PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vishis Vourture (ranked 2722 p4p, 24094 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 160 p4p, 296 weight class). Vishis Vourture could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Craven Moorehead's chin.

Vourture
vs
Moorehead

163 cm
21
130
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
139
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture misses with an uppercut. Moorehead saw that one coming.
Moorehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Vourture loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.

Moorehead gets tackled into the cage by Vourture. Vourture maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vourture.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but Moorehead blocks it.
Moorehead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Vourture utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vourture misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vourture misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture lands a body shot.
Vourture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorehead's efforts to push away.
Vourture lands with a right to the head.
Vourture has Moorehead pressed against the cage, preventing Moorehead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vourture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moorehead.
A nice left hand lands by Vourture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moorehead breaks the clinch.
Moorehead's coach down at Doom's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moorehead's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vourture throws a head kick that Moorehead semi-blocks.
Vourture scores with a sloppy right hand. Moorehead should have avoided that one.

It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
Nice cross by Vourture.

Moorehead is rocked!
Vourture throws an overhand right that lands on Moorehead's shoulder, as Moorehead tries to avoid the shot.
Moorehead is still on wobbly legs! Can Vourture finish him?
Vourture takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moorehead seems to have recovered his senses.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Vourture avoids it well.
Moorehead motions for Vourture to come forward. Moorehead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moorehead connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moorehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vishis Vourture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moorehead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vourture moves out of range as Moorehead strikes.
Vourture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moorehead.
Vourture tries to clinch up.
Vourture slips a straight right by Moorehead.
Vourture was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vourture looks to land a right hand but Moorehead moved out of range.
Vourture connects with a body shot.
Moorehead fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moorehead slips a straight right by Vourture.
A little jabbing left from Moorehead on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moorehead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Vourture is just out of range.
Vourture gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moorehead shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moorehead is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vourture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Vourture clinches with his opponent.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
Vourture working aggressively here.
Vourture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vourture swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vourture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mooreheads head.
Vourture digs a right hand into Moorehead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moorehead's gas tank.
Vourture tries to stall but Moorehead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moorehead tries to circle away but Vourture has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is looking to control Moorehead's arms but Moorehead gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vourture has his back to the cage.
Vourture misses with a knee strike.
Moorehead is trying to break free.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vourture lands a left hand.
Moorehead takes a shot to the head.

Moorehead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vourture tries a head kick but it misses.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
Vourture avoids the body shot from Moorehead.
Vourture checks a low kick from Moorehead.
Vourture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vourture is looking to clinch.
Moorehead missing with a left hand there. Vourture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vourture lands a lovely overhand right.
Moorehead with a hook.
Vourture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moorehead misses with a lunging right hand

and Vourture counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Moorehead manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture checks a low kick from Moorehead.
It looked like Vourture was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws out a loose jab but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Vourture connects with a single shot there.
Vourture slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws the left hand but Vourture avoids the punch easily.
Moorehead tried to score with a low kick but Vourture checks it.
Vourture lands an overhand right.
Vourture throws an overhand right that lands on Moorehead's shoulder, as Moorehead tries to avoid the shot.
As Vourture backs off Moorehead throws a huge counter combo but Vourture manages to avoid it all.
Moorehead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vourture.
Moorehead takes one to the chin there.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Moorehead lands a nice looking body shot.
Moorehead scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vourture.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Vourture avoids it well.
A jab from Vourture misses.
Vourture tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vishis Vourture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vourture throws a big shot that misses.
Vourture avoids the head kick by Moorehead.
Moorehead scores with a decent looking hook.
Craven Moorehead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Vourture ducks under and follows up with a left that Vourture also avoids with ease.
Moorehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vourture.
Vourture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moorehead.
Vourture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Vourture throws a sloppy head kick and Moorehead moves out of range easily.
Vourture looks to land a left hand but Moorehead moved out of range nicely.
Vourture moves out of range as Moorehead strikes.
Moorehead scores with a punch to the head.
Vourture throws a big shot that misses.
Vourture looks to land a left hand but Moorehead moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moorehead throws a hook but Vourture avoids it easily.
Moorehead takes a swing at Vourture's ribcage but misses.
Moorehead throws a poor cross that misses

and Vourture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moorehead being controlled against the cage.
Vourture misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture scores with a shot to the side of Moorehead's head.

Moorehead breaks the clinch.
Vourture is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vourture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead scores with a sloppy right hand. Vourture should have avoided that one.
Moorehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Vourture.
Moorehead throws a jab when Vourture was well out of range.
Moorehead thuds a left hand into Vourture's body.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moorehead lands with a straight right. Vourture didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Moorehead misses.

Vourture moves into range and clinches up with Moorehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moorehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vishis Vourture has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moorehead can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vourture.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vourture.
Moorehead is trying to break the clinch but Vourture is controlling him.
Vourture misses with the head strike.
Vourture misses with a body punch.
Vourture throws a head punch that misses.
Vourture keeps control of Moorehead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Moorehead breaks the clinch.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moorehead gets tackled into the cage by Vourture. Vourture maintains the clinch.
Vourture lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moorehead or not.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moorehead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Vourture.
Vourture is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorehead is defending well for now.

Moorehead manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moorehead, as that shot connected.
Moorehead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vourture to score with a decent uppercut.
Vourture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moorehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Moorehead lands.
Vourture fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Vourture clinches up against the cage.
Vourture misses with a body punch.
Vourture with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moorehead tries to break free but Vourture pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moorehead lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Vourture.
Vourture swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Moorehead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moorehead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moorehead takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vourture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moorehead to score with a decent uppercut.
Vourture jabs Moorehead to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture misses with a hook.
Moorehead with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Vourture.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Vourture.
Moorehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Vourture.
Vourture keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vourture blocks a head kick by Moorehead.
Vourture is looking to counter punch.
Moorehead ducks under a wild hook from Vourture.
A punch lands to the side of Vourture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moorehead throws a hook but Vourture blocks it.
Moorehead throws an off balance right hand
and Vourture counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Moorehead. That snapped Vourture's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead catches Vourture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vourture slips a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moorehead moves forwards but Vourture connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vourture checks a low kick from Moorehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vishis Vourture will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Moorehead avoids the head kick by Vourture.
Moorehead throws a jab when Vourture was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Moorehead
and Vourture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vourture eats them both and turns towards Moorehead to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moorehead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Vourture pushes Moorehead up against the cage in a clinch.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Moorehead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vourture has him pressed against the cage.
Vourture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
Vourture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vourture unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Moorehead! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vourture is unloading with more strikes now! Moorehead drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vishis Vourture!