PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Showtime (ranked 9592 p4p, 861 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 8634 p4p, 823 weight class). Mousasi has chosen Future - Mask Off as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Showtime
vs
Mousasi

176 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Good kicks
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Showtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mousasi tries to keep at a distance but Showtime has taken the fight into the clinch.
Showtime trying to land knees to the body.
Showtime can't find room to land a body shot as Mousasi controls the action.
Showtime misses with some punches.
Showtime misses with a punch on the inside.
Showtime definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mousasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Showtime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Showtime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mousasi working Showtime over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Showtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Showtime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi managing to block the knees to the body from Showtime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mousasi breaks from the clinch.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mousasi counters with a right hand to the body.
Showtime tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mousasi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Showtime is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Mousasi moves into range and clinches up with Showtime.
Showtime can't find room to land a body shot as Mousasi controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showtime throws an elbow but it misses.
Showtime misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Showtime tries to land knees in the clinch but Mousasi avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mousasi throws an elbow but misses.
Mousasi lands with a right to the head.
Mousasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Showtime gets an underhook and turns Mousasi into the ropes.
Mousasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Mousasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Showtime misses with a body punch.
Showtime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi lands an uppercut.
Mousasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Showtime is breathing heavily.
Showtime throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi pushes Showtime back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Showtime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousasi avoids it.
Mousasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Showtime tries to land a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks with his arms.
Showtime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mousasi.
Mousasi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Showtime tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Showtime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Showtime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi blocks the elbow strike.
Mousasi is looking to control Showtime's arms but Showtime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mousasi has his back to the ropes.
Mousasi lands a shoulder strike.
Showtime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mousasi trying to land knees to the body.
Showtime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Showtime misses with the head strike.
Mousasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Showtime blocking some punches.
Mousasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Showtime misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mousasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Showtime blocks an elbow strike.
Showtime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
Showtime tries to land a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks with his arms.
Mousasi can't break the clinch.
Showtime tries a body shot but Mousasi blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Mousasi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mousasi lands a left hand.
Mousasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Showtime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mousasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Showtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Mousasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Mousasi finds it's target.
Mousasi throws a leg kick which misses Showtime's front leg but catches the back leg as Showtime tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousasi lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Showtime is rocked!
Mousasi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Showtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mousasi staggers Showtime with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Showtime looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Mousasi is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gegard Mousasi!
A less than humble Gegard Mousasi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.