PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mustard
vs
Walters

186 cm
24
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Walters!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.

Mustard closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walters blocks an elbow strike.
Mustard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walters avoiding damage as Mustard throws knees to the body.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.

It looks like Jimmy Walters has been cut.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Mustard lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
Walters is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustard lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Jimmy Walters's cut even more.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walters avoids it.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Mustard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walters blocks a body shot from Mustard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
Mustard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Walters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Walters dodges an elbow strike from Mustard.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mustard prevents it.
Jake Mustard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Walters.
Mustard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
Walters wants to take the fight to the mat but Mustard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walters blocks the elbow strike.
Walters avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Walters blocks the elbow strike.
Mustard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustard smiles and moves away.
Walters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustard.
Walters misses with an uppercut. Mustard saw that one coming.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch but Walters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mustard rushes Walters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walters dodges an elbow strike from Mustard.
Walters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mustard to keep the fight standing.
Walters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mustard after a bit of a struggle.
Mustard slows down the pace here.
Mustard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to pull guard but Mustard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Mustard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.

The cut above Jimmy Walters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard avoiding damage.
Mustard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jimmy Walters's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Mustard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Walters's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Mustard!