PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnito Mustacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glass Joe's chin.

Joe
vs
Mustacho

183 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

195 cm
35
203 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mustacho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Joe is in Mustacho's guard.
Mustacho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joe controls the pace.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Mustacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working a defensive guard but Mustacho manages to pass into side control anyway.
Joe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe wants to control but Mustacho postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is being controlled here.
Joe wants to control but Mustacho postures up.
Joe is trying to get back to his feet.
Joe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mustacho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mustacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Joe thows a huge punch but Mustacho dodges it nicely.
Joe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joe thows a huge punch but Mustacho dodges it nicely.
Joe 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.

Joe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustacho sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets full guard.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustacho is keeping the position for now.
Mustacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mustacho wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustacho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mustacho prevents Joe from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mustacho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mustacho's back!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe looking for the RNC.
Joe trying to control.
Joe gets his hands free as Mustacho looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Joe looking for the RNC.
Mustacho is keeping busy.
Joe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glass Joe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Mustacho misses.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mustacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mustacho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Joe avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mustacho defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mustacho sprawls well. Mustacho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Mustacho leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mustacho thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mustacho throws a leg kick but Joe checks it.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two 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.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Mustacho throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick.
Mustacho throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joe in his tracks.
Mustacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Mustacho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustacho misses with a hook
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Joe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mustacho on his heels. He'll look to pass Mustacho's guard now, I'm sure.
Mustacho trying to control the position here.
Joe trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mustacho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Mustacho blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mustacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Glass Joe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho avoids it really well and circles away.
Donnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe tries for a takedown but Mustacho circles away easily

and Mustacho counters with a nice right hand that sends Joe toppling to the canvas! Joe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mustacho finish him?!

Joe is rocked!
Mustacho weaves into range and cracks Joe right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Joe goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mustacho is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnito Mustacho!
Donnito Mustacho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.