PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaio Henrique De Paulas (ranked 3766 p4p, 5352 weight class) and Gwaka Moley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwaka Moley has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Henrique De Paulas
vs
Moley

191 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
220
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaio Henrique De Paulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gwaka Moley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique De Paulas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henrique De Paulas throws a good cross that connects.
Henrique De Paulas thumps Moley with a low kick.
Henrique De Paulas lands a head kick. Moley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moley tries for a takedown but Henrique De Paulas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Henrique De Paulas.
Moley with a poor takedown
and Henrique De Paulas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henrique De Paulas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henrique De Paulas lands with a nice body punch.
Moley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moley misses with a head kick.
Henrique De Paulas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moley.
Henrique De Paulas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henrique De Paulas connects with a body shot.
Henrique De Paulas lands with a shot to the body.
Moley misses with a takedown attempt - Henrique De Paulas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Henrique De Paulas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moley.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwaka Moley.
Moley looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henrique De Paulas throws a good cross that connects.
Moley tries to close the distance and clinch but Henrique De Paulas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaio Henrique De Paulas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Henrique De Paulas instigates a clinch.
Moley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Henrique De Paulas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henrique De Paulas.
Moley looking to stall.
Henrique De Paulas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henrique De Paulas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Henrique De Paulas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moley darts in looking for a takedown but Henrique De Paulas gets double underhooks and turns Moley into the cage.

Moley gets tackled into the cage by Henrique De Paulas. Henrique De Paulas maintains the clinch.

Henrique De Paulas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique De Paulas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moley tries to keep at a distance but Henrique De Paulas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henrique De Paulas scores with a hook to the body.

Henrique De Paulas manages to break the clinch.
Henrique De Paulas lands a head kick!
Henrique De Paulas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moley needs to keep his hands up - Henrique De Paulas had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henrique De Paulas clinches up with Moley and pushes him back against the cage.

Henrique De Paulas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henrique De Paulas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moley shoots in but Henrique De Paulas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henrique De Paulas lands a brutal head kick. Moley looks out on his feet and Henrique De Paulas throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kaio Henrique De Paulas!