PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olof kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I am a poor lonesome cowboy. Mike Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olof
vs
Moore

169 cm
26
140 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

168 cm
22
130 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, John Olof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore gets a clinch.
Olof blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Olof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olof has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olof avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olof backwards.
Olof wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olof blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Olof is breathing heavily.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Olof uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Olof blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olof's brow.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Olof blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore tries to stall but Olof uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olof avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olof backwards.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olofs head.

That's two 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.

Olof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore is looking to clinch but Olof is avoiding it.
Olof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Moore moves into the clinch.
Olof blocks an elbow strike.
Olof blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Olof.
Olof blocks the elbow strike.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Olof avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Olof blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore lands a body punch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olof blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore tries to work over Olof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olof 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. Olof gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Olof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olof wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side

and Moore moves into the clinch.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore blocks a body shot from Olof.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olof's brow.
Moore misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore is pushing Olof up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olof avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Olof blocks the elbow strike.
Olof blocking some punches.

Olof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olof misses with a combination
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olof misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore tries to clinch there but Olof circles away.

Moore pushes Olof up against the ropes in a clinch.
Olof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olof scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olof's brow.
Olof blocks the elbow strike.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Olof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olof.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olof's brow.
Olof managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Olof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olof.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Olof avoids the damage to the body.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Olof blocks it.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olof blocks an elbow strike.
Olof jumps guard but Moore stands there with Olof around his waist. Olof gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moore is looking to control Olof's arms but Olof gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olof avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olof blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Olof blocks an uppercut.
Olof avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Olof on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olof goes for a takedown attempt but Moore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olof falls off balance throwing a combination

and Moore moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Olof breaks the clinch.
John Olof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore lands with a kick to the temple. Olof shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olof.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore tries to clinch there but Olof circles away.
Moore wants to clinch.
Olof throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Moore wants to clinch up but Olof keeps it at a distance.
Olof will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olof.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Olof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olof avoids it.
Olof avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Moore stalling.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Olof tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Olof blocks a head kick by Moore.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Olof blocks a low kick nicely.
Olof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Olof in a clinch.
Olof is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Olof.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Olof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore counters with a slapping leg kick.
Olof swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Moore counters by moving into the clinch.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Olof on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Olof blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olof takes a shot to the head.
Olof wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olof backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.

Olof breaks the clinch.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Olof pushes him off.
Moore avoids the head kick by Olof.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olof.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Olof improves position.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moore gets through Olof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore prevents Olof from breaking the clinch.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Olof working hard to break the clinch.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Olof blocks with his arms.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Olof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Olof drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olof paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Olof.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Olof in his tracks for a moment.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olof backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore keeps control of Olof as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olof has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Olof blocks the elbow strike.
Moore is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.

Olof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olof falls off balance throwing a combination

and Moore counters by clinching up.
John Olof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olof avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.

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.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olof blocks an elbow strike.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olof's brow.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.
Olof dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Olof gets control of Moore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Olof will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moore throws a strike but Olof rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mike Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olof is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

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