PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Mustonen (ranked 2737 p4p, 3623 weight class) and Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 288 p4p, 396 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mustonen
vs
Tsavieva

180 cm
27
168
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
162
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrik Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsavieva throws a hook but Mustonen avoids it easily.
Mustonen tries to counter by clinching up but Tsavieva breaks away and moves out of range.
Mustonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nikolai Tsavieva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mustonen.
Tsavieva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mustonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsavieva darts in looking for a takedown but Mustonen gets double underhooks and turns Tsavieva into the cage.
Mustonen is looking to counter the offense by Tsavieva and move into the clinch.
Mustonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tsavieva if he has to take too many more of those.
Mustonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva misses with a straight right.
Mustonen tries to counter by clinching up but Tsavieva breaks away and moves out of range.
Mustonen throws a lazy head kick
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tsavieva moves out of range easily.
Tsavieva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsavieva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mustonen!
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsavieva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsavieva lands a nice shot that snaps Mustonen's head back.
Mustonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsavieva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsavieva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustonen moves away.
Mustonen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tsavieva manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mustonen throws a wild body kick that Tsavieva sees coming a mile off.
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Patrik Mustonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustonen scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsavieva shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsavieva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMustonen.
Patrik Mustonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Tsavieva.
Mustonen throws a head kick but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mustonen. No joy for Tsavieva on that attempt.
Tsavieva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mustonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Nikolai Tsavieva has been cut.
A solid body kick from Mustonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Tsavieva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustonen is just out of range.
It appears Mustonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tsavieva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tsavieva throws a combination that misses
and Mustonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mustonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsavieva's head.
Mustonen throws the kick towards the body but Tsavieva avoids it.
Tsavieva wants to counter with a clinch but Mustonen pushes him away.
Mustonen looks to land a body kick but Tsavieva moved away.
Tsavieva loads up on a big right hand but Mustonen slips the punch.
Tsavieva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mustonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tsavieva moves out of range easily.
Tsavieva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a head kick.
Tsavieva misses the shot to the body.
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mustonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to land a knee to the head but Tsavieva blocks with his arms.
Mustonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsavieva is trying to pull guard but Mustonen has him pressed against the cage.
Tsavieva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustonen smiles and moves away.
Tsavieva misses with a straight left.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen defending well as Tsavieva loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Mustonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mustonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsavieva throws a right hand that Mustonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustonen also avoids with ease.
Tsavieva throws a shot from downtown. Mustonen moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Tsavieva lands.
Mustonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsavieva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mustonen connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Tsavieva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mustonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsavieva can do to turn this around?
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Tsavieva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Tsavieva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustonen.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen pushes Tsavieva away with a front kick.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsavieva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mustonen.
An inside leg kick lands from Mustonen.
Mustonen moves out of range as Tsavieva strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsavieva misses the jab.
Mustonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick by Mustonen misses
and Tsavieva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Tsavieva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mustonen misses with a kick to the body.
Tsavieva blocks the body kick.
Mustonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsavieva.
Mustonen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsavieva blocks a head kick by Mustonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsavieva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mustonen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mustonen struggling a bit here.
Mustonen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsavieva wants to stand but Mustonen is controlling his arm.
Mustonen wants to control but Tsavieva postures up.
Tsavieva wants to stand but Mustonen has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mustonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsavieva counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tsavieva.
Mustonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mustonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsavieva.
Mustonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikolai Tsavieva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut
and Mustonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tsavieva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsavieva misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tsavieva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mustonen - the referee stops the clock and Tsavieva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mustonen. Tsavieva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mustonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Tsavieva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mustonen at a distance.
Mustonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tsavieva will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsavieva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mustonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsavieva's sensitive parts.
Mustonen throws a body kick that misses.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen sets himself, and Tsavieva steps forward looking for the clinch! Mustonen avoids it this time.
Tsavieva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mustonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mustonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva misses with a hook. Mustonen ducked under it nicely.
Mustonen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
Tsavieva throws the left hand but Mustonen avoids the punch easily.
Mustonen feints and then cracks Tsavieva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsavieva down.
Mustonen throws a head kick but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mustonen. Tsavieva shrugs it off though.
Tsavieva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Tsavieva tries to get set, Mustonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsavieva manages to avoid the attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tsavieva.
Mustonen is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mustonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Tsavieva does it's job there.
Patrik Mustonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mustonen throws a lazy head kick
and Tsavieva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsavieva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustonen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustonen's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva avoids the head kick by Mustonen.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustonen.
Tsavieva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMustonen.
Mustonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsavieva's head.
Tsavieva works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsavieva moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Tsavieva misses.
Tsavieva avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Mustonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mustonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrik Mustonen!