PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tubo Leo (ranked 4843 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Alak Mouskal (ranked 387 p4p, 340 weight class). Alak Mouskal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Leo
vs
Mouskal

180 cm
24
147
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tubo Leo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alak Mouskal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Leo. No joy for Mouskal on that attempt.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leo but Leo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mouskal looks for the body kick but Leo saw that one coming.
Leo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tubo Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alak Mouskal.
Leo moves out of range as Mouskal throws a body kick.
Leo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouskal pinned against the ropes. Mouskal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouskal pinned against the ropes. Mouskal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouskal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leo defends it nicely.
Leo looks for a takedown but Mouskal sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo shoots in and drives through. Mouskal sprawls well.
Mouskal shoots in looking for a takedown but Leo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouskal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mouskal tries to clinch but Leo is having none of it.
Leo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mouskal pushes Leo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Leo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mouskal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mouskal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mouskal wants to get back to striking at distance but Leo won't allow it.

Mouskal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mouskal looks to land a body kick but Leo moved away.
Leo shoots in for a double leg but Mouskal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mouskal is fending him off so far but Leo persists. Nope, Mouskal circles away and we're back to standing.
Mouskal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leo defends well and Mouskal ends up having to push Leo into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leo blocks a head kick by Mouskal.
Nice sprawl there from Mouskal as Leo shoots in.
Mouskal is looking to clinch but Leo is avoiding it.
No luck for Leo with that takedown attempt.
Mouskal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mouskal as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Mouskal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mouskal misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouskal as he avoids it easily.

Mouskal tries to sprawl but Leo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leo is breathing heavily.
Mouskal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leo landing with the ground and pound.
Leo throwing strikes from guard but Mouskal blocks nicely.
Leo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo chips away with some ground and pound.
Leo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo scoring with some ground and pound.
Leo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mouskal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leo distracts Mouskal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leo landing with the ground and pound.
Leo throws a big elbow that misses.
Leo landing some decent shots from guard.
Leo lands a couple of elbows.
Leo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mouskal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leo postures up in Mouskal's guard and throws a big left but Mouskal blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tubo Leo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mouskal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mouskal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mouskal is looking to stand up but Leo isn't so interested in that idea.
Leo landing with the ground and pound.
Mouskal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouskal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leo landing some decent shots from guard.
Leo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leo distracts Mouskal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leo 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.
Leo chips away with some ground and pound.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo working some strikes from top position.
Leo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leo throws a strike but Mouskal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouskal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Leo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mouskal trying to control but Leo is working from the bottom.
Mouskal is breathing heavily.
Leo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo tries to strike from the bottom.
Leo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Leo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leo striking off his back but it's not causing Mouskal any problems.
Mouskal trying to control but Leo is working from the bottom.
Leo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tubo Leo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mouskal won't allow Leo to sweep him here.
Mouskal wants to get up but he can't break Leo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leo as he jumps to the side.
Leo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mouskal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mouskal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Leo scores with a takedown into Mouskal's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo cracks Mouskal with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal is controlling Leo's posture.
Leo lands a couple of digs.
Leo landing some decent shots from guard.
Mouskal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouskal can't keep his opponent in guard - Leo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leo lands with a punch from half guard.
Leo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mouskal's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leo lands a nice short elbow.
Leo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouskal is looking to escape.
Mouskal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leo working over Mouskal with some ground and pound. Mouskal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Leo.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Mouskal's head.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mouskal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mouskal to regain full guard.
Leo landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Leo dominated that second round.
That's time! Leo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Leo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mouskal tries to avoid it but Leo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mouskal to the ground. Mouskal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mouskal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leo somewhat.
Mouskal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leo feinted with a counter takedown.
Mouskal lands with a nice body punch.
Alak Mouskal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mouskal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leo sprawls well. Leo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouskal gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mouskal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Mouskal's head.
Mouskal has hold of Leo's hands but Leo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mouskal trying to hold on to Leo's head to control him but Leo postures up.
Leo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mouskal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leo lands with a punch from half guard.
Leo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leo lands a nice short elbow.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouskal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leo slips a nice elbow through Mouskal's hands, connecting with Mouskal's forehead.
Leo working Mouskal over with strikes.

Mouskal is rocked!
Mouskal tries to roll over but Leo keeps him under control.
Mouskal is still in real trouble! Can Leo finish him?
Mouskal has hold of Leo's hands but Leo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leo is nestled in close to Mouskal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mouskal has hold of Leo's hands but Leo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leo working over Mouskal with some ground and pound. Mouskal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leo is nestled in close to Mouskal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mouskal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouskal can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Mouskal's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Mouskal's temple.
Mouskal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leo scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Leo there.
Mouskal has hold of Leo's hands but Leo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mouskal taking some punishment here, with Leo in his half guard.
Leo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leo prevents Mouskal from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leo lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Leo there.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Leo.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.
Mouskal seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouskal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leo lands a nice short elbow.
Leo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo working the head and body with strikes.
Leo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leo slips a nice elbow through Mouskal's hands, connecting with Mouskal's forehead.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Mouskal's head.
Leo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mouskal wants to control but Leo is keeping busy.
Leo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alak Mouskal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouskal is looking for a sweep. Leo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Leo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubo Leo!