PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Mustardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustardson has chosen Who's your Daddy by Mook N Fair as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lafleur
vs
Mustardson

168 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Demonic Drugs

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Lafleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabe Mustardson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mustardson does no damage.
Mustardson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafleur doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafleur loads up on a big right hand but Mustardson slips the punch.
Mustardson sizes up Lafleur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lafleur looks to throw the jab but Mustardson is out of range.
Mustardson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Pierre Lafleur has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustardson slips under a jab from Lafleur.
Mustardson throws a series of punches but Lafleur avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mustardson and sends Lafleur crashing to the mat! Mustardson follows him down to the mat - Lafleur regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Lafleur is rocked!
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Lafleur is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mustardson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lafleur seems to have got his legs back now.
Lafleur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lafleur.
Mustardson pushes down on Lafleur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mustardson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mustardson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Mustardson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mustardson connects with a nice short shot to Lafleur's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur missing with punches from the bottom.
Mustardson wants to control but Lafleur is keeping him busy.
Mustardson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lafleur!
Lafleur is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Mustardson.
Mustardson is landing with some decent strikes but Lafleur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
You get the feeling that Lafleur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lafleur is breathing heavily.
Lafleur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mustardson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson blocks Lafleur's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mustardson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lafleur?
Mustardson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustardson cracks Lafleur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mustardson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mustardson landing strikes from the mount.
Lafleur flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lafleur sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lafleur strikes from the bottom but Mustardson uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mustardson working the ground and pound.
Lafleur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mustardson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lafleur prevents Mustardson from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mustardson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lafleur.
Lafleur throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mustardson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafleur keeps working.
Lafleur is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mustardson off and has taken his back!
Lafleur punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mustardson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lafleur.
Lafleur 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.
Mustardson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lafleur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mustardson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mustardson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lafleur!
Mustardson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is in a horrible position here. Mustardson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lafleur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lafleur is squirming around, avoiding Mustardson's attempts to control the action.
Mustardson is landing with some decent strikes but Lafleur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustardson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Mustardson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lafleur flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafleur working to try and regain half guard.
Lafleur throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustardson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lafleur's face.
Lafleur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mustardson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Mustardson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Lafleur's cut.
That's time! Lafleur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lafleur misses with a hook. Mustardson ducked under it nicely.
Lafleur throws out a loose jab but Mustardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustardson scores with a punch to the head.
Mustardson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mustardson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mustardson connects with a jab.
Lafleur slips a jab and a cross from Mustardson.
Lafleur misses with a leg kick.
Mustardson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Mustardson coming out on top.
Mustardson connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mustardson misses.
Mustardson lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustardson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mustardson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustardson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Lafleur sprawling to the canvas. Mustardson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Lafleur hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustardson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lafleur!
Mustardson working Lafleur over with strikes here.
Mustardson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lafleur's face.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet.
Lafleur is looking to get to half guard.
Lafleur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lafleur tries to get out of the position.
Mustardson lands a heavy elbow.
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mustardson lands with some strikes.
Mustardson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lafleur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mustardson lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson with a couple of short strikes.
Mustardson looking to control but Lafleur is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mustardson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mustardson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mustardson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lafleur throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Mustardson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lafleur is trying to escape the mount.
Mustardson trying to control but Lafleur is having none of it.
Lafleur throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mustardson. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustardson lands a heavy elbow.
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lafleur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lafleur throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mustardson. What's that going to do exactly?
Lafleur trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mustardson working Lafleur over with strikes here.
Mustardson lands a big elbow.
Lafleur is squirming around, avoiding Mustardson's attempts to control the action.
Lafleur's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mustardson landing strikes from the mount and Lafleur is in trouble!

Mustardson has control of Lafleur's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lafleur regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lafleur sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Mustardson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lafleur throws a hook but Mustardson blocks it.
Lafleur is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lafleur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mustardson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gabe Mustardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mustardson.
Lafleur throws a hook but Mustardson blocks it.
Lafleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustardson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Lafleur misses.
Mustardson throws a shot to the body.
Mustardson connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustardson throws out a loose jab but Lafleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustardson misses with a body shot.
Mustardson defending well as Lafleur loads up on a big left hand.
Lafleur cracks a nice hook into Mustardson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Mustardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Lafleur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lafleur misses with a straight left.
Lafleur is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Lafleur.
Mustardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafleur at a distance.
Mustardson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pierre Lafleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustardson throws a series of strikes that have Lafleur backpedaling.
Lafleur lands with a shot to the body.
Lafleur looks to land a right hand but Mustardson moved out of range.
Mustardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustardson looks to land a combination. Lafleur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mustardson takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Lafleur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Mustardson.
Lafleur misses with a combination
and Mustardson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustardson scores with a hook to the body. Lafleur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Lafleur misses.
Mustardson misses with a double jab.
Lafleur falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mustardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafleur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lafleur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mustardson lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafleur misses the target.
Lafleur throws a hook but Mustardson blocks it.
Lafleur looks to land a left hand but Mustardson moved out of range nicely.
Mustardson tries to bum rush Lafleur with a series of wild strikes but Lafleur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafleur moves away.
Mustardson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lafleur.
Pierre Lafleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lafleur connects with a looping right hand.
Lafleur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustardson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafleur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mustardson scores with a nice head shot.
Mustardson slips under a jab.
Mustardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lafleur lands a nice shot that snaps Mustardson's head back.
Mustardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lafleur misses the jab.
Mustardson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafleur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lafleur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mustardson on the side of the head.
Mustardson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lafleur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafleur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mustardson to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Lafleur there.
A punch lands to the side of Lafleur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustardson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustardson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mustardson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mustardson throws a hook but Lafleur avoids it easily.
Mustardson misses with a few strikes there.
Mustardson slips a jab and a cross from Lafleur.
Mustardson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafleur has time to react.
Lafleur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mustardson swinging wilding here.
Mustardson moves out of range as Lafleur strikes.
Lafleur misses with a shot to the body
and Mustardson counters with a left and a right that stings Lafleur.
Gabe Mustardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
A slow jab from Lafleur misses its intended target.
Lafleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustardson.
Mustardson throws a one two combo.
Mustardson throws a nice looking combination but Lafleur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustardson ducks under a wild hook from Lafleur.
Mustardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafleur throws out the jab.
Mustardson lunges at Lafleur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lafleur's hand.
Mustardson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lafleur off the cage and back into rage.
Mustardson connects with a single shot there.
Lafleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mustardson counters with a left and a right that stings Lafleur.
Lafleur throws a hook but Mustardson avoids it easily.
Mustardson scores with a jab to the head.
Mustardson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lafleur misses with a hook.
Mustardson cracks a nice hook into Lafleur's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Mustardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustardson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Mustardson!