PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Clayton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alistair Mousasi's chin.

Mousasi
vs
Clayton

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Attliction

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistair Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Clayton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mousasi circles away.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.
A head kick lands from Mousasi that sends Clayton to the canvas. Clayton tries to scramble back to his feet but Mousasi brings him back down into side control.

Clayton is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Mousasi.
Clayton is still in real trouble! Can Mousasi finish him?
Mousasi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clayton is looking for a sweep.
Clayton seems to have recovered his senses.
Clayton looks to move to half guard but instead Mousasi has passed into mount! Damn!
Clayton is trying desperately to improve position.
Mousasi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clayton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mousasi wants to stand but Clayton is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Clayton is looking to improve his position but Mousasi isn't that keen on the idea.
Clayton regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousasi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clayton defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clayton actively working from the bottom here.

Clayton looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Mousasi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clayton moves into full guard.

Clayton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clayton looks gassed!
Mousasi stopping the sweep attempt from Clayton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Clayton keeps moving.
Mousasi wants to stand but Clayton is controlling his posture from full guard.

Clayton is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mousasi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Clayton's body to avoid the submission. Clayton has instead reached around Mousasi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Clayton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Clayton!