PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaz Moore (ranked 6412 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Jacob Pokorney (ranked 625 p4p, 530 weight class). Pokorney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Gonna Give You Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jaz Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moore
vs
Pokorney

190 cm
19
190
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
175
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Pokorney!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pokorney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pokorney blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pokorney works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pokorney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pokorney is one step ahead there.
Pokorney wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Pokorney throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore working a defensive guard but Pokorney passes into half guard.
Moore wants to control but Pokorney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pokorney sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokorney is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pokorney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Pokorney is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Pokorney eventually gives up the hold.

Pokorney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Pokorney is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pokorney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pokorney is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Moore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pokorney on the ground.
Pokorney content to stall in guard here.
Pokorney works over Moore with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moore doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokorney passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pokorney wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Pokorney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moore is trying to control but Pokorney manages to pass to mount!
Pokorney avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Moore can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to hold on but Pokorney pushes him away.
Pokorney with shots to the head and body - Moore looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pokorney cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pokorney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pokorney lands a couple of good shots and Moore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore wants to control his opponent's hands but Pokorney gets his hands free.
Pokorney controls the position.
Pokorney avoiding Moore 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pokorney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Pokorney rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Pokorney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Pokorney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Pokorney gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Moore working for a triangle but Pokorney defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokorney landing with the ground and pound.
Pokorney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moore's guard.
Pokorney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pokorney forces his way into half guard.
Pokorney controlling the pace.
Moore is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pokorney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Pokorney there.
Moore is trying to control but Pokorney manages to pass to mount!
Pokorney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Pokorney looking for a guillotine from mount but Moore is having none of it.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Pokorney isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney working the ground and pound effectively.
Pokorney controlling from mount.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Pokorney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pokorney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pokorney raining down shots from the mount!
Pokorney controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore wants to hold on but Pokorney pushes him away.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Pokorney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pokorney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pokorney gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pokorney looks for a takedown but Moore sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pokorney.
Moore tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is trying to reverse the position but instead Pokorney has taken his back - oops!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Moore rolls, trying to escape but Pokorney keeps control of the position.
Moore just trying to survive but Pokorney is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Pokorney looking to break Moore's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Moore remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pokorney will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Moore tries to break free.

Moore preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pokorney.
The referee is taking a good look at Moore as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Pokorney!
Pokorney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pokorney is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pokorney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pokorney softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore fending off the submission attempt from Pokorney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pokorney is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Moore defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Moore trying to control the action but Pokorney just sinks the hooks in.
Moore wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney lands a shot to the body.
Pokorney is working the ground and pound. Can Moore escape?
Pokorney controlling from the back.
Moore is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Moore trying to control the position but Pokorney manages to sink in the hooks.
Pokorney really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Moore.

Pokorney is looking for the choke from the back position but Moore is controlling his hands well.
Pokorney is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney has the hooks in. Moore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Pokorney.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore prevents Pokorney from getting a body triangle.

Pokorney has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Moore has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pokorney not allowing Moore to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Pokorney really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pokorney shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pokorney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Pokorney unleashes a big counter combination but Moore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pokorney has a takedown stuffed.
Moore throws a big counter combination but Pokorney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jaz Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Pokorney.
Pokorney misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pokorney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pokorney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pokorney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Moore wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Pokorney avoids the strikes from the bottom by Moore.
Jacob Pokorney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Moore is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pokorney wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pokorney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pokorney prevents Moore from escaping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pokorney.
Pokorney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Pokorney persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Pokorney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokorney lands a few punches from side control.
Pokorney controlling the position.
Pokorney working the ground and pound.
Pokorney takes a little break here. Moore wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pokorney wants to stand but Moore is controlling his arm.
Moore is trying to control Pokorney's posture but Pokorney avoids it.
Pokorney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pokorney controls the position.
Moore is looking to reverse the position.
Pokorney cracks Moore with a big right hand but Moore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pokorney happy to just control the position for now.
Jaz Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pokorney trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacob Pokorney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore is trying to strike from the bottom but Pokorney has passed into full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Pokorney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pokorney 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jacob Pokorney!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jacob Pokorney!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jacob Pokorney!

Jacob Pokorney wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Jacob Pokorney was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.