PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad Mo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mo
vs
The Cat

190 cm
25
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammad Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve The Cat!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo tries to clinch up but The Cat circles away and keeps his distance.
The Cat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Cat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mo moves to clinch but The Cat breaks away
and The Cat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Cat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steve The Cat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mo tries to clinch but The Cat is having none of it.
The Cat motions for Mo to come forward. The Cat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mo tries to clinch up but The Cat circles away and keeps his distance.
The Cat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mo as he jumps to the side.
The Cat is looking to slow Mo down with leg kicks.
The Cat throws a leg kick which misses Mo's front leg but catches the back leg as Mo tries to avoid it.
Mo tries to clinch
and The Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from The Cat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cat shoots in for a takedown but Mo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mohammad Mo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Cat.
The Cat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mo is breathing heavily.

The Cat closes the distance and clinches.

The Cat breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Cat, right into the meat.
The Cat shoots in looking for a takedown. Mo tries to sprawl out of it but The Cat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Cat tries a low kick but Mo avoids it.
The Cat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The Cat has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.

The Cat manages to break the clinch.
The Cat shoots for a double leg takedown but Mo sprawls well. He's pushed The Cat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two 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!
The Cat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mo as he jumps to the side.
Mo wants to clinch.
The Cat shoots in for a takedown but Mo shows good takedown defense.
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Cat throws a leg kick but Mo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Cat tries to land a leg kick but Mo saw it coming and moves away.
No luck for The Cat with that takedown attempt.

The Cat has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.
The Cat tries for a takedown but Mo manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo scores with a knee to the head.
The Cat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mo is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Mo.
Mo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Cat looking to throw knees to the head but Mo is blocking nicely.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.
The Cat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Cat circles away from the clinch attempt.

The Cat has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.
The Cat is looking for a takedown.

The Cat breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Cat shoots in for a takedown but Mo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

The Cat has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Cat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Steve The Cat has been cut.
Mo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo stalls.
The Cat is trying to break the clinch but Mo is controlling him.
The Cat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Cat is trying to break the clinch but Mo has him pressed against the cage.
Mo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Cat's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve The Cat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve The Cat's cut.
That's time! Mo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Cat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

The Cat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Cat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mo moves to clinch but The Cat breaks away
and The Cat counters with a slapping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Cat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Cat is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mo.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.

Mo gets tackled into the cage by The Cat. The Cat maintains the clinch.
Mo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Cat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Cat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mo tries to land knees in the clinch but The Cat avoids the damage to the body.
Mo looking to throw knees to the head but The Cat is blocking nicely.
The Cat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mo is looking to control The Cat's arms but The Cat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mo has his back to the cage.
Mo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Cat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steve The Cat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Cat is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mohammad Mo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Cat.
The Cat is working for takedown but Mo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mo stalling.
Mo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Cat's defenses.
The Cat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Cat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Cat is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mo looking to stall.
The Cat wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Cat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mo prevents The Cat from breaking the clinch.
The Cat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Cat is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Cat can't break the clinch.
Mo is trying to maintain a safe position but The Cat gets an underhook and turns Mo into the cage.
Mo working The Cat over with knees to the body.
Mo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

The Cat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Cat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mo closes the distance but The Cat moves to the side
and The Cat counters with a head kick. That will keep Mo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Cat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mo blocks a low kick nicely.
The Cat tries to land a front kick but Mo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mo wants to clinch but The Cat slips to the side
and The Cat counters with an inside leg kick.
The Cat thows a body shot but no joy.

Mo darts in and clinches The Cat up against the cage.
Mo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo tries to clinch up.
The Cat looks to land a combination but Mo avoids it well.
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mohammad Mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mo doesn't manage to clinch there - The Cat circles away.
The Cat misses with a leg kick.
Mo doesn't manage to clinch there - The Cat circles away.

The Cat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mo, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mo managing to block the knees to the body from The Cat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo landing knees to the head.
Mo gets underhooks to prevent The Cat's takedown attempt.
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 Mohammad Mo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve The Cat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mo doesn't manage to clinch there - The Cat circles away.
Mo is looking to clinch.
The Cat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

The Cat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Cat wants a takedown but no success here.
The Cat is trying to break free.
Mo lands an elbow inside that The Cat shrugs off.
The Cat has had enough of the clinch but Mo keeps him there for the moment.
The Cat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mo prevents it.
Mo connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Cat's face.
The Cat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Cat tries for a takedown but Mo manages to get underhooks.
Mohammad Mo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Cat.
Mo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Cat.
The Cat takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Steve The Cat's cut even more.
Mo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.
Mo avoids a kick to the body.

The Cat moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Mo gets a clinch.
Mo stalling.
Mo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Cat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Cat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Cat takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Cat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mo tries to stall but The Cat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Cat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mo gets underhooks to prevent The Cat's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo lands an elbow just above The Cat 's eye.
Mo controlling the action here for a moment.
The Cat tries to score a body lock takedown but Mo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Cat takes an elbow to the temple.
The Cat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The Cat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mo tries to clinch but The Cat is having none of it.
The Cat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mo was well out of range. Poor timing from The Cat.
Mo tries to clinch there but The Cat circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Cat has a takedown stuffed.
Mo slips a jab from The Cat.
The Cat throws a head kick but Mo moves out of range.
Mo wants to clinch.
Mo tries to clinch up.
Mo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mo tries to clinch but The Cat moves out of range.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Cat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mo closes the distance but The Cat moves to the side
and The Cat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cat throws a head kick that misses.

Mo instigates a clinch.
The Cat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mo has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mo.

The cut above Steve The Cat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Cat tries to circle away but Mo has him pinned against the cage.
The Cat is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Cat.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Cat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Cat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

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 Mohammad Mo.
I think Mo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Mo!