PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousaki has chosen souljacker as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gerardo Del Muro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Del Muro
vs
Mousaki

190 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

182 cm
31
177 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenji Mousaki!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Muro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mousaki dives in and scores a takedown into Del Muro's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Del Muro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mousaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mousaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Muro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mousaki on the ground.
Del Muro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mousaki.
Mousaki trying to control but Del Muro is working from the bottom.
Del Muro working a defensive guard here.
Mousaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Muro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Muro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mousaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Muro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mousaki looking to sit in guard and control but Del Muro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Del Muro trying to control but Mousaki is working from the bottom.
Mousaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Muro is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Muro wanted to stand there but Mousaki had control of the position.
Del Muro wants to control from the top but Mousaki keeps moving.
Mousaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Del Muro stopping the sweep attempt from Mousaki.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerardo Del Muro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Del Muro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenji Mousaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mousaki.
Del Muro tries to clinch up.
Mousaki tries for a takedown but Del Muro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mousaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Del Muro was covering up waiting for the punch and Mousaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mousaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Muro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Muro has control of Mousaki's left arm, preventing Mousaki from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Muro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousaki lands a couple of elbows.

Mousaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Del Muro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Del Muro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Del Muro!
Del Muro trying to control the position but Mousaki is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousaki sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Mousaki dominated that round.
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.

Mousaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Del Muro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Muro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mousaki.
Del Muro closes the distance but Mousaki moves to the side

and Mousaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mousaki pushes down on Del Muro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mousaki misses with a head shot. Del Muro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mousaki trying to control but Del Muro is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mousaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mousaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Muro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mousaki has gone for a leg lock! Del Muro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mousaki's guard.
Del Muro sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki looking to control.
Del Muro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Del Muro postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Del Muro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Mousaki moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Gerardo Del Muro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Mousaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Mousaki with that takedown attempt.
Del Muro misses with a looping left.

Mousaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousaki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mousaki throws a strike aimed at the side of Del Muro's head but Del Muro avoids it well.
Mousaki is trying to ground and pound but Del Muro uses the momentary lack of control by Mousaki to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mousaki is trying to work for a kimura but Del Muro is defending well.
Mousaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Muro defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Muro is doing well to control the position and prevent Mousaki from advancing to side control.
Del Muro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Mousaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mousaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mousaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Del Muro circles away.
Mousaki has his takedown stuffed
and Del Muro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerardo Del Muro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Mousaki is having none of it.
Del Muro takes a swing at Mousaki's ribcage but misses.
Del Muro doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousaki circles away.
Mousaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mousaki fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Del Muro.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Del Muro!
Mousaki throwing strikes here but Del Muro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mousaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mousaki cracks Del Muro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mousaki landing strikes, looking to finish!

Mousaki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Del Muro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Del Muro!
Del Muro won't allow Mousaki to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mousaki is looking for a triangle but Del Muro pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Muro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Muro preventing the sweep.
Del Muro wants to get up but he can't break Mousaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mousaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Gerardo Del Muro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Del Muro clinches.
Del Muro misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Del Muro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Muro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Del Muro closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mousaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mousaki throws a strike but Del Muro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mousaki throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Muro is keeping the position for now.
Mousaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mousaki throwing strikes from guard but Del Muro blocks nicely.
Mousaki stopping the sweep attempt from Del Muro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Mousaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mousaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Mousaki!