky is having none of it.
Mustard parries the strikes from Panky easily there. Panky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mustard to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Panky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mustard is desperately trying to improve his position but Panky has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky lands a big shot there that rocks Mustard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mustard is working to get back to half guard.
Panky punishing his opponent with strikes.
Panky working Mustard over with strikes here.
Panky landing shots from mount.
Mustard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Panky cracks Mustard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Panky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Panky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mustard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Panky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panky with a couple of short strikes.
Mustard is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Panky landing strikes from the mount and Mustard is in trouble!
Panky landing strikes from the mount and Mustard is in trouble!
Panky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Mustard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Panky lands a nice shot to the head.
Mustard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Panky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Panky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mustard looks a forlorn figure.
Panky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mustard hang on?
Panky landing punches.
Mustard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panky landing shots from mount.
Panky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Algernon Mustard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panky with shots to the head and body - Mustard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanky Panky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panky, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanky Panky!