PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Faded. Ivey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mousasi
vs
Ivey

191 cm
33
208 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

188 cm
38
215 lbs
43 - 18 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey scores with a leg kick.
Mousasi wants to slow Ivey down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Ivey misses.
Ivey misses with a head kick.
Mousasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Ivey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mousasi throws out the jab.
Mousasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Mousasi moves out of range easily.
Ivey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Ivey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mousasi.
Ivey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivey lands a leg kick that knocks Mousasi off balance momentarily.
Mousasi throws a low kick but Ivey moves out of range easily.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey throws a leg kick
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
Ivey moves out of range of the leg kick from Mousasi.
Ivey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phil Ivey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivey blocks a jab.
Mousasi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivey looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousasi is just out of range.
Ivey loads up on a big right hand but Mousasi slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Ivey misses.
Ivey misses with a shot to the body

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi slips nicely into half guard.
Ivey wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mousasi is trying to control. Ivey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousasi controlling the pace.
Mousasi prevents Ivey from improving his position.
Mousasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivey's head.
Mousasi passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivey gets back to half guard.
Ivey tries to kick Mousasi off but Mousasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mousasi is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Mousasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mousasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ivey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mousasi prevents Ivey from improving his position.
Mousasi wants to control but Ivey is keeping him busy.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Mousasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mousasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mousasi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mousasi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ivey tries to hold on but Mousasi pushes him away.
Mousasi lands with some strikes.
Ivey trying desperately to get to his feet.

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

Mousasi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ivey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ivey!

Mousasi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ivey is defending well. Mousasi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ivey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mousasi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gegard Mousasi!
Gegard Mousasi retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gegard Mousasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.