PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mustard
vs
Ale

186 cm
24
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Jake Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Ale!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ale.

Mustard clinches up with Ale and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Ale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ale avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Ale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mustard up against the cage.
Ale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ale takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joseph Ale has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ale.
Ale wants to break free but Mustard has control.
Mustard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ale is trying to stall.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ale's defenses.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Mustard.
Ale blocks an elbow strike.
Mustard looking to slow down the pace here.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ale's defenses.
Ale wants to break free but Mustard has control.
Ale is trying to break free.
Ale takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Mustard.

That has opened up Joseph Ale's cut even more.
Ale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mustard lands a damaging elbow.
Ale dodges an elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard lands a nice elbow.
Ale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Ale.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ale is leaning against Mustard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ale tries to stall but Mustard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ale lands a nice uppercut.
Mustard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ale avoids it.
Ale scores with a shoulder strike.
Ale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mustard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ale's brow.
Ale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mustard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ale's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ale avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ale works on Mustard's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ale is defending well for now.
Ale avoiding damage as Mustard throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ale.
Ale tries to break the clinch but Mustard is controlling the position.
Come on Ale - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Ale.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Ale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ale's brow.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ale's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard tries to stall but Ale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ale takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Joseph Ale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ale.
Ale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mustard lands an elbow that stopped Ale in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mustard takes a shot to the head.
Ale lands an uppercut.
Ale is trying to break free.
Mustard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ale avoids it.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Ale shrugs off.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Ale lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustard backwards.
Ale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mustard backwards.
Nice elbow from Mustard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mustard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ale's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ale lands a nice shot to the body.
Mustard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mustard.
Mustard is looking to clinch.
Ale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ale.
No joy there for Ale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mustard rushes Ale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mustard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustard lands an elbow just above Ale 's eye.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ale throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustard.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Ale shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Joseph Ale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Ale blocks an elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mustard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard being controlled against the cage.
Jake Mustard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Ale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ale takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Mustard!