PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 432 p4p, 421 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 62 p4p, 61 weight class). Moxley has chosen Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hlervu
vs
Moxley

168 cm
33
158
16 - 10 - 0

189 cm
29
158
16 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Carnage Clothing

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlervu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moxley. Moxley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but Moxley is out of range.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu walks into a jab.
Moxley with a poor takedown
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hlervu can pounce on him.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hlervu tries a head kick but it misses.
Moxley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hlervu.
A nice side step and Moxley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hlervu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Braynas Hlervu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Hlervu misses.
Moxley catches Hlervu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu scores with a body shot.
Hlervu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moxley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hlervu looks for the body kick but Moxley saw that one coming.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. Moxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hlervu takes a swing at Moxley's ribcage but misses.
Moxley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Moxley.
Hlervu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moxley at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hlervu misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu thumps Moxley with a low kick.
Hlervu misses with a two punch combination.
Moxley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Hlervu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moxley checks a leg kick.
Moxley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Moxley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hlervu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hlervu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moxley is able to avoid easily.
Moxley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hlervu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
Despite the aggression on Moxley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Moxley lands a left and a right that sends Hlervu crashing to the canvas! Moxley dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley wants to take Hlervu's back here but Hlervu is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hlervu is squirming around, avoiding Moxley's attempts to control the action.
Hlervu tries to buck Moxley off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hlervu is desperately trying to improve his position but Moxley has a good base and remains in mount.
Moxley wants to control the pace but Hlervu is squirming around nicely.
Hlervu tries to reverse the position but Moxley maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley wants to take Hlervu's back but he can't do it this time.
Hlervu is desperately trying to improve his position but Moxley has a good base and remains in mount.
Hlervu is working hard here to advance position.
Moxley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hlervu is looking to escape.
Moxley lands a couple of good shots and Hlervu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Moxley looking for the choke but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley keeps control of the position as Hlervu tries to break free.
Moxley trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Moxley is landing with strikes from the back.

Moxley is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hlervu defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Hlervu is trying to defend against the choke here but Moxley has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Moxley Tightens the hold and Hlervu taps out furiously! Moxley displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georges Moxley!
Georges Moxley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.