PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Moussassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Li
vs
Moussassi

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerard Moussassi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moussassi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moussassi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Moussassi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Li is working for a kimura but Moussassi is defending it quite comfortably.
Moussassi taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li passes to full mount!
Li scoring with strikes but Moussassi is staying in there.
Moussassi is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Moussassi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li landing strikes from the mount and Moussassi is in trouble!
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moussassi on the ground.
Li landing shots from mount.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Moussassi can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids the attempt from Moussassi to control.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moussassi?
Li pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
Moussassi is in a horrible position here. Li smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Li jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moussassi manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moussassi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Li wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Li in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moussassi is looking to regain half guard here but Li keeps moving and retains side control.
Moussassi sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moussassi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Li.
Moussassi is trying to stand back up but Li is controlling him
Li working Moussassi over with strikes.
Moussassi trying to control but Li postures up.
Cung Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moussassi wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li prevents Moussassi from improving his position.
Moussassi is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Moussassi gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moussassi is trying to keep Li in close.
Moussassi wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.

Moussassi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li preventing the sweep.

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

Li gets a takedown into half guard.
Moussassi desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moussassi is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Moussassi looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moussassi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Li dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moussassi.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Li.
Moussassi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moussassi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Moussassi looks to move to half guard but instead Li has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moussassi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moussassi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moussassi wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Moussassi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moussassi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moussassi is looking to get to half guard.
Li landing shots from mount.
Moussassi tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moussassi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moussassi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moussassi trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Li!