PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moore
vs
Christensen

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Re Christensen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch there but Christensen circles away.
Oooh a lovely combination from Christensen sends Moore down but not out. Christensen dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Al Moore has been cut.
Moore is looking to reverse the position.
Christensen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moore working a defensive guard here.
Christensen wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Christensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Christensen is proving a slippery customer.
Christensen looking to pass the guard.
Moore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Christensen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Christensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Christensen is working for a kimura but Moore is defending it quite comfortably.
Moore gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Christensen looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christensen looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore trying to control but Christensen is working from the bottom.
Christensen tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Christensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore is bucking up trying to escape but Christensen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to hold on but Christensen pushes him away.
Christensen tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Moore tries to buck Christensen off but Christensen takes his back!
Moore has hold of Christensen's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Moore is really stuck here.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Christensen is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Moore taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Christensen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Re Christensen!