PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cut Copy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Moguillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Copy
vs
Moguillan

182 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cut Copy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Moguillan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Travis Moguillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moguillan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Copy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Moguillan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moguillan 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.
Copy regains half guard.
Copy is trying to get back to full guard.
Copy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Copy is trying to get back to full guard.
Copy trying to control from the bottom.

Copy actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Copy looking for submissions off his back.
Copy is refusing to be controlled, as Moguillan sits in half guard.
Copy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moguillan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Copy fails with the takedown
and Moguillan counters with a nice uppercut.
Copy misses with a takedown attempt

and Moguillan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cut Copy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copy is breathing heavily.
Moguillan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Moguillan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moguillan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moguillan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Copy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Copy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moguillan's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copy wants to control from the top but Moguillan keeps moving.
Moguillan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Copy is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Copy trying to control the position from guard on top but Moguillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Copy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moguillan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Copy has managed to get both his arms back between Moguillan's legs - danger averted.

Moguillan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Copy wants to control from the top but Moguillan keeps moving.
Copy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copy throwing strikes but missing.
Copy throwing strikes but missing.
Copy trying to control the position from guard on top but Moguillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Moguillan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Copy misses with a takedown

and Moguillan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Copy won't be happy with that.

Moguillan is trying to get an arm triangle but Copy is defending well.
Copy sneaks back into half guard.
Copy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moguillan.
Copy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Copy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moguillan is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Moguillan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Copy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Copy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moguillan is just riding it out for now. Copy eventually gives up the hold.

Moguillan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Moguillan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Copy pulls his head out easily.
Copy works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moguillan wants to hold on but Copy pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Copy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moguillan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Copy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Copy misses with a head shot.

Moguillan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Copy.
Moguillan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moguillan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Copy.
Cut Copy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Copy is going olschool here, as he tries to force Moguillan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moguillan shrugs it off.
Moguillan is trying desperately to improve position.
Moguillan is in a horrible position here. Copy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moguillan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moguillan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Copy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Moguillan is now in Copy's guard. A big mistake from Copy there, giving up the dominant position!
Copy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Copy avoids the attempt from Moguillan to control.
Copy tries to control but Moguillan wriggling away.
Moguillan wants to hold on but Copy pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Copy controlling the pace for now.
Copy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moguillan looks a forlorn figure.
Moguillan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Copy wants to take Moguillan's back but he can't do it this time.
Moguillan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moguillan is trying to reverse the position but instead Copy has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cut Copy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Copy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moguillan is trying to get back to full guard.

Copy is trying for a kimura here. Moguillan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Copy wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cut Copy!