PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gerard mousasi (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.

Murray
vs
mousasi

180 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc
Fight 4 America

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, gerard mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murray gets caught flat footed, as mousasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murray wants to stand and escape but mousasi is having none of it.
mousasi looking to pass the guard.
Murray controls mousasi momentarily but mousasi frees himself.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
mousasi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
mousasi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
mousasi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murray wants to sweep here but mousasi controlling him for the moment.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mousasi on the ground.
mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

mousasi drops back looking for a leg! Murray is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murray manages to kick mousasi off! mousasi jumps back into Murray's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi stops Murray from standing up.
mousasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for mousasi with that takedown attempt.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray is looking to clinch but mousasi is avoiding it.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Murray feints and as mousasi raises his hands in defense, Murray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
mousasi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

mousasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mousasi looks gassed!
Murray is looking to stand up but mousasi won't let him.
Murray wants to control from the top but mousasi keeps moving.
Murray wants to stand but mousasi is controlling his posture from full guard.

Murray gets to his feet. mousasi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and mousasi counters with a single leg into guard. Murray didn't expect that.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
mousasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
mousasi won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

mousasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murray could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murray has momentary wrist control but mousasi slips an elbow through the middle.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

Murray has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a nice knee to the body.
Murray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murray lands a nice knee to the body.
Murray landing knees to the body.
mousasi stops a takedown attempt from Murray.
Murray scores a nice knee to the body.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Murray tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murray shoots and misses

and mousasi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray is staying active underneath mousasi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murray wants to control but mousasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

mousasi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murray tries to get to full guard but mousasi has control of the leg.
mousasi is breathing heavily.
Murray tries to kick mousasi off but mousasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Murray gets the takedown into side control.

Murray has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mousasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but mousasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

mousasi shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray is trying to keep mousasi in close.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mousasi is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to sweep here but mousasi controlling him for the moment.
mousasi is pushing down on Murray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murray is fighting to maintain full guard but mousasi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mousasi is working away from the top position though.
gerard mousasi has got the better of the ground game so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murray tries to clinch but mousasi moves out of range.
mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murray wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murray is looking to clinch but mousasi is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Murray fails with the takedown

and mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray wants to get back to his feet.

mousasi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murray tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

gerard mousasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt

so mousasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murray wants to stand up but mousasi is controlling him.
mousasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mousasi.
Murray trying to control the position.

Murray scrambles and gets back to his feet.
mousasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt

and mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murray's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi postures up and lands a big shot to Murray's brow.
mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mousasi won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
mousasi trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
mousasi stops Murray from standing up.
Murray wants to sweep here but mousasi controlling him for the moment.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mousasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
gerard mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murray tries to clinch there but mousasi circles away.
Murray tries for a takedown but mousasi circles away easily

and mousasi counters with a single leg into guard. Murray didn't expect that.

Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but mousasi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murray looking to control.
mousasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to stand up but mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but mousasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murray closes the distance but mousasi moves to the side

and mousasi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murray's guard now.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mousasi postures up.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
mousasi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
mousasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Joe Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
gerard mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got mousasi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... gerard mousasi!