PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romanko Mostich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanko Mostich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mostich
vs
Cowell

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romanko Mostich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mostich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cowell - the referee stops the clock and Mostich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cowell. Mostich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mostich looks for a takedown but Cowell sprawls well.
Mostich misses with a takedown attempt - Cowell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cowell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cowell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mostich looking for a sweep. Not yet Mostich, not yet.
Cowell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cowell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mostich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mostich is working hard here to advance position.

Mostich is looking for a triangle but Cowell pushes his legs off easily.
Mostich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mostich has his takedown stuffed

and Cowell counters with a shoot takedown. Mostich fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romanko Mostich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mostich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cowell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cowell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mostich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cowell passes Mostich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mostich trying to get back to full guard but Cowell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mostich is trying desperately to improve position.
Cowell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostich working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cowell with good strikes from the mount here!
Mostich is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mostich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cowell wants to control the pace but Mostich is squirming around nicely.
Mostich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mostich tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mostich is looking to improve his position but Cowell isn't that keen on the idea.
Cowell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mostich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cowell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mostich is trying desperately to improve position.
Mostich gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mostich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mostich scores with a few weak punches.
Mostich tries to roll over but Cowell keeps him under control.
Mostich throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Cowell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mostich defends it well.
Cowell wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mostich uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Cowell 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.

Cowell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cowell wants to control but Mostich is keeping him busy.
Cowell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mostich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cowell is keen to just control but Mostich is a slippery customer.
Mostich moves into full guard.
Cowell won't allow Mostich to sweep him here.
Cowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cowell preventing the sweep.
Cowell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mostich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cowell manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell keeping full guard, as Mostich tries to pass.

Cowell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mostich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mostich wants to pass the guard but Cowell is keeping the position.

Cowell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostich passes Cowell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cowell tries to get to full guard but Mostich has control of the leg.

Mostich is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell wants to control but Mostich is keeping busy.
Cowell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mostich.
Cowell is looking to control Mostich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cowell avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cowell gets a takedown into half guard.
Mostich gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell stopping the sweep attempt from Mostich.

Cowell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mostich, up you get!
Romanko Mostich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cowell gets a takedown into half guard.
Cowell is trying to control the action in half guard but Mostich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mostich is trying to get back to full guard.
Mostich manages to get to full guard.
Mostich tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mostich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cowell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mostich tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mostich is looking for a triangle but Cowell pushes his legs off easily.
Mostich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mostich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cowell manages to get himself to full guard.
Cowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mostich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Cowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cowell clinches.

Cowell pulls guard.
Cowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Cowell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mostich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowell's head.

It looks like Anderson Cowell has been cut.
Mostich won't allow Cowell to sweep him here.
Mostich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mostich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mostich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mostich wants to pass to mount but Cowell is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mostich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mostich is nestled in close to Cowell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mostich working Cowell over with strikes.
Cowell looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mostich is looking for a kimura here.
Cowell punching from the bottom.
Mostich prevents Cowell from improving his position.
Mostich not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mostich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Mostich connects with a nice short shot to Cowell's temple.

Cowell is rocked!

That has opened up Anderson Cowell's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mostich lands a nice short elbow.
Cowell is still on wobbly legs! Can Mostich finish him?

The cut above Anderson Cowell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cowell taking some punishment here, with Mostich in his half guard.
Mostich works his way into side control.

Mostich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mostich scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostich lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cowell seems to have recovered his senses.

Anderson Cowell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson Cowell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Romanko Mostich!
Romanko Mostich is the new super heavyweight champion!