PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 1198 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 158 p4p, 136 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Moore
vs
Kalambay

182 cm
23
212
11 - 10 - 1

187 cm
24
213
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalambay slips a jab from Moore.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambay as he connects with a hook.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore with a jab.
Kalambay jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Moore
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore moves forwards but Kalambay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kalambay checks a leg kick.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay lands with a nice body punch.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a left to the body.
Kalambay lands a head shot.
Kalambay throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore throws a hook but Kalambay avoids it easily.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Kalambay checks it.
Kalambay throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Moore misses.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambay throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Moore misses the jab.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore lands with a cross.
Kalambay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kalambay .
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Kalambay ducks down to avoid it.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Kalambay counters with a stiff right hand.

Kalambay has managed to clinch.
Moore avoiding damage as Kalambay throws knees to the body.
Kalambay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kalambay to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalambay ! But no joy.
A big right from Moore misses.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalambay is out of range.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Kalambay lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
Kalambay thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalambay misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Kalambay misses.
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay slips a jab from Moore.
Kalambay misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalambay throws out the jab.
Moore moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalambay 's corner calls for a 1-2. Kalambay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalambay needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Kalambay loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay misses the body punch
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalambay swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Kalambay staying out of range there.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws out a loose jab but Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay misses the jab.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambay .

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a nice body shot.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore throws a body punch but Kalambay moves out of range.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Kalambay off balance momentarily.

Kalambay closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore throws the kick towards the body but Kalambay avoids it.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Kalambay is out of range.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambay cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kalambay connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay with a jab.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambay defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Kalambay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Kalambay - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalambay was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kalambay walks into a left hand.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalambay blocks the body kick.
Kalambay scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalambay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalambay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalambay lands with a good body shot.
Kalambay takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Kalambay jabs at Moore's body.
Kalambay just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kalambay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambay .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook. Kalambay ducked under it nicely.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Kalambay is out of range.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Kalambay moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kalambay counter with a right hand.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Moore misses.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Kalambay 's belly button to the back.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalambay .
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalambay .
Kalambay moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore misses with a hook. Kalambay ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalambay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalambay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Kalambay lands a jab.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalambay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore throws a series of punches but Kalambay avoids them all with ease.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalambay .
Kalambay scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Kalambay 's defenses.
Kalambay misses with a body shot.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore takes a swing at Kalambay 's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kalambay lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moore connects with the punch.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore slips a straight right by Kalambay .
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambay throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sumbu Kalambay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moore staying out of range there.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalambay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Kalambay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore digs a good body shot into Kalambay 's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Moore misses
and Kalambay counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore looks to land a combination but Kalambay avoids it well.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore looks to land a right hand but Kalambay moved out of range.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalambay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalambay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Kalambay moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Kalambay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kalambay darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Kalambay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalambay slows down the pace here.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalambay letting Moore take a breather here.
Moore is trying to stall.
Kalambay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Kalambay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalambay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Kalambay misses.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kalambay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalambay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalambay lands a jab to the head.
Kalambay looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore scores with a body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalambay avoids the head kick by Moore.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay misses with a wild body shot.
Moore moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
Kalambay connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalambay counters with a straight right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Kalambay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore throws a combination. Kalambay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalambay .
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay staying out of range there.
Kalambay stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore swings for the body but Kalambay moves out of range.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore misses with a hook.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the body.
Kalambay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalambay , as that shot connected.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Kalambay misses with a straight left.
Moore misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a series of punches but Kalambay moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sumbu Kalambay .
Well Kalambay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumbu Kalambay !