PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho comes into the arena with Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Victorio's choice of entrance music: Nightingale - The Glory Days. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mustacho
vs
Victorio

186 cm
30
211 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

197 cm
28
204 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio is looking to clinch but Mustacho is avoiding it.
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Victorio avoids it.
Victorio moves forwards but Mustacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt

and Mustacho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victorio won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Victorio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mustacho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Victorio is avoiding damage well.
Mustacho works to advance to full mount. Victorio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Victorio's face.
Victorio working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustacho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorio?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Mustacho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Victorio is surviving well by controlling Mustacho's body position as best he can.
Mustacho unloads with some shots from mount but Victorio bucks and avoids them well.
Victorio is trying to escape the mount.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho postures up.
Mustacho lands with some strikes.
Mustacho with shots to the head and body - Victorio looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Victorio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho with shots to the head and body - Victorio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustacho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorio?

Victorio is rocked!
Mustacho prevents Victorio from getting the reversal.
Victorio is still in real trouble! Can Mustacho finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mustacho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Victorio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Mustacho working for a guillotine from mount but Victorio is in no mood to give up.
Victorio seems to have recovered his senses.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho pushes him away.
Victorio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Victorio holds of for dear life.
The referee warns Victorio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mustacho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Victorio hang on?
Victorio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mustacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victorio is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mustacho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Victorio defends well.
Victorio distracts Mustacho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Victorio wants to get up but he can't break Mustacho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
Mustacho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mustacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustacho is on top in guard.
Victorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustacho is trying to control but can't.
Victorio seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho is looking for a sweep. Victorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mustacho wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Mustacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mustacho throws a front kick that sends Victorio stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
Victorio throws a wild body kick that Mustacho sees coming a mile off.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Victorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Victorio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Victorio tries to stand but Mustacho is controlling his head.
Victorio gets to mount! Mustacho was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mustacho looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Victorio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mustacho has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho breaks Victorio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mustacho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustacho looking to pass the guard.
Mustacho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Victorio's guard.
Victorio trying to control but Mustacho postures up.
Victorio tries to kick Mustacho off in order to stand up. Mustacho Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mustacho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Victorio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mustacho connects with a decent elbow.

Mustacho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Victorio prevents Mustacho from moving into mount.
Mustacho working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho throws an elbow but Victorio slips to the side and avoids it well.

Mustacho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Victorio is trying to control Mustacho's posture but Mustacho avoids it.
Mustacho moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho unloading with bombs!
Mustacho punching from mount but Victorio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Victorio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Victorio tries to roll over but Mustacho keeps him under control.
Rogerio Mustacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustacho trying to control the action but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio is trying to stand.
Victorio has his hands clasped together around Mustacho's back. He's all about the action.
Mustacho uses his free foot to push down on Victorio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a couple of good shots and Victorio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Victorio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Victorio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Victorio tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mustacho manages to move to mount!
Victorio taking shots to the head.
Mustacho looking to finish Victorio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Victorio!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho pushes him away.
Mustacho looking to control but Victorio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mustacho landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Mustacho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victorio tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victorio to score with a decent uppercut.
Mustacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.

Victorio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mustacho is looking to improve his position.
Victorio is trying to control the action in half guard but Mustacho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mustacho is trying to maintain the position but Victorio is very close to passing his half guard.
Mustacho is pressing down on Victorio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Victorio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustacho is retaining full guard.
Mustacho is striking but Victorio is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mustacho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mustacho wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy.
Victorio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mustacho is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets back to full guard.
Mustacho wants to improve his position but instead Victorio has moved into half guard.
Rogerio Mustacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victorio is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustacho trying to hold on to Victorio's head to control him but Victorio postures up.
Mustacho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustacho sees it coming and defends easily.
Victorio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tommy Victorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustacho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mustacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Mustacho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mustacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Victorio doesn't seem bothered though.

Victorio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victorio showed some decent athleticism there.
Victorio tries to stand and escape but Mustacho is controlling the position.
Victorio lands strikes from half guard.
Mustacho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mustacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustacho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Mustacho!
A relieved looking Rogerio Mustacho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.