PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Mosely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Daytona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Mosely could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Daytona's chin.

Mosely
vs
Daytona

201 cm
18
264 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Mosely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Daytona!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mosely tries to clinch up but Daytona circles away and keeps his distance.
Daytona doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosely circles away.
Mosely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Daytona shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mosely is trying to defend but Daytona finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Daytona is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mosely is trying to stand up here but Daytona is controlling him well.
Daytona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daytona is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mosely!
Daytona controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Daytona 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.
Mosely can't escape the position.
Daytona controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Daytona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mosely waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Daytona.
King Mosely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daytona ducks under a wild hook from Mosely.
Mosely looks to score with a jab to the body but Daytona is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mosely misses with a few strikes there.
Mosely is breathing heavily.
Mosely doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Daytona counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Mosely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daytona is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mosely is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daytona content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daytona's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Daytona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daytona shoots in looking for a takedown. Mosely tries to sprawl out of it but Daytona keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mosely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mosely closes the distance looking to clinch

and Daytona counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosely is staying active underneath Daytona, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daytona trying to control the pace.
Daytona blocks the strikes from Mosely.
Daytona passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mosely!

Daytona is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mosely has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daytona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Daytona dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mosely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daytona doesn't seem bothered though.

Mosely clinches up with Daytona and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mosely.

Mosely breaks from the clinch.
Mosely tries a head kick but it misses.
Mosely doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Daytona counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosely is looking for a sweep.
Mosely is trying to buck Daytona off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mosely wants to control but Daytona postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosely dodges the ground and pound from Daytona.
Daytona is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
An elbow from Daytona crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daytona advances nicely into full mount.
Daytona looking to control but Mosely is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mosely is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daytona controlling his opponent.
Daytona trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mosely wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Daytona in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Daytona working for a guillotine from mount but Mosely is in no mood to give up.
Daytona sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daytona takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mosely gets back to half guard.
Mosely on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mosely tries to get out of the position.
Mosely is refusing to be controlled, as Daytona sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daytona looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daytona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mosely keeps working.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Daytona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mosely lands with a nice body punch.
Mosely tries to clinch there but Daytona circles away.
Daytona closes the distance and clinches up with Mosely, looking for a takedown. Daytona pushes Mosely against the cage but Mosely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mosely misses with a takedown attempt

and Daytona counters with a single leg into guard. Mosely didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daytona controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daytona won't allow Mosely to get back to his feet.
Daytona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mosely keeping moving, preventing Daytona from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daytona tries to stand but Mosely is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that King Mosely will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mosely misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Mosely misses.

Daytona darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daytona performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daytona wants to control but Mosely is keeping him busy.
Daytona is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosely wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daytona content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fred Daytona has got the better of the ground game so far.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Daytona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mosely looks to land a combination but Daytona avoids it well.
Mosely thows a body shot but no joy.

Daytona decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Daytona is taking a breather. Mosely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daytona trying to control the action but Mosely is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daytona in particular looking to stall.
Daytona is pressing down on Mosely's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mosely is holding on for now.
Mosely is looking to escape.
Daytona works his way into full mount!
Mosely is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daytona has isolated one of Mosely's arms. Mosely looking to fight him off but Daytona twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fred Daytona!