PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wana Dhite (ranked 6128 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Moe Moose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dhite
vs
Moose

199 cm
18
185
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
185
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wana Dhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Moose!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dhite with that takedown attempt.
Moose looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moose dives in and grabs Dhite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dhite pushes down on Moose's head and hops out.
Moose lands a jab-cross combination.
Dhite is looking to clinch.

Dhite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moose avoiding damage as Dhite throws knees to the body.
Moose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moose tries to break free but Dhite pushes him back against the cage.

Dhite breaks the clinch.
Dhite wants to clinch up but Moose keeps it at a distance.
Dhite wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dhite has closed the distance and engaged Moose in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite tries to pull guard but Moose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dhite is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moose to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wana Dhite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moose smiles and moves away.
Moose swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhite.
Moose throws a fast counter high kick but Dhite manages to duck under it in time.

Moose clinches up against the cage.
Moose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dhite pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Dhite breaks from the clinch.
Dhite lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moose takes a step back to recover.

Dhite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moose, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dhite.
Dhite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moose avoids it.
Dhite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dhite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dhite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dhite lands a knee to the head.
Dhite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dhite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moose managing to block the knees to the body from Dhite.
Moose looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dhite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Dhite breaks the clinch.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
Moose unleashes a big counter combination but Dhite bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moose shoots in and drives through. Dhite sprawls well.
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dhite closes the distance and clinches.
Dhite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dhite landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moose avoiding damage as Dhite throws knees to the body.

Dhite breaks from the clinch.
Dhite moves in looking to clinch but Moose pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moose or perhaps it was just good defense by Dhite, which made it look bad.
Dhite wants to clinch.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.

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

Dhite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dhite misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dhite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moose, pushing him back against the cage.
Dhite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moose takes an elbow to the forehead.

Dhite breaks from the clinch.
Dhite wants to clinch.

Dhite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moose trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dhite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wana Dhite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy left from Dhite finds it's target.
Moose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moose tries for a takedown but Dhite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dhite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
Moose walks into a jab.
Moe Moose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dhite tries to clinch up but Moose circles away and keeps his distance.
Dhite wants to clinch.
Wana Dhite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite wants to clinch.
Moose is breathing heavily.
Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dhite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dhite moves in looking to clinch but Moose pushes him off.
Dhite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dhite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dhite tries to clinch up.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Moose circles away.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dhite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moose can do to turn this around?
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dhite tries to clinch up but Moose circles away and keeps his distance.
Moose is looking for the big counter here.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dhite clinches up against the cage.

Dhite manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhite throws a body shot but no joy.
Moose throws a counter combo.
Dhite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moose swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhite.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range.
Dhite throws a body punch but Moose moves out of range.
Wana Dhite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moose swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dhite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dhite landing knees to the body.
Dhite is looking to control Moose's arms but Moose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dhite has his back to the cage.
Dhite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dhite missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dhite.
Dhite working Moose over with knees to the body.
Dhite working Moose over with knees to the body.
Dhite landing knees to the head.

Dhite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dhite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhite wants to clinch up but Moose keeps it at a distance.
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Moose circles away.
Moose steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dhite.
Dhite misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
Dhite misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moose shapes to counter with a head kick.

Moose closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dhite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moose avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moose jumps guard but Dhite turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wana Dhite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Moose.
Moose trying to stall but Dhite improves his position.
Moose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wana Dhite dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moose throws the kick towards the body but Dhite avoids it.

Moose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Moose blocks it.
Moose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dhite is trying to pull guard but Moose has him pressed against the cage.
Dhite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dhite to keep the fight standing.
Moose managing to block the knees to the body from Dhite.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dhite pushes off an throws an elbow but Moose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dhite fails to pull guard.
Dhite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite jumps guard but Moose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wana Dhite. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dhite jumps guard.
Moose stops Dhite from standing up.
Dhite keeping full guard, as Moose tries to pass.
Moose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dhite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dhite's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moose content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dhite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moose on the ground.
Moose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dhite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dhite wants to clinch.
Dhite wants to clinch up but Moose keeps it at a distance.
Moose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dhite throws a hook but Moose avoids it easily.
Dhite wants to clinch.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
Moose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Moose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dhite to the ground. Moose is now in Dhite's guard.
Dhite controls Moose momentarily but Moose frees himself.
Moose preventing the sweep.

Moose stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhite tries to clinch up but Moose circles away and keeps his distance.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Moose circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range.
Moose is looking for the big counter here.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose moves out of range.
As Dhite backs off Moose throws a huge counter combo but Dhite manages to avoid it all.
Dhite tries to clinch up but Moose circles away and keeps his distance.
Moose wants to counter with a clinch but Dhite pushes him away.
Moose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Moose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dhite thows a body kick. Moose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhite tries to clinch but Moose is having none of it.
Dhite tries to clinch up.
Moe Moose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wana Dhite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dhite darts in and clinches Moose up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moe Moose.
I think Dhite 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wana Dhite!
Wana Dhite thanked the fans post fight for their support.