PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhael Yuri De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caua Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caua Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuri De Guzman
vs
Moore

169 cm
19
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caua Moore!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Guzman stuffs the takedown.
De Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore misses with a double jab
and De Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
De Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Guzman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Guzman swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. De Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Guzman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore looks gassed!
De Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore cracks De Guzman with an open hand slap.
Moore misses with a body punch
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
De Guzman scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from De Guzman misses.
De Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Guzman is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
De Guzman slips under a jab.
A punch combination from De Guzman misses.
De Guzman swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
De Guzman misses with a series of wild punches.
De Guzman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Guzman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from De Guzman.
Moore dodges the punch combination from De Guzman.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Guzman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Guzman lands with a good body shot.
De Guzman digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
De Guzman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moore momentarily.
De Guzman digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Guzman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for De Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Guzman swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Guzman punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
Moore avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Guzman swivels and escapes.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caua Moore.
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Guzman.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - De Guzman scores with a four punch combination!
De Guzman lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman dominated that round.
That's time! De Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Guzman misses with a double jab.
Moore throws a body punch but De Guzman moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moore might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Guzman has got the better of the exchanges.
De Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Guzman lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Guzman.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
De Guzman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
De Guzman swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Guzman misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore is breathing heavily.
A combination from De Guzman does no damage.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but De Guzman shows good takedown defense.
De Guzman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Guzman duly obliges.
De Guzman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
De Guzman's corner calls for a 1-2. De Guzman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Guzman throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by De Guzman there.
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Caua Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Guzman works Moore's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
De Guzman scores with a body shot.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Guzman lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from De Guzman.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
De Guzman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. De Guzman will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
De Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
De Guzman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and De Guzman counters with a left to the body.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Guzman counters with a nice body shot.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Guzman throws a one two combo.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Guzman fails to land with a series of punches.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Guzman jabs at Moore's body.

That's four 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.
De Guzman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman lands with a nice body punch.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
De Guzman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Guzman.
De Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
De Guzman works Moore's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
De Guzman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Guzman duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Guzman throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Guzman with a jab.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Guzman cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore misses the body punch
and De Guzman counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at De Guzman to acknowledge the strikes.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Guzman lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for De Guzman. That snapped Moore's head back.
Moore looks to throw the jab but De Guzman is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Guzman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Guzman lands a two punch combo.
De Guzman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman misses with a body shot
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Guzman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Guzman.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. De Guzman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to de liver by De Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
De Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
De Guzman scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore avoids the body shot from De Guzman.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Guzman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
De Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
De Guzman throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
De Guzman takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Guzman circles away quickly and effectively.
De Guzman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Guzman thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
De Guzman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Guzman.
De Guzman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Guzman. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Guzman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by De Guzman.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Guzman works Moore's body with a nice hook.
De Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Guzman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
De Guzman lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Caua Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
De Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
De Guzman slips under a jab.
De Guzman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
De Guzman misses with a body shot.
De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Guzman!
De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhael Yuri De Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Guzman 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mikhael Yuri De Guzman!

Mikhael Yuri De Guzman wins by unanimous decision!