PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inspectah Deck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Deck
vs
Moran

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Moran!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck throws a head kick but Moran moves out of range.
Moran is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Deck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deck throws and low kick but Moran moves out of range easily.
Moran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moran misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.
Deck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moran misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran scores with a head kick.

It looks like Inspectah Deck has been cut.
Moran doesn't manage to clinch there - Deck circles away.
Alex Moran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moran throws a leg kick but Deck moved away.
Deck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Deck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moran tries to clinch there but Deck circles away.
Moran moves in looking to clinch but Deck pushes him off.

Deck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moran to the mat! Moran manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Deck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deck lands a couple of digs.
Deck stops Moran from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Deck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moran keeping moving, preventing Deck from controlling successfully.
Deck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moran tries a head kick but it misses.
Alex Moran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran wants to clinch.
Moran throws a head kick that misses.
Moran is looking to clinch but Deck is avoiding it.
Deck ducks under a wild hook from Moran.
Some bone on bone action there as Moran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moran is looking to clinch but Deck is avoiding it.
Deck throws a leg kick
and Moran counters with a head kick. That will keep Deck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Inspectah Deck's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Deck with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inspectah Deck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Deck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deck showed some decent athleticism there.
Moran tries to kick Deck off but Deck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Deck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moran is trying to stand back up but Deck is controlling him
Moran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deck.
Moran is trying to stand back up but Deck is controlling him
Moran looks gassed!
Deck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moran's head.
Deck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Moran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inspectah Deck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deck tries for a takedown but Moran circles away easily
and Moran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Deck misses with a low kick.
Moran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deck is out of range.
Moran is looking to clinch but Deck is avoiding it.
Moran fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moran moves in looking to clinch but Deck pushes him off.
Moran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moran is looking to clinch but Deck is avoiding it.
Deck throws a lazy head kick
and Moran counters with a head kick. That will keep Deck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran tries to clinch but Deck is having none of it.
Moran misses with a low kick as Deck jumps back.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.
Moran throws a head kick but Deck moves out of range.
Moran is looking to clinch.
Moran misses with a body kick.
Moran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deck moves out of range of the body kick from Moran.

That's two 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.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.
Moran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deck shoots in for a takedown but Moran shows good takedown defense.
Moran checks a low kick from Deck.
Deck swats away the attempt to clinch by Moran.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.
Deck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Deck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck passes into half guard.
Deck working the head and body with strikes.
Deck drops an elbow to the side of Moran's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moran has hold of Deck's hands but Deck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deck trying to mount his opponent but Moran defends it.
Deck is trying to control. Moran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moran's head.
Deck stops Moran from getting back to his feet.
Moran is in trouble now - Deck has advanced to mount!
Deck lands a big shot there that rocks Moran but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moran tries to buck Deck off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moran is breathing heavily.
Deck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Deck with a couple of short strikes.
Moran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Deck lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Moran that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Deck landing shots from mount.
Moran is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Moran is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A nice elbow there by Deck.
Moran is trying to stand up.
Deck with shots to the head and body - Moran looks very uncomfortable down there.
Deck punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Deck.
Deck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moran's face.
Deck tries to control but Moran wriggling away.
Deck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Deck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Deck tries to control but Moran wriggling away.
Moran wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inspectah Deck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Inspectah Deck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moran tries to clinch up.
Moran is looking to clinch.
Deck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moran checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moran is looking to clinch but Deck is avoiding it.
Moran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Deck misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck swats away the attempt to clinch by Moran.
Moran tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moran takes a swing at Deck's ribcage but misses.
Moran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deck shoots in for a takedown but Moran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moran just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deck misses with a takedown attempt - Moran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moran tries to clinch but Deck is having none of it.
Moran moves in looking to clinch but Deck pushes him off.
Moran tries to clinch there but Deck circles away.
Deck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran tried to score with a low kick but Deck checks it.

Deck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Deck misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Deck is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Moran looks calm but he's in trouble here. Deck gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Moran is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Deck lets go of the hold and Moran can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Inspectah Deck!