PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjin Mouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laamanen's entrance music is Daft Punk - Da Funk/Daftendirekt. A fine choice. Sinjin Mouser is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Laamanen
vs
Mouser

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Laamanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sinjin Mouser!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mouser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laamanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Mouser misses with a knee to the head.
Mouser missing with knees to the body.
Mouser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laamanen letting Mouser take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mouser as Laamanen tries to tie him up.
Mouser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mouser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laamanen.
Laamanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouser avoids the damage to the body.

Mouser breaks the clinch.
Laamanen misses with a wild combination.

Mouser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mouser turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mouser manages to end up in side control.

Mouser decides to stand back up.
Laamanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laamanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laamanen.

Laamanen drives through and clinches with Mouser against the cage.
Mouser is trying to drag Laamanen to the mat but Laamanen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laamanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouser blocks it with crossed arms.
Laamanen wants to stall.
Mouser crunches a lovely knee into Laamanen's ribcage.

Mouser is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laamanen can't fight it off and eventually Mouser manages to take the fight to the floor. Laamanen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laamanen has his foot on Mouser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mouser works his way back into a safe position though.
Laamanen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Laamanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mouser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laamanen is breathing heavily.
Mouser not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mouser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Mouser decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laamanen, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laamanen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mouser gets a clinch.
Mouser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laamanen.
Mouser avoiding damage as Laamanen throws knees to the body.

Mouser pulls guard successfully.

Mouser pushes Laamanen off and gets back to his feet.
Laamanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirko Laamanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laamanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laamanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laamanen moves in looking to clinch but Mouser pushes him off.
Mouser keeps the fight on the outside.

Laamanen tries to keep at a distance but Mouser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laamanen looking to stall.
Mouser avoiding damage as Laamanen throws knees to the body.
Mouser wants a takedown but no success here.
Mouser landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Mouser gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Laamanen regains guard.
Laamanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mouser stands up and waves to Laamanen to follow him.
Laamanen 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.

Mouser drives through and clinches with Laamanen against the cage.
Laamanen lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mouser.
Laamanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Laamanen is trying to stall.

Mouser breaks the clinch.
Mouser tries to clinch up.
Laamanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mouser.
Laamanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mouser tries to clinch there but Laamanen circles away.
Laamanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laamanen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mouser counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Mouser tries for a kimura but Laamanen is defending well.
Laamanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Mouser controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mouser decides to stand back up.

Mouser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouser misses with a knee strike.
Mouser wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinjin Mouser dominated that round.
That's time! Laamanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laamanen feints and then cracks Mouser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouser down.
Mouser is looking to clinch but Laamanen is avoiding it.
Laamanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen tries to clinch up

and Mouser moves into the clinch.

Mouser has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laamanen regains guard immediately.
Laamanen wants to get back to his feet but Mouser is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laamanen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Laamanen is trying to keep Mouser in close.

Laamanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mouser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mouser decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laamanen, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mouser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mouser decides to stand up, so the ref orders Laamanen to his feet.
Mirko Laamanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laamanen tries to clinch up.
Laamanen misses with the combination.

Laamanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mouser breaks from the clinch.
Mouser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen tries to clinch there but Mouser circles away.
Laamanen is looking to clinch but Mouser is avoiding it.

Mouser rushes Laamanen and presses him up against the cage.
Laamanen trying to stall but Mouser improves his position.
Mouser goes for a takedown attempt but Laamanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laamanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen closes the distance but Mouser moves to the side

and Mouser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mouser tries a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks it.
Laamanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouser.
Mouser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mouser avoids the elbow strike from Laamanen, against the cage.
Mouser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laamanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mouser tries to land a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks with his arms.

Mouser breaks the clinch.
Laamanen wants to clinch up but Mouser keeps it at a distance.

Mouser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mouser has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laamanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mirko Laamanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinjin Mouser.
Laamanen missing with knees to the body.
Mouser managing to block the knees to the body from Laamanen.
Mouser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laamanen trying to land knees to the body.

Mouser gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Laamanen looking for submissions off his back.

Mouser decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mouser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Laamanen!
Laamanen tries to hold on but Mouser pushes him away.
Laamanen working to try and regain half guard.

Mouser stands up from mount. Strange move.
Laamanen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mouser counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mouser receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A knee to the head by Mouser.
Mouser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouser is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laamanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mouser managing to block the knees to the body from Laamanen.
Mouser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mouser avoiding damage as Laamanen throws knees to the body.
Mouser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mouser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laamanen is keeping busy.
Mouser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laamanen.
Laamanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouser.
Mouser crunches a lovely knee into Laamanen's ribcage.

Mouser breaks the clinch.
Mouser tries to clinch there but Laamanen circles away.

Mouser closes the distance and clinches.
Laamanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mouser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laamanen trying to land knees to the body.
Mouser drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laamanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laamanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mouser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laamanen.
Mouser lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mouser clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinjin Mouser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mouser tries to clinch but Laamanen moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laamanen looks to clinch

and Mouser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Laamanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Mouser has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laamanen regains guard immediately.
Laamanen wants to stand and escape but Mouser is having none of it.

Laamanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Laamanen working for a triangle but Mouser defends it easily.
Laamanen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mouser is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mouser stands up out of the half guard.
Laamanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouser.
Laamanen tries to clinch there but Mouser circles away.
Laamanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouser circles away.
Mouser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laamanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Laamanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laamanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laamanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laamanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Mouser.

Mouser rushes Laamanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laamanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mouser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laamanen is trying to stall.
Mouser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laamanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mouser with a knee to the head.
Mouser avoiding damage as Laamanen throws knees to the body.
Mouser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mouser lands a nice knee to the body.
Mouser lands an elbow just above Laamanen 's eye.
Mouser connects with a knee to the head.
Laamanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Mouser has hold of one of Laamanen's legs. Laamanen is fighting the takedown attempt but Mouser gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Laamanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mouser controls the pace.
Laamanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Laamanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mouser showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Laamanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mouser can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouser showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Mouser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Laamanen is controlling Mouser's posture.

Laamanen looking for a guillotine here but Mouser defends easily.
Laamanen trying to keep a closed guard but Mouser is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Mouser gets to his feet. Laamanen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mouser fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mouser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laamanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Laamanen gets underhooks to prevent Mouser's takedown attempt.
Mirko Laamanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laamanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mouser lands a nice knee to the body.

Mouser has Laamanen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mouser pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Laamanen tumbling to the mat - Mouser dives into Laamanen's guard.
Laamanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouser is one step ahead there.
Sinjin Mouser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Laamanen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mouser uses it to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinjin Mouser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mouser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinjin Mouser!