PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trabi Kobang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by marienhof. Trabi Kobang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges Moore's chin.

Moore
vs
Kobang

181 cm
19
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trabi Kobang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a hook but Kobang avoids it easily.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore misses with a straight left.

Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore passes into half guard.
Kobang is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kobang is looking to get back to is feet but Moore passes into side control.
Kobang prevents Moore from improving position.
Kobang is trying to improve his position.
Moore controlling the position.
Kobang tries to escape but Moore is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Kobang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobang gets back to half guard.
Kobang is looking to escape.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kobang wants to get back to his feet.
Moore passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Kobang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moore landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling the position easily from mount.
Moore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kobang is looking to get to half guard.
Kobang looks gassed!
Moore controlling from mount.
Kobang is desperately trying to improve his position but Moore has a good base and remains in mount.
Kobang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kobang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Moore controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kobang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kobang trying to remain calm as Moore controls from the top position.
Kobang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moore controls the position.
Moore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobang down.
Kobang throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Kobang's face as Moore controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kobang's head backwards.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Kobang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Georges Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobang as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Moore misses.

Kobang feints and as Moore raises his hands in defense, Kobang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moore pulls Kobang in to control the position.
Kobang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobang is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kobang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobang was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Kobang is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kobang slips under a jab.
Kobang slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Kobang slips a straight right by Moore.
Kobang is breathing heavily.

Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobang tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Kobang is bucking up trying to escape but Moore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moore controlling from mount.
Kobang wants to control but Moore is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kobang's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Moore controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moore lands a body shot.
Kobang tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore scores with a three punch combo!

Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kobang trying to control the position.
Kobang is looking to stand back up but Moore counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kobang.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kobang is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
Georges Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Kobang tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Kobang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Moore dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobang throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.

Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kobang was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moore stays in close to Kobang's body and controls the position.
Moore thows a big elbow that misses.
Kobang keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kobang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Moore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore stops Kobang from standing up.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Kobang striking off his back but it's not causing Moore any problems.
Kobang keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Kobang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore misses the jab.
Kobang tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobang.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore thuds a left hand into Kobang's body.
Kobang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobang is just out of range.
Kobang tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore misses with a double jab.
A combination from Moore does no damage.

Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kobang is looking to get to half guard.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kobang is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Moore connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Moore!