PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Ayotunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ayotunde
vs
Moore

225 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
21
130 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Ayotunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore rushes Ayotunde and presses him up against the cage.
Ayotunde jumps guard but Moore stands there with Ayotunde around his waist. Ayotunde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Ayotunde's corner calls for a 1-2. Ayotunde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ayotunde throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ayotunde.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayotunde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayotunde tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Ayotunde circles away.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Ayotunde.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ayotunde throws out the jab.
Ayotunde cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Ayotunde throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore wants to clinch up but Ayotunde keeps it at a distance.
Ayotunde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ayotunde stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ayotunde.
Ayotunde swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Danga de danga de dang - Ayotunde scores with a four punch combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ayotunde.
Ayotunde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Moore moves into the clinch.
Ayotunde tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Ayotunde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Moore.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Ayotunde managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Ayotunde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moore.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayotunde.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
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 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore won't allow it.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ayotunde is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Ayotunde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore stalls.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ayotunde misses with some punches.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayotunde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Ayotunde in his tracks for a moment.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Hakeem Ayotunde has been cut.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ayotunde misses with some punches.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Ayotunde is breathing heavily.
Ayotunde blocks an elbow strike.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ayotunde misses with a punch to the body.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore won't allow it.
Ayotunde avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Ayotunde blocks with his arms.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Ayotunde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayotunde missing with knees to the body.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ayotunde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Ayotunde leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
A right hand to the body from Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Ayotunde is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Moore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ayotunde swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayotunde avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the cage.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Ayotunde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ayotunde tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Ayotunde's head.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Ayotunde's head.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Ayotunde can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Ayotunde throws a head punch that misses.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Ayotunde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ayotunde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ayotunde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ayotunde throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Ayotunde avoids the head kick by Moore.
Ayotunde is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Ayotunde misses with the head strike.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Ayotunde blocks it.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ayotunde misses with a punch on the inside.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayotunde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Ayotunde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Moore rushes Ayotunde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Ayotunde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ayotunde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ayotunde takes an elbow to the temple.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Moore misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayotunde throws a head punch that misses.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ayotunde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayotunde blocks the elbow strike.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Ayotunde throws a leg kick but Moore checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ayotunde moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Ayotunde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ayotunde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ayotunde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a left hand.
Mike Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ayotunde fails to pull guard.
Ayotunde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
A head punch on the inside from Ayotunde fails to land.
Moore lands a left hand.
Ayotunde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ayotunde misses with the head strike.
Ayotunde being controlled against the cage.
Ayotunde can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore works on Ayotunde's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moore.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ayotunde dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayotunde avoids the damage to the body.
Ayotunde jumps guard but Moore stands there with Ayotunde around his waist. Ayotunde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayotunde.
Moore works on Ayotunde's body with a couple of short punches.
Ayotunde dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ayotunde is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Ayotunde takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Ayotunde in his tracks for a moment.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore pushes Ayotunde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayotunde jumps guard but Moore stands there with Ayotunde around his waist. Ayotunde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ayotunde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ayotunde dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore blocks an elbow strike.
Ayotunde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore lands a right hand.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Ayotunde misses with the head strike.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Ayotunde in his tracks for a moment.
Ayotunde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Ayotunde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
Ayotunde has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Ayotunde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ayotunde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ayotunde's defenses.
Ayotunde avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Mike Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Ayotunde.
Ayotunde scores with a body shot.
Ayotunde misses with the combination.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Ayotunde.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ayotunde, pushing him back against the cage.
Ayotunde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Ayotunde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ayotunde misses the jab.

Moore forces Ayotunde back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Ayotunde has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore slows down the pace here.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Ayotunde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayotunde blocks an elbow strike.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ayotunde blocks an elbow strike.
Ayotunde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore pushes Ayotunde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ayotunde throws an elbow but misses.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Ayotunde shrugs off.

Ayotunde is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ayotunde dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Ayotunde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Ayotunde shrugs off.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Ayotunde shrugs off.
Ayotunde avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Ayotunde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Ayotunde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Ayotunde in a clinch.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Ayotunde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ayotunde seems to have got his legs back now.
Ayotunde goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Moore tries to clinch up but Ayotunde circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayotunde throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ayotunde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ayotunde.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore takes one to the chin there.
Moore slips a jab from Ayotunde.

Moore moves into range and clinches up with Ayotunde.
Moore lands a left hand.
Ayotunde misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Ayotunde takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ayotunde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Good body shot from Moore.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ayotundes head.
Ayotunde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Ayotunde blocks it.
Ayotunde misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayotunde managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore won't allow it.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Ayotunde tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Ayotunde fails to land.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayotunde takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ayotunde fails to pull guard.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ayotunde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Ayotunde's head.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Ayotunde shrugs off.
Ayotunde swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Moore taking a breather.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Ayotunde blocks it.
Ayotunde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moore walks away with a smile on his face. Ayotunde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hakeem Ayotunde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ayotunde misses.

Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayotunde misses with some punches.
Ayotunde tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayotunde drops back down to his feet.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ayotunde backwards.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Ayotunde blocks with his arms.
Ayotunde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ayotunde avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Ayotunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Ayotunde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ayotunde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Ayotunde circles away.
Mike Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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