PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Jay (ranked 3005 p4p, 3781 weight class) and Jake Moossaka (ranked 406 p4p, 500 weight class). Stevie Jay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Moossaka's chin.

Jay
vs
Moossaka

182 cm
26
180
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
181
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevie Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Moossaka!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moossaka moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Moossaka tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
Moossaka moves to clinch but Jay breaks away
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moossaka is looking to clinch.
Moossaka is looking to clinch.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Jay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moossaka.
Moossaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moossaka takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Moossaka's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moossaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moossaka wants to clinch.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moossaka wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka tries to clinch up
and Jay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moossaka closes the distance but Jay moves to the side
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jake Moossaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moossaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moossaka misses with a double jab
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moossaka closes the distance but Jay moves to the side
and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
Moossaka darts in trying to clinch
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moossaka moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Moossaka wants to clinch.
Jay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Moossaka looks to clinch
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Jay counters with a good low kick that Moossaka was not able to check.

Jay tries to keep at a distance but Moossaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Moossaka misses with an elbow strike.
Jay blocks the elbow strike.

Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Jay's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moossaka tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.

Moossaka instigates a clinch.
Jay can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moossaka fails to land.

Jay breaks the clinch.
Moossaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Moossaka misses with a wild combination.
Jay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Moossaka wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Moossaka tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay clobbers Moossaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jay slips a jab and a cross from Moossaka.
Jay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Moossaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moossaka unleashes a big counter combination but Jay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moossaka darts in trying to clinch
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moossaka moves to clinch but Jay breaks away
and Jay counters with a series of strikes. Moossaka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Jay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Jay misses its target.
Jay throws a hook but Moossaka blocks it.

Moossaka drops Jay with a beautiful combination! Jay stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moossaka is looking for the KO!

It looks like Stevie Jay has been cut.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Jay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Jay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moossaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moossaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moossaka has time to react.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Moossaka.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Moossaka is rocked!
Moossaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay moves out of range.
Moossaka tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moossaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moossaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Moossaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moossaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay throwing a counter right hand but Moossaka manages to avoid it.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Jay was looking to counter with a kick there.
Moossaka wants to clinch.

Moossaka moves into range and clinches up with Jay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moossaka's elbow.
Moossaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moossaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Moossaka has double underhooks.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moossaka throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Moossaka tries to clinch up.
Moossaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Moossaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
A combination from Moossaka does no damage.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
Moossaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moossaka looks to clinch
and Jay counters with a body kick that stops Moossaka in his tracks momentarily.
Moossaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jay counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a right hand to the body.
Moossaka throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely.
Jay is looking for a counter combo.
Moossaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moossaka tries to clinch up
and Moossaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moossaka moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Jay looks to throw the jab but Moossaka is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka is looking to clinch.
Moossaka tries to clinch up.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moossaka can do to turn this around?

Moossaka closes the distance and clinches.

Jay manages to break the clinch.
Moossaka avoids the head kick by Jay.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moossaka closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moossaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jay counters with a straight right hand.
Moossaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moossaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Jay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Jay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Moossaka wants to clinch.
Moossaka tries to clinch up.

Moossaka gets a clinch.

Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moossaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
Moossaka is looking to clinch.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moossaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay throws a nice looking combination but Moossaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Moossaka pushes Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Moossaka lands an elbow just above Jay 's eye.

Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay lands a glancing blow to the side of Moossaka's head.
Moossaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Jay finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay counters with a huge left! Moossaka is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jay isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Moossaka from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jay!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Jay!