PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Custer
vs
Mousasi

185 cm
23
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

191 cm
30
208 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Custer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Custer wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is keeping the position.
Mousasi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Custer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mousasi working a defensive guard but Custer passes into half guard.
Mousasi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Custer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mousasi is looking to improve his position.
Custer 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.
Custer stalling away here and it's allowed Mousasi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Custer trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Custer stopping the sweep attempt from Mousasi.
Custer lands a couple of digs.
Custer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousasi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Custer manages to get himself to full guard.
Mousasi trying to control but Custer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer looking to control.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Custer keeps moving.
Mousasi looking to sit in guard and control but Custer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mousasi is trying to control the position but Custer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mousasi can't keep his opponent in guard - Custer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi wants to get back to full guard.
Custer is looking to take a break and control but Mousasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mousasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mousasi pulls Custer in to control the position.
Custer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Custer wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Custer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mousasi, not yet.
Custer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mousasi is pulling down on Custer's head to control his posture.
Mousasi looking to control.
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Custer scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Custer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Custer misses with a hook. Mousasi ducked under it nicely.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Mousasi down.
Mousasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mousasi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Custer - the referee stops the clock and Mousasi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Custer. Mousasi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Custer misses with a straight right.
Custer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mousasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Custer with a jab.
Custer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mousasi pinned against the cage. Mousasi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Custer misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Custer.
Custer swings widly with a right hand

and Mousasi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Custer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mousasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Custer keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Custer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mousasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gegard Mousasi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mousasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Custer connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Custer misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi moves away from the strike by Custer.
Custer shoots in for a double leg but Mousasi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Custer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousasi at a distance.
Custer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mousasi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Custer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mousasi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.

Custer drives through with a takedown into Mousasi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Custer landing some decent shots from guard.
Mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jesse Custer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Custer looking to sit in guard and control but Mousasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mousasi distracts Custer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Custer keeps moving.
Mousasi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Custer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Custer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Custer misses the body punch
and Mousasi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Custer really felt that one!
Custer throws a body punch but Mousasi moves out of range.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a thumping low kick.
Custer misses with an uppercut
and Mousasi counters with a low kick, right behind Custer 's knee.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousasi manages to avoid it.
Mousasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mousasi stuffs the takedown.
Custer throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Custer throws a leg kick that misses.
Jesse Custer is winning the standup battle so far.
Custer misses with a leg kick

and Mousasi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mousasi trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Mousasi.
Custer is in trouble now - Mousasi has advanced to mount!
Custer tries to reverse the position but Mousasi maintains control.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer is working hard here to advance position.
Custer wants to hold on but Mousasi pushes him away.
Custer regains half guard.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Custer is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gegard Mousasi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mousasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Custer misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Mousasi blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mousasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Custer shoots in but no luck this time.
Mousasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jesse Custer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a low kick, right behind Custer 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Custer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mousasi doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Custer misses with a lunging right hand
and Mousasi counters with a body kick that stops Custer in his tracks momentarily.
Custer thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Custer 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.