PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Isildur Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe's entrance music is Lux Aeterna. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doe
vs
Isildur Mustafa

213 cm
22
266 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
223 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mustafa gets a clinch.
Mustafa lands a body punch.
Mustafa prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.

Doe breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.
Doe misses with a double jab.

Mustafa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mustafa misses with an elbow strike.
Doe lands a nice knee to the body.
Mustafa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustafa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Mustafa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustafa trying to land knees to the body.
Mustafa looks gassed!
Mustafa digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Mustafa throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustafa.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustafa has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mustafa.
Mustafa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Mustafa.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Mustafa keeps him there for the moment.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Mustafa blocks with his arms.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Mustafa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Mustafa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustafa lands with a left to the head.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
Mustafa blocks an uppercut.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustafa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doe's brow.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Mustafa keeps him there for the moment.
Mustafa misses with the head strike.
Doe is trying to maintain a safe position but Mustafa gets an underhook and turns Doe into the cage.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustafa avoids it.
Mustafa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Mustafa lands with a right to the head.
Mustafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doe trying to stall but Mustafa improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Doe.
Doe wants to break free but Mustafa has control.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Mustafa is controlling him.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Mustafa has double underhooks.
Doe tries to stall but Mustafa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mustafa tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Mustafa is controlling him.
Mustafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe trying to stall but Mustafa improves his position.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Mustafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mustafa.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustafa throws a head punch that misses.
Doe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mustafa up against the cage.
Mustafa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doe tries a body shot but Mustafa blocks it.
Doe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mustafa is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doe tries to break the clinch but Mustafa is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustafa.
Mustafa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Mustafa has double underhooks.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Doe tries to stall but Mustafa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Mustafa has double underhooks.
Mustafa works on Doe's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustafa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mustafa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe wants to stall.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe tries to break free but Mustafa pushes him back against the cage.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe punishes Mustafa's body with a nice straight punch.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe throws a right and a left that Mustafa avoids nicely.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a leg kick but Mustafa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Mustafa misses.
Mustafa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Mustafa moves into the clinch successfully.
Mustafa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Mustafa.
A frustrated look appears on Doe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mustafa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Mustafa keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustafa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustafa lands a left hand.
Mustafa trying to land knees to the body.
Mustafa lands with a short shot to the head.
Mustafa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doe tries to work over Mustafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Doe lands a left and a right that sends Mustafa crashing to the canvas! Doe dives into mount looking to finish!

Mustafa is rocked!

It looks like Pentti Isildur Mustafa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mustafa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mustafa is in a horrible position here. Doe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
You get the feeling that Mustafa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Doe controlling from the full mount.
Mustafa is breathing heavily.
Doe dominating with strikes here.
Doe controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throwing strikes here but Mustafa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mustafa tries to buck Doe off but he can't manage it.
Doe content just to control the position here.
Doe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Doe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mustafa because Doe loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Mustafa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mustafa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mustafa is bucking up trying to escape but Doe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doe looking to ground and pound but Mustafa is blocking nicely.
Doe is landing with some decent strikes but Mustafa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustafa'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Doe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Doe won't let Mustafa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mustafa is bucking up trying to escape but Doe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mustafa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Doe wants to control the pace but Mustafa is squirming around nicely.
Doe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doe 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.
Mustafa taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustafa is squirming around, avoiding Doe's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mustafa is squirming around, avoiding Doe's attempts to control the action.
Mustafa is trying to stand up.
Doe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doe looking to finish Mustafa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mustafa!
Mustafa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Doe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doe thowing shots but they're missing.
Doe won't let Mustafa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Doe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doe dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe wants to control the pace but Mustafa is squirming around nicely.
Doe breaks from Mustafa's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Mustafa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Doe controlling from the full mount.
Doe unloading with bombs!
Doe with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustafa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Doe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mustafa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Doe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustafa is in a horrible position here. Doe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mustafa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Doe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Isildur Mustafa's cut.
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!

Doe misses with a double jab.
Mustafa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustafa throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Doe throws a body punch but Mustafa moves out of range.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
Mustafa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mustafa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Mustafa keeps him there for the moment.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mustafa as Doe tries to tie him up.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustafa has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Mustafa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mustafa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an uppercut.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Mustafa prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustafa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doe stalling in the clinch but Mustafa improves position.
Mustafa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe looking to throw knees to the head but Mustafa is blocking nicely.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustafa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doe is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Mustafa.
Doe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mustafa lands an elbow just above Doe 's eye.
Mustafa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Mustafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustafa swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe wants to break free but Mustafa has control.
Doe tries to circle away but Mustafa has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mustafa lands a shot to the body.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Mustafa has him pressed against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Mustafa won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustafa.
Mustafa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Mustafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafa lands an elbow just above Doe 's eye.
Doe tries a body shot but Mustafa blocks it.
Doe wants to stall.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mustafa doesn't seem bothered though.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustafa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mustafa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Mustafa throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustafa. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustafa fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustafa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Doe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doe throws a right hand that Mustafa ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustafa also avoids with ease.
Doe misses with a body kick.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Doe.
I think Doe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Doe!