PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Tamere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geghard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tamere
vs
Mousasi

205 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Tamere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geghard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamere misses with a takedown attempt - Mousasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tamere wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Tamere or perhaps it was just good defense by Mousasi which made him look bad.
Tamere misses with a head kick.
Tamere tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses.

Mousasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tamere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nik Tamere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamere tries to bum rush Mousasi with a series of wild strikes but Mousasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Tamere as Mousasi shoots in.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses.
Tamere misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses.
Tamere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamere is breathing heavily.
Mousasi avoids the head kick by Tamere.
Tamere misses the jab.
Tamere misses with a head kick.

Mousasi moves into range and clinches up with Tamere.
Mousasi pressing his opponent against the cage.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mousasi lands a head kick!

Mousasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tamere, pushing him back against the cage.

Mousasi successfully pulls guard.
Tamere really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mousasi pushes Tamere off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Mousasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands an elbow inside.

Mousasi tightens his grip and picks Tamere up, before dumping him to the ground. Tamere manages to land in guard.
Mousasi stays in close to Tamere's body and controls the position.
Tamere is looking to stand up but Mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Mousasi stands and steps away. Tamere gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tamere throws a lazy head kick
and Mousasi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamere's knee momentarily.
Tamere loads up on a big right hand but Mousasi slips the punch.
Tamere misses with a takedown

and Mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamere's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Tamere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamere is looking to stand up but Mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Tamere keeps moving.
Tamere wants to stand but Mousasi is controlling the position.

Mousasi stands up from Tamere's guard - Mousasi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tamere clinches but Mousasi breaks the clinch

and Mousasi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mousasi lands a nice elbow.
Mousasi scores with a shot to the side of Tamere's head.
Mousasi lands a damaging elbow.
Mousasi lands an elbow just above Tamere 's eye.
Mousasi jumps guard but Tamere stands there with Mousasi around his waist. Mousasi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tamere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamere has him pressed against the cage.
Tamere gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mousasi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi is trying to trip Tamere. He has hold of a leg but Tamere is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mousasi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mousasi won't allow Tamere to get back to his feet.

Tamere pushes Mousasi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mousasi blocks a head kick by Tamere.
Tamere throws a head kick that Mousasi semi-blocks.

Mousasi rushes Tamere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mousasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Tamere blocks with his arms.
Mousasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Tamere breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Tamere is having none of it.
Tamere misses with a takedown

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geghard Mousasi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mousasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tamere throws a lazy head kick

and Mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamere's guard.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Tamere keeps moving.

Tamere scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tamere tries to clinch

and Mousasi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tamere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mousasi tries to clinch there but Tamere circles away.
Tamere throws a lazy head kick

so Mousasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tamere pushes Mousasi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Tamere sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamere with a poor takedown

and Mousasi moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamere is trying to stall.

Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamere throws a right and a left that Mousasi avoids nicely.
Nik Tamere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mousasi looks to clinch
and Tamere counters with a big head kick but Mousasi shrugs it off.
Tamere lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses

and Mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamere's guard.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Tamere keeps moving.
Mousasi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Mousasi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tamere dives on top into guard.

Tamere stands up and waves to Mousasi to follow him.
Tamere throws a combination that misses

and Mousasi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi looking to stall.
Tamere is trying to break the clinch but Mousasi has him pressed against the cage.

Tamere lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mousasi has his feet on Tamere's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tamere throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mousasi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Mousasi stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tamere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamere gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mousasi counters with a head kick. That will keep Tamere thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tamere thows a leg kick but Mousasi checks it

and Mousasi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tamere is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mousasi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Tamere. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mousasi breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Tamere misses

and Mousasi counters with a shoot takedown. Tamere fights it but they end up in guard.
Tamere is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tamere keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.

Mousasi stands up and waves to Tamere to follow him.
Mousasi slips a straight right by Tamere.
Tamere throws a lazy head kick

and Mousasi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mousasi keeps control of Tamere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Tamere misses

and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousasi.
Tamere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mousasi has Tamere pressed against the cage.
Mousasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tamere's defenses.
Mousasi prevents Tamere from breaking the clinch.

Tamere breaks the clinch.
Tamere with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousasi.

Tamere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mousasi closes the distance and clinches.
Mousasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the cage.
Tamere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tamere's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mousasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamere blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the cage.

Tamere breaks from the clinch.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses

and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geghard Mousasi 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! This is the final round!

Tamere misses with a takedown attempt

and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Tamere misses with an elbow strike.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamere wants to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a head kick. That will keep Tamere thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mousasi avoids the head kick by Tamere.
Mousasi blocks a head kick by Tamere.
Tamere with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Tamere kicks Mousasi off and gets to his feet.
Tamere wants to clinch

and Mousasi moves into the clinch.
Tamere is trying to break free.
Mousasi scores with a knee to the head.
Mousasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamere won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousasi fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Tamere breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tamere drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Mousasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Tamere decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mousasi, up you get!
Tamere throws a leg kick but Mousasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tamere throws a lazy head kick

so Mousasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Tamere is looking for a triangle but Mousasi pushes his legs off easily.
Tamere will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tamere wants to get back to his feet but Mousasi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi advances to half guard.
Tamere pushes Mousasi off looking to stand but Mousasi dives back in and keeps control.

Tamere has one foot on Mousasi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses

and Mousasi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamere is pressed up against the cage. Mousasi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tamere down to the mat. Tamere avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tamere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Mousasi is pressed up against the cage. Tamere has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mousasi down to the mat. Mousasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Tamere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamere circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamere just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamere throws a sloppy head kick

and Mousasi moves into the clinch.

Tamere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tamere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mousasi's head.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mousasi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tamere is trying to stand up here but Mousasi is controlling him well.
Mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamere keeps working.
Mousasi sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Tamere has one foot on Mousasi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tamere thows a leg kick but Mousasi checks it

and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mousasi.

Mousasi breaks from the clinch.
Tamere scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tamere misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tamere clinches up against the cage.
Tamere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tamere is looking to break free of the clinch but Mousasi has double underhooks.
Tamere takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands a nice elbow.
Mousasi keeps control of Tamere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamere is trying to break free.
Mousasi tries for a takedown but Tamere manages to get underhooks.
Tamere tries to break the clinch but Mousasi is controlling the position.

Mousasi has clasped his hands together around Tamere's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Mousasi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tamere to his feet.
Mousasi avoids the head kick by Tamere.
Mousasi shoots for a double leg takedown but Tamere sprawls well. He's pushed Mousasi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick by Tamere misses

and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Tamere has had enough of the clinch but Mousasi keeps him there for the moment.
Mousasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamere wants to break free but Mousasi has control.
A short right from Mousasi.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mousasi keeps control of Tamere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nik Tamere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geghard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geghard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mousasi 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geghard Mousasi!