PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 1156 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Two Moons (ranked 148 p4p, 164 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marui
vs
Moons

167 cm
26
150
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
165
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Two Moons!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Marui misses.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
As Moons looks to move away, Marui throws a big counter combo but Moons just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Marui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moons doesn't seem phased though.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moons manages to avoid it.
Moons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moons swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Moons there.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons moves out of range of the strikes.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Moons slips the punch.
Moons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marui blocks a jab.
Marui lunges at Moons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moons's hand.
Marui lands with a good body shot.
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!
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Moons moves away and avoids it.
Marui is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui misses with a hook
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui slips a jab from Moons.
Moons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Moons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Moons clinches up with Marui and pushes him back against the cage.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Moons.
Marui tries a body shot but Moons blocks it.
Moons prevents a body shot from Marui.
Moons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moons tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moons struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Moons working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moons can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Marui pushes Moons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Moons.
Marui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Moons as the two fighters clinch.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Moons misses with the head strike.
Moons can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Marui stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
Moons misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Marui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moons closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui misses with the combination.

Moons takes the fight into the clinch.
Marui is struggling to control the position.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons blocks a body shot from Marui.
A hook to the body from Moons.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Still in the clinch, Marui scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Moons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Marui misses.
Moons tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moons slips under a jab.
Moons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Moons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marui under the eye.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moons counters with a straight right hand.
Marui moves away from the strike by Moons.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moons.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons digs a good hook to Marui's body.
Moons slips a jab from Marui.
Moons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui defending well as Moons loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons misses with a hook. Marui ducked under it nicely.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Moons throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
A big right from Moons misses.
Marui wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marui misses with an uppercut. Moons saw that one coming.
Marui is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moons tries to clinch but Marui moves away
and Marui counters with a series of strikes. Moons will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui lands a right hook to the body.
Marui misses the body punch
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moons unleashes a big counter combination but Marui bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Moons.
Marui works Moons's body with a nice hook.
Moons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Moons had a free shot at his head there.
Marui punishes Moons's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marui takes one to the side of the head.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moons counters with a nice uppercut.
Marui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui thuds a left hand into Moons's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui throws an overhand right that lands on Moons's shoulder, as Moons tries to avoid the shot.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marui.

Moons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moons fails to land.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui tries a body shot but Moons blocks it.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons has him pressed against the cage.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons works on Marui's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Marui.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Moons misses with a wild body shot.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Moons misses with a hook
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Moons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Moons darts in and clinches Marui up against the cage.
Moons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Moons back against the cage.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moons working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Marui manages to break the clinch.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
Moons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Moons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a body punch.
Moons lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons is controlling him.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moons is pushing Marui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Two Moons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moons misses with the head strike.
Marui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moonss head.
Marui looking to slow down the pace here.
Marui cracks Moons with a nice body shot.

Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui misses the body punch
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marui swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Moons wants to clinch.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marui misses with a shot to the body

and Moons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marui effectively controlling the action here.
Moons blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.

Marui manages to break the clinch.
Marui scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Moons misses
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
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!
Marui swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Moons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moons takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moons.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Moons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Moons looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Naoko Marui.
I think Marui has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Two Moons!
After winning the bout, Two Moons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.