PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dani Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doadi Rafi Meldir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mustonen
vs
Rafi Meldir

190 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Top Line Supplements

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen moves in looking to clinch but Meldir pushes him off.
Meldir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustonen dodges the punch combination from Meldir.
Mustonen misses with a takedown attempt - Meldir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Meldir clinches up with Mustonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Meldir wants to get back to striking at distance but Mustonen won't allow it.

Meldir breaks from the clinch.
Meldir looks to land a combination. Mustonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meldir is looking to score with low kicks.
Mustonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meldir to score with a decent uppercut.
Meldir wants to clinch up but Mustonen keeps it at a distance.
Meldir stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustonen. Mustonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Meldir circles away from the clinch attempt

and Meldir counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustonen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Meldir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mustonen to see if he's OK.
Meldir wants to control but Mustonen is keeping him busy.
Mustonen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meldir wants to control but Mustonen is keeping him busy.
Mustonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mustonen is looking for a sweep.
Meldir is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mustonen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mustonen is looking for a sweep.
Mustonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meldir is chipping away with strikes.
Meldir working the body and head with strikes.
Mustonen tries to improve position but can't.
Mustonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Meldir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mustonen keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meldir connects with a nice short shot to Mustonen's temple.
Mustonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meldir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meldir controlling the action here.
Meldir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen has hold of Meldir's hands but Meldir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meldir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mustonen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meldir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mustonen is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Meldir is going to stand back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mustonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand

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

Mustonen manages to break the clinch.

Mustonen drives through and clinches with Meldir against the cage.
Mustonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meldir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Mustonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mustonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mustonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meldir is controlling him.

Mustonen has his feet on Meldir's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Doadi Rafi Meldir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meldir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mustonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustonen swings for the body but Meldir moves out of range.
Mustonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meldir connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Meldir.
Mustonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meldir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mustonen looks to land a right hand but Meldir moved out of range.
Mustonen throws a jab when Meldir was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doadi Rafi Meldir dominated that 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.

Meldir gets a clinch.

Meldir wants the takedown. Mustonen is fighting it off but Meldir persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mustonen's guard against the cage.
Meldir stops Mustonen from standing up.
Meldir wants to control from the top but Mustonen keeps moving.
Mustonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meldir trying to control but Mustonen is working from the bottom.
Mustonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meldir landing with the ground and pound.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meldir tries to clinch but Mustonen moves away
and Mustonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meldir is looking to clinch.
Meldir tries to bum rush Mustonen with a series of wild strikes but Mustonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meldir lands a jab to Mustonen's midsection.
Meldir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mustonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meldir throws a leg kick
and Mustonen counters with a three punch combo that has Meldir backing up. Meldir nods at Mustonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustonen wants to clinch.
Meldir clinches but Mustonen breaks the clinch
and Mustonen counters with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Meldir 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Mustonen rushes Meldir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meldir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Meldir has picked Mustonen up - he's going for a ride! Meldir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Meldir is trying to work for a kimura but Mustonen is defending well.
Meldir uses his free foot to push down on Mustonen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mustonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meldir landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Mustonen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mustonen tries to reverse the position but Meldir maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Meldir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Meldir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mustonen is looking to escape.
Meldir with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen can't escape the position.
Meldir with shots to the head and body - Mustonen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meldir with good strikes from the mount here!
Meldir working Mustonen over with strikes here.
Meldir looking to control but Mustonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meldir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Meldir working Mustonen over with strikes here.
Mustonen landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Doadi Rafi Meldir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meldir lands a big elbow.
Mustonen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meldir tries to control but Mustonen wriggling away.
Mustonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Meldir.
Meldir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meldir wants to control the pace but Mustonen is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meldir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mustonen is surviving well by controlling Meldir's body position as best he can.
Meldir landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doadi Rafi Meldir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustonen misses with a double jab
and Meldir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doadi Rafi Meldir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meldir works over Mustonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Mustonen moves in looking to clinch but Meldir pushes him off.
Meldir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Meldir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Meldir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustonen has his takedown stuffed
letting Meldir counter with a right hand.
Meldir lands a nice shot that snaps Mustonen's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meldir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Meldir pushes Mustonen up against the cage in a clinch.

Meldir breaks from the clinch.
Mustonen looks to throw the jab but Meldir is out of range.
Meldir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meldir swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustonen.
Meldir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meldir misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir looks to clinch

and Mustonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mustonen being controlled here momentarily.
Meldir working a defensive guard here.
Mustonen throws and elbow that misses. Meldir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mustonen's guard. Nice move by Meldir!
Meldir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meldir throwing strikes but missing.
Meldir stands up out of Mustonen's guard for a moment - Mustonen manages to land a nice upkick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustonen is on top in guard.
Mustonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meldir controls Mustonen momentarily but Mustonen frees himself.
Mustonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Meldir has wrist control.
Mustonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mustonen trying to control but Meldir is working from the bottom.
Mustonen won't allow Meldir to sweep him here.
Mustonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meldir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meldir shoots for a double leg takedown but Mustonen sprawls well. He's pushed Meldir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Meldir is just out of range.
Mustonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mustonen misses with a hook
and Meldir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mustonen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Meldir counters with a shoot takedown. Mustonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Mustonen is looking to stand up but Meldir isn't so interested in that idea.
Mustonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mustonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meldir's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meldir prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Meldir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mustonen landing punches.
Meldir tries to reverse the position but Mustonen maintains control.
Meldir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dani Mustonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meldir wants to hold on but Mustonen pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meldir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mustonen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Meldir is trying desperately to improve position.

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 Dani Mustonen.
Well Meldir 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doadi Rafi Meldir!