PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Two Moons (ranked 5002 p4p, 439 weight class) and Nathan Johnson (ranked 5330 p4p, 455 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moons
vs
Johnson

172 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Two Moons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moons scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Moons.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Moons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moons tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moons connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Moons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Moons has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Moons pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moons won't allow it.
A short right from Moons.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moons keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Moons prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moons lands a nice shot to the body.
Moons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Moons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moons digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Moons is controlling him.
Moons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moons scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.
Moons lands a shoulder strike.
Moons is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is trying to push Moons away but Moons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Moons.
Moons lands a right hand.
Moons cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Moons keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to circle away but Moons has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Moons away but Moons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Moons.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Moons is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moons digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moons.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Moons digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nice body punch from Moons - that landed with a thud.
Moons lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Moons is controlling the position.
Moons lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moons is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
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!
Moons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moons lands a body shot.
Johnson is trying to push Moons away but Moons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Moons.
Moons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Moons dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice jab there from Moons.
Moons drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Moons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.
Moons is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Moons is controlling the position.
Moons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moons won't allow it.
Moons lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Moons.

Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Moons.
A shot in the inside from Moons.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Moons finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moons scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moons won't allow it.
Moons lands a body punch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Two Moons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Moons.
Moons lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Moons.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moons has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Moons.
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!
Moons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moons won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Moons.
A nice left hand lands by Moons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Moons.
Moons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Moons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moons scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Moons lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Moons finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Moons!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Two Moons!