PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dylan sallustio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

mustard
vs
sallustio

187 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dylan sallustio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from sallustio.
An inside leg kick lands from sallustio.
mustard shoots for a takedown but sallustio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mustard tries for a takedown but sallustio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
mustard fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mustard closes this distance looking for a takedown but sallustio circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sallustio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like mr mustard has been cut.
mustard shoots for a double leg takedown but sallustio sprawls well. He's pushed mustard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
mustard shoots in and drives through. sallustio sprawls well.
sallustio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and sallustio duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sallustio has his takedown stuffed

and mustard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sallustio!
mustard is breathing heavily.
sallustio is working to get back to half guard.
sallustio is squirming around, avoiding mustard's attempts to control the action.
sallustio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mustard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
mustard dominating with strikes here.
sallustio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
sallustio preventing the sweep.
sallustio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
sallustio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mustard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mustard has a closed guard, preventing sallustio from standing up.
mustard wants to sweep here but sallustio controlling him for the moment.
mustard has control of sallustio's left arm, preventing sallustio from doing any damage.
mustard wants to sweep but no luck.

mustard looking for a guillotine here but sallustio defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sallustio trying to control the position from guard on top but mustard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sallustio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
sallustio tries to stand but mustard is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mustard looking for a sweep. Not yet mustard, not yet.
mustard is trying to keep sallustio in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
sallustio is working mustard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

mustard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sallustio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sallustio won't allow mustard to sweep him here.
sallustio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
sallustio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mustard is keeping the position for now.
mustard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
sallustio scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sallustio stopping the sweep attempt from mustard.
sallustio postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mustard is on top in guard.
sallustio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mustard stops sallustio from standing up.
mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but sallustio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but sallustio is retaining full guard.
sallustio has momentary wrist control but mustard slips an elbow through the middle.
mustard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
mustard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

mustard stands and steps away. sallustio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that mr mustard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mr mustard'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.

mustard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sallustio.
sallustio tries to bum rush mustard with a series of wild strikes but mustard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mustard tries to clinch up.
sallustio throws a nice looking combination but mustard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
sallustio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from mustard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sallustio scores with a one two! mustard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
mustard has his takedown stuffed
and sallustio counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sallustio lands a lovely overhand right.
mustard misses with a takedown attempt
and sallustio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
mustard tries for a takedown but sallustio circles away easily
and sallustio counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sallustio scoring well with a low kick there.

sallustio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
sallustio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
sallustio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mustard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mustard has control of sallustio's left arm, preventing sallustio from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sallustio is looking to stand up but mustard won't let him.
sallustio throws a strike but mustard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
sallustio trying to control the position.

mustard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mustard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sallustio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
mustard wants to control from the top but sallustio keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

mustard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mustard wants to control but sallustio is keeping him busy.
sallustio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
mustard trying to control the position but sallustio is working away.

mustard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by sallustio, who protects the arm well.
mustard controls the position.
mustard is working sallustio over with some ground and pound from side control.

mustard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by sallustio, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
sallustio is looking for a sweep.
sallustio is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

mustard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
sallustio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but mustard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

mustard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
sallustio regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that mr mustard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mr mustard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

sallustio connects with a good right hand that stumbles mustard. mustard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
sallustio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
mustard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by sallustio. sallustio obviously looking to wear him down.
sallustio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mustard tries to avoid it but sallustio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mustard to the ground. mustard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mustard fails with the takedown

and sallustio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

sallustio wants to work for an arm triangle but mustard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

mustard actively working from the bottom here.
sallustio trying to control from half guard but mustard is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. mustard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mustard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sallustio manages to get himself to full guard.
mustard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed sallustio's guard.
mustard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for sallustio!
mustard blocks sallustio's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
mustard controlling the pace for now.
mustard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sallustio is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mustard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
mustard moves to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sallustio is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sallustio tries to escape but mustard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

mustard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, sallustio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

mustard is persistently looking for the submission but sallustio is defending it well.
sallustio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
sallustio taking shots to the head.
mustard lands with some strikes.

mustard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but sallustio is surviving well by controlling mustard's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mustard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
mustard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sallustio is looking to escape.
mustard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

mustard looking for a guillotine from mount but sallustio is having none of it.
mustard trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
sallustio is in a horrible position here. mustard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
mustard looking to control but sallustio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
mustard with a couple of short strikes.
sallustio working to try and regain half guard.

mustard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now sallustio is on top in guard.
mustard has a closed guard, preventing sallustio from standing up.
dylan sallustio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mustard trying to keep a closed guard but sallustio is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr mustard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for mustard, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr mustard!