PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Jin (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.

Moonwalker
vs
Jin

205 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samurai Moonwalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin tries to clinch up.
Moonwalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moonwalker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Moonwalker circles away.
Jin avoids the body shot from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jin doesn't seem bothered though.
Moonwalker shoots for a takedown but Jin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A cross from Moonwalker lands.
Moonwalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonwalker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jin at a distance.
Jin moves in looking to clinch but Moonwalker pushes him off.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moonwalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moonwalker throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moonwalker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Moonwalker scores a takedown into full mount!

Jin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moonwalker.
Jin tries to control the position but Moonwalker now has his back.
Jin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin is looking to improve his position but Moonwalker isn't that keen on the idea.

Moonwalker looking for a guillotine from mount but Jin is having none of it.
Jin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moonwalker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker content just to control the position here.
Moonwalker punching from mount but Jin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jin is working to get back to half guard.
Moonwalker wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

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.

Moonwalker working for a guillotine from mount but Jin is in no mood to give up.
Moonwalker prevents Jin from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jin tries to hold on but Moonwalker pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moonwalker throws a shot to the body.
Jin tries to clinch up.
Jin avoids the body shot from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moonwalker is looking to wear down Jin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moonwalker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moonwalker throws a body punch but Jin moves out of range.
Moonwalker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jin as he jumps to the side.
Moonwalker loads up on a big right hand but Jin slips the punch.
Samurai Moonwalker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jin moves in looking to clinch but Moonwalker pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jin as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moonwalker misses the shot to the body.

Moonwalker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker is trying to control the action in half guard but Jin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin controls Moonwalker momentarily but Moonwalker frees himself.
Moonwalker wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Moonwalker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moonwalker stops Jin from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donk. Moonwalker catches Jin right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
A jab from Moonwalker misses.
Jin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samurai Moonwalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moonwalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.
Moonwalker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moonwalker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moonwalker closes the distance and clinches up with Jin, looking for a takedown. Moonwalker pushes Jin against the cage but Jin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moonwalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Moonwalker.

Moonwalker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moonwalker landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moonwalker fails to take his opponent's back.
Moonwalker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samurai Moonwalker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moonwalker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jin moves in looking to clinch but Moonwalker pushes him off.

Moonwalker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moonwalker trying to control the position but Jin is working away.
Jin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonwalker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin tries to improve position but can't.
Moonwalker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Moonwalker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Moonwalker is trying to get an arm triangle but Jin is defending well.
Jin is looking for a sweep.
He Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Moonwalker circles away.
Moonwalker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moonwalker lands with a good body shot.
Moonwalker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jin at a distance.

Moonwalker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moonwalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moonwalker postures up.
Moonwalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jin is keeping the position for now.
Moonwalker stops Jin from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moonwalker stays in close to Jin's body and controls the position.

Moonwalker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Samurai Moonwalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moonwalker lunges at Jin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jin's hand.
Jin misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moonwalker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moonwalker cracks Jin with an open hand slap.
Moonwalker looks for a takedown but Jin sprawls well.
Moonwalker misses with a double jab.
Jin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jin slips a jab and a cross from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Samurai Moonwalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moonwalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jin manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Moonwalker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moonwalker 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Moonwalker!