PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikle Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikle Iron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mousasi
vs
Iron

185 cm
25
205 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

180 cm
26
230 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikle Iron!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
Iron looks to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mousasi prevents Iron from getting back to his feet.

Mousasi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Iron darts in trying to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mousasi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mousasi stands up and waves to Iron to follow him.
A punch combination from Iron misses.
Iron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousasi.
Iron tries to clinch up.
Iron wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mousasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron tries to bum rush Mousasi with a series of wild strikes but Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.

Mousasi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mousasi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Iron misses with a two punch combination.
Iron looks gassed!
Mousasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Iron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws a nice looking combination but Mousasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikle Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mousasi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Mousasi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Iron to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron.
Mousasi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi shoots for a takedown but Iron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Mousasi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Iron to the ground. Mousasi is now in Iron's guard.

Mousasi gets to his feet - Iron follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iron's guard.
Iron should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi stands and steps away. Iron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mousasi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mousasi gets to his feet - Iron follows without any prompting.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Iron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iron tries to bum rush Mousasi with a series of wild strikes but Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mousasi looks for a takedown but Iron sprawls well.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown. Iron tries to sprawl out of it but Mousasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iron closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iron won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mousasi stands up.
Iron looks to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mousasi stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mousasi scores with a takedown into Iron's guard.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iron, up you get!
Mousasi shoots in but Iron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iron stuffs the takedown attempt from Mousasi. Mousasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mousasi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Iron sprawls well initially but Mousasi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Mousasi stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Mousasi dominated that round.
That's time! Mousasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown but Iron shows good takedown defense.
Iron doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
Iron tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron looks to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Iron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mousasi eats them both and turns towards Iron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron darts in trying to clinch

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.

Mousasi decides to stand back up.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mousasi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iron misses with a combination

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousasi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Iron is breathing heavily.

Mousasi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Mousasi stands up out of the half guard.
Mousasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iron pinned against the cage. Iron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Mousasi gets a takedown into half guard.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mousasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Iron tries to bum rush Mousasi with a series of wild strikes but Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Mousasi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mousasi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mousasi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Iron to his feet.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown but Iron shows good takedown defense.
Iron moves in looking to clinch but Mousasi pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi shoots in but no luck this time.
Iron tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Iron!

Mousasi is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Iron throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
Mousasi closes the distance and clinches up with Iron, looking for a takedown. Mousasi pushes Iron against the cage but Iron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mousasi has a takedown stuffed.
Gerard Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iron misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mousasi.
Mousasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Iron moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mousasi drives through with a takedown into Iron's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Mousasi stands and steps away. Iron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mousasi scores with a takedown into Iron's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Iron is working an open guard so Mousasi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Mousasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mousasi lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Mousasi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mousasi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iron avoids it really well and circles away.
Iron throws a combination. Mousasi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Iron tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mousasi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iron, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mousasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iron throws a sloppy body shot

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Iron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mousasi stands up from half guard.
Iron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mousasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mousasi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iron pinned against the cage. Iron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iron fails to land with a series of punches.

Mousasi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Iron is trying to defend but Mousasi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Mousasi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Mousasi feints and as Iron raises his hands in defense, Mousasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gerard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi stands up and waves to Iron to follow him.
Mousasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron can do to turn this around?
Iron cracks Mousasi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a takedown. Iron tries to sprawl out of it but Mousasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.
Mousasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mousasi gets a double leg takedown into Iron's guard.

Mousasi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iron, up you get!

Mousasi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Iron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi decides to stand back up. Mousasi steps back and let's Iron get back to his feet.
Iron tries to clinch but Mousasi moves away

and Mousasi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Mousasi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Iron to stand up.
Iron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mousasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi shoots for a double leg takedown but Iron sprawls well. He's pushed Mousasi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Iron. No joy for Mousasi on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Iron scores with a four punch combination!
Iron throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mousasi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Iron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Mousasi stands up and beckons Iron to join him on the feet.
Mousasi slips under a jab.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Mousasi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Iron tries to clinch up

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
Mikle Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mousasi decides to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mousasi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Mousasi!