PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gasgoine (ranked 1504 p4p, 2546 weight class) and Tyrone Muesli (ranked 56 p4p, 96 weight class). Tyrone Muesli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gasgoine
vs
Muesli

198 cm
27
255
5 - 0 - 0

210 cm
28
264
9 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasgoine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasgoine throws a hook but Muesli blocks it.
Muesli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gasgoine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muesli.
Muesli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gasgoine misses with a looping left.
Muesli throws a one two combo.
Muesli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gasgoine.
A slow jab from Muesli misses its intended target.
Gasgoine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gasgoine.
Gasgoine throws the left hand but Muesli avoids the punch easily.
Muesli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gasgoine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muesli scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Gasgoine.
Muesli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gasgoine misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gasgoine punishes Muesli's body with a nice straight punch.
Gasgoine throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Muesli to counter with a crisp jab.
Gasgoine misses the shot to the body.
Muesli looks to land a left hand but Gasgoine moved out of range nicely.
Muesli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gasgoine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasgoine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muesli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gasgoine back to the cage. Muesli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Muesli connects with a looping right hand.
Gasgoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gasgoine throws a leg kick but Muesli moved away.
Gasgoine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Gasgoine backs off Muesli throws a huge counter combo but Gasgoine manages to avoid it all.
Gasgoine ducks under a wild hook from Muesli.
Gasgoine misses with a wild body shot.
Gasgoine looks to score with a jab to the body but Muesli is just out of range.
Gasgoine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gasgoine ducks under a wild hook from Muesli.
We've been told by Gasgoine's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muesli blocks a jab.
Muesli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gasgoine throws out the jab.
Muesli throws a series of punches but Gasgoine moves out of range.
Gasgoine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muesli's hands.

It looks like Tyrone Muesli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muesli jabs Gasgoine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyrone Muesli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gasgoine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gasgoine lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muesli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gasgoine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muesli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gasgoine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gasgoine takes one to the side of the head.
Gasgoine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muesli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muesli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gasgoine.
Muesli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gasgoine's hands.
Muesli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine's corner calls for a 1-2. Gasgoine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gasgoine tries to move into range but Muesli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muesli blocks a jab.
Muesli misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Gasgoine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muesli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gasgoine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muesli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gasgoine misses.
Muesli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gasgoine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gasgoine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muesli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muesli scores with a nice right hand.
Muesli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Muesli sizes up Gasgoine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gasgoine throws out a leg kick but Muesli moves out of range and Gasgoine only half commits.
Gasgoine misses with a straight left.
Gasgoine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gasgoine slips a jab from Muesli.
Muesli misses with a body shot.
Gasgoine takes a swing at Muesli's ribcage but misses.
Muesli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gasgoine misses with a hook.
Muesli misses with a looping left.
Gasgoine loads up on a big right hand but Muesli slips the punch.
Gasgoine drops his hands momentarily and Muesli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gasgoine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gasgoine lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muesli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gasgoine lands a nice shot that snaps Muesli's head back.
Muesli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muesli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gasgoine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muesli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gasgoine lands with a good body shot.
Muesli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muesli scores with the left hand. Gasgoine knows he should have avoided that one.
Muesli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gasgoine scores with a jab. Muesli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gasgoine moves away from the strike by Muesli.
Gasgoine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gasgoine throws a hook but Muesli blocks it.
Muesli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gasgoine throws a jab but it's blocked by Muesli.
Muesli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gasgoine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gasgoine misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrone Muesli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gasgoine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gasgoine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muesli moves away from the strike by Gasgoine.
Muesli moves out of range as Gasgoine strikes.
Muesli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gasgoine.
Good work by Muesli as he checks the leg kick.
Muesli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muesli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gasgoine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muesli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasgoine can pounce on him.
Muesli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Muesli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gasgoine counters with a low kick, right behind Muesli 's knee.
Muesli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gasgoine.
Muesli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gasgoine just misses with a punch to the body.
As Gasgoine backs off Muesli throws a huge counter combo but Gasgoine manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muesli moves out of range as Gasgoine strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gasgoine. That's going to slow Muesli down.
Gasgoine lands a jab.
Gasgoine staying out of range there.
Muesli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gasgoine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli connects with the punch.
Gasgoine stuns Muesli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Muesli.
Muesli moves away from the strike by Gasgoine.
Gasgoine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gasgoine with a nice calf kick.
Gasgoine misses with a left hand
and Muesli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muesli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gasgoine. Gasgoine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muesli digs a good body shot into Gasgoine's ribs.
Muesli scores with a decent looking hook.
Gasgoine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muesli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muesli lands an overhand right.
Gasgoine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muesli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muesli misses with a double jab
enabling Gasgoine to counter with a crisp jab.
Gasgoine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gasgoine moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine throws a shot from downtown. Muesli moves away and avoids it.
Muesli defending well as Gasgoine loads up on a big left hand.
Muesli slips a jab from Gasgoine.
Muesli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gasgoine throws a shot from downtown. Muesli moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Muesli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gasgoine throws a shot from downtown. Muesli moves away and avoids it.
Gasgoine throws a hook to the side of Muesli's head but Muesli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gasgoine throws a jab but it's blocked by Muesli.
Muesli looks to land a combination but Gasgoine avoids it well.
Muesli looks to throw the jab but Gasgoine is out of range.
Muesli lands a nice shot that snaps Gasgoine's head back.
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gasgoine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Muesli misses the target.
Gasgoine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Muesli.
The fighters circling - Gasgoine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gasgoine.
Muesli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muesli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gasgoine.
Nice uppercut there from Muesli.
Gasgoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Muesli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muesli throws a body shot but no joy.
Gasgoine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muesli throws out a counter right but Gasgoine avoids it with no problem.
Gasgoine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gasgoine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muesli lands with a hook. Gasgoine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gasgoine misses with a looping right.
Muesli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gasgoine looks to land a right hand but Muesli moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Gasgoine.
Muesli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muesli lands with a cross.
Gasgoine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muesli scores with a sloppy right hand. Gasgoine should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muesli checks a leg kick nicely.
Gasgoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muesli moves away.
Muesli blocks a jab.
Muesli moves out of range of the strikes.
Muesli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gasgoine manages to avoid it.
Muesli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gasgoine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muesli scores with the left hand. Gasgoine knows he should have avoided that one.
Gasgoine misses with a looping right.
Gasgoine slips a jab and a cross from Muesli.
Gasgoine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muesli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gasgoine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gasgoine connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muesli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gasgoine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gasgoine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gasgoine throws out a loose jab but Muesli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muesli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gasgoine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muesli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyrone Muesli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Muesli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muesli throws the left hand but Gasgoine avoids the punch easily.
Gasgoine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muesli moves away from the strike by Gasgoine.
Muesli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gasgoine missing with a left hand there. Muesli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gasgoine misses the jab.
Gasgoine is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Muesli.
Muesli throws the left hand but Gasgoine avoids the punch easily.
Muesli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gasgoine throws out the jab.
Muesli moves out of range of the leg kick from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muesli misses with a wild combination.
Muesli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine lands with an overhand left.
Muesli misses with a lunging right hand
and Gasgoine counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gasgoine's head.
Gasgoine cracks Muesli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muesli throws a lazy right hand but Gasgoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muesli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gasgoine misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Muesli. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Gasgoine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muesli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Muesli.
Gasgoine lands a nice hook to Muesli's body. Muesli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gasgoine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muesli swings for the body but Gasgoine moves out of range.
Muesli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muesli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muesli slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Muesli misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine missing with a left hand there. Muesli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muesli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muesli connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Gasgoine tenderised Muesli's leg. Muesli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muesli staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gasgoine.
Muesli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine misses with a straight right.
Gasgoine throws a low kick, looking for Muesli's leg but Muesli calmly moves out of range.
Muesli looks to land a combination but Gasgoine avoids it well.
Muesli lands with a cross.
Gasgoine misses with a straight right.
Gasgoine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muesli momentarily.
Gasgoine throws a jab but it's blocked by Muesli.
Muesli misses with a wild combination.
Gasgoine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gasgoine. Gasgoine obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Muesli there.
Gasgoine misses with a looping left.
Gasgoine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gasgoine tries to move into range but Muesli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Gasgoine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muesli misses with the combination.
Muesli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gasgoine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muesli.
A left lands for Gasgoine.
Gasgoine misses with an uppercut. Muesli saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muesli loads up on a big right hand but Gasgoine slips the punch.
Muesli throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Muesli.
Gasgoine ducks under a wild hook from Muesli.
Gasgoine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muesli throws a body shot but no joy.
Gasgoine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gasgoine. Muesli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gasgoine throws a lazy right hand but Muesli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muesli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gasgoine.
Gasgoine throwing a counter right hand but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Gasgoine throws the left hand but Muesli avoids the punch easily.
Muesli defending well as Gasgoine loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Muesli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muesli ducks under a wild hook from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine connects with a leg kick.
Gasgoine misses with an uppercut. Muesli saw that one coming.
Tyrone Muesli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gasgoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Gasgoine.
Well Muesli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Muesli!