PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akimbo Dice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Moore's chin.

Dice
vs
Moore

190 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

186 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akimbo Dice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Moore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Dice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Dice shoots in.
Dice blocks a leg kick.
Dice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Dice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dice, pushing him back against the ropes.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore thows a big elbow that misses.
Dice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore throws and elbow that misses. Dice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Dice!
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Dice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dice postures up and lands a big shot to Moore's brow.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Dice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice throwing strikes but missing.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Dice is proving a slippery customer.
Dice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moore keeping full guard, as Dice tries to pass.
Dice is working hard here to advance position.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dice throws a big right hand that misses.
Moore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dice is controlling him.
Moore looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dice misses with a takedown attempt
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akimbo Dice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dice counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Dice works over Moore with some ground and pound from guard.
Dice is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dice throwing strikes but missing.
Dice is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to stand and escape but Dice is having none of it.
Dice is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dice is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Dice slips an elbow through the middle.

Moore has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dice should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Moore has tightened it up now! Dice should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Moore!