PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho's entrance music is DJ MJ - TENGO COJONES. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Mustacho
vs
Russo

174 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
146 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnito Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Mustacho clinches with his opponent.
Russo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Barnito Mustacho has been cut.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Mustacho blocks the elbow strike.
Mustacho is trying to break free.
Mustacho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russo up against the cage.
Russo is looking to control Mustacho's arms but Mustacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Russo letting Mustacho take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russo blocking some punches.
Russo is looking to control Mustacho's arms but Mustacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
Russo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Mustacho cracks Russo with a nice body shot.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Mustacho blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustacho is struggling to control the position.
Russo blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Ryan Russo has been cut.
Mustacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mustacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Mustacho tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo takes a shot to the head.
Mustacho pushes Russo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo prevents Mustacho from breaking the clinch.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Mustacho stalling against the cage.
Russo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo missing with knees to the body.

Mustacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mustacho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Mustacho has control of the leg.
Mustacho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mustacho wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mustacho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustacho wants to free his trapped foot but Russo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Russo is not content to let Mustacho control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnito Mustacho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Russo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mustacho throws a leg kick
and Russo counters with a body kick that stops Mustacho in his tracks momentarily.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Russo seems unphased.
Mustacho takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Mustacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mustacho fails to land the takedown.
Mustacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russo has time to react.
Jab from Mustacho.
Russo throws a low kick but Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustacho with a jab.
Russo thows a body kick. Mustacho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustacho wants to land a leg kick but Russo is out of range.
Mustacho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mustacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Mustacho drives through and clinches with Russo against the cage.
Mustacho dodges an elbow strike from Russo.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.
Russo is trying to stall.
Mustacho blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russo obliges.
Mustacho has had enough of the clinch but Russo keeps him there for the moment.

Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Russo tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustacho throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Russo moves forwards but Mustacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mustacho throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho misses the shot to the body.
Mustacho throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Mustacho. Those never looked like landing.
Mustacho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Russo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Mustacho clinches up with Russo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
Russo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Russo won't allow it.
Russo stalling in the clinch.
Mustacho taking a breather.
Mustacho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Russo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnito Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Russo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo gets underhooks to prevent Mustacho's takedown attempt.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Mustacho in his tracks for a moment.
Mustacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barnito Mustacho will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mustacho thumps Russo with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustacho.
Mustacho misses with a straight right.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustacho tries a low kick but Russo avoids it.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mustacho moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
Mustacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Russo.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Mustacho moved away.
Russo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barnito Mustacho is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mustacho fails with a takedown attempt.

Mustacho moves into range and clinches up with Russo.
Russo blocking some punches.
Mustacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustacho avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Russo blocking some punches.
Ryan Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mustacho tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mustacho stalling in the clinch.
Mustacho taking a breather.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustacho avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mustacho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mustacho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Russo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Mustacho tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Mustacho back against the cage.
Mustacho tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Mustacho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Russo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mustacho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnito Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Russo is pressed up against the cage. Mustacho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russo down to the mat. Russo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russo throws a front kick that sends Mustacho stumbling back into the cage.
Russo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnito Mustacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustacho moves out of range of the body kick from Russo.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Mustacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mustacho throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Russo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mustacho gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Mustacho to work.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustacho's brow.
Russo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryan Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Russo.
I think Mustacho 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 Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnito Mustacho!
A very excited looking Barnito Mustacho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.