PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blair Miller (ranked 5092 p4p, 3693 weight class) and Keifer Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Blair Miller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Miller
vs
Moore

195 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blair Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keifer Moore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.

Moore manages to pull guard.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moore is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Moore rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.

Moore pulls guard.
Miller wants to stand but Moore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Our spies down at at Pure Progress Fitness inform us that Moore has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moore holds on and takes a little breather.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.

Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore 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 postures up.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Moore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Miller actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller trying to control here.
Moore works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moore controlling from side mount.
Miller wants to control but Moore postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Miller wants to control but Moore postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keifer Moore 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.

Moore drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Moore gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Moore tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moore jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Moore manages to pull guard.
Moore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Moore controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore advances position into side control!
Moore controlling from side mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Moore drags him back down.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore just content to control the position.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Moore instigates a clinch.

Moore manages to pull guard.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore has his hands on Miller's head, controlling the position.

Moore pushes a forearm under Miller's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Miller is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keifer Moore!
During a confident post fight interview, Keifer Moore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.