PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjin Mouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lawless
vs
Mouser

180 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chip Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sinjin Mouser!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lawless looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mouser!
Mouser tries to lock up and control but Lawless gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawless tries to control but Mouser wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lawless working for a guillotine from mount but Mouser is in no mood to give up.
Lawless looking to control but Mouser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mouser sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Lawless is trying to work for a kimura but Mouser is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouser wants to get back to his feet.
Mouser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawless prevents Mouser from standing back up.

Lawless is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mouser doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lawless.
Mouser is looking to escape.
Lawless is keen to just control but Mouser is a slippery customer.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mouser tries to clinch but Lawless is having none of it.
Lawless changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mouser tries to avoid it but Lawless manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mouser to the ground. Mouser escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mouser shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawless is breathing heavily.

Mouser moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawless fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mouser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Lawless tightens his grip and picks Mouser up, before dumping him to the ground. Mouser manages to land in guard.

Mouser is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mouser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mouser.

Mouser has hold of one of Lawless's legs. Lawless is fighting the takedown attempt but Mouser gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Lawless throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mouser trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawless's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Mouser closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mouser lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawless is trying to keep Mouser in close.
Mouser wants to get up but he can't break Lawless's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lawless tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless wants to get back to his feet but Mouser is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lawless has a closed guard, preventing Mouser from standing up.

Lawless is looking for a triangle here but Mouser uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Mouser decides to stand back up.

Mouser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mouser landing knees to the head.
Lawless jumps guard but Mouser stands there with Lawless around his waist. Lawless gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouser tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawless avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinjin Mouser dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mouser swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mouser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mouser moves in looking to clinch but Lawless pushes him off.
Mouser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawless misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Mouser as Lawless shoots in.
Sinjin Mouser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawless with a poor takedown

and Mouser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mouser gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawless regains guard.
Lawless has a closed guard, preventing Mouser from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawless bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mouser's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouser is looking to stand up but Lawless isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawless pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mouser is keeping the position for now.
Lawless advances position into side control!
Lawless controls the position.
Lawless wants to stand but Mouser is controlling his arm.
Mouser can't do much from the bottom here.

Lawless thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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.

Lawless tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawless is looking to take a break and control but Mouser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouser is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawless is controlling him well.
Mouser holding on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouser can't do much from the bottom here.

Lawless tries for a kimura but Mouser is defending well.

Lawless thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Mouser throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mouser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouser landing knees to the body.
Mouser misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawless tries to pull guard but Mouser holds him up against the cage and eventually Lawless drops back down to his feet.
Mouser scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawless jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mouser walks away with a smile on his face. Lawless gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mouser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawless cracks Mouser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawless shoots for a double leg takedown but Mouser sprawls well. He's pushed Lawless's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Mouser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mouser gets underhooks to prevent Lawless's takedown attempt.
Mouser is pressed up against the cage. Lawless has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mouser down to the mat. Mouser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mouser closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lawless to the mat! Lawless manages to get full guard.
Lawless keeping moving, preventing Mouser from controlling successfully.
Mouser wanted to stand there but Lawless had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinjin Mouser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lawless misses with a takedown

so Mouser counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lawless looking for a guillotine here but Mouser defends easily.
Mouser tries to stand but Lawless is controlling from the bottom.

Mouser stands up from Lawless's guard - Mouser perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chip Lawless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mouser shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mouser was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawless 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 one minute gone in the round.

Mouser stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lawless throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mouser closes the distance and clinches.

Mouser has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lawless clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Mouser looking for the choke but no joy.
Lawless turns into Mouser and is now in his guard.
Lawless trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless postures up.
Lawless forces his way into half guard.
Lawless is trying to control the action in half guard but Mouser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sinjin Mouser has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lawless is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawless wants to free his trapped foot but Mouser is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lawless prevents Mouser from standing back up.

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

and Mouser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mouser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mouser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawless looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mouser is fending him off so far but Lawless persists. Nope, Mouser circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawless has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Lawless.

Mouser gets a clinch.
Mouser leaning against his opponent.
Lawless managing to block the knees to the body from Mouser.
Lawless tries to pull guard but Mouser won't allow it.

Mouser jumps guard.

Mouser is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mouser can't get the takedown.
Lawless tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mouser lands a nice knee to the body.

Lawless pulls Mouser into guard.

Lawless working for submissions but it's allowed Mouser to get to half guard.
Mouser is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Mouser gets to his feet. Lawless looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawless has his takedown stuffed

and Mouser decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawless's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouser would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawless is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouser is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinjin Mouser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mouser 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinjin Mouser!