PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Troyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard Moon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Troyan's chin.

Moon
vs
Troyan

185 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Fight Club Clothing™

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Moon!
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, Hector Troyan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyan shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troyan manages to avoid it.

Troyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Troyan throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Troyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Troyan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moon tries to hold on but Troyan postures up.
Moon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Troyan prevents Moon from getting the reversal.
Moon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Troyan.
Troyan trying to control but Moon is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Moon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Troyan.
Troyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moon blocking the ground and pound.
Troyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Moon is looking to improve his position but Troyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Troyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Moon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Troyan with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Troyan.
Troyan unloading with bombs!
Troyan lands a nice shot to the head.
Moon tries to hold on but Troyan postures up.
Troyan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Troyan raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troyan looking to ground and pound but Moon is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Troyan punching from mount but Moon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Troyan thowing shots but they're missing.
Troyan working the ground and pound effectively.
Moon tries to reverse the position but Troyan maintains control.
Troyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Troyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Troyan thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Troyan thowing shots but they're missing.
Troyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moon is looking to escape.
Troyan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Troyan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Troyan landing strikes from the mount.
Troyan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Troyan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Moon has worked his arm free - good work by Moon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Troyan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch but Troyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon tries to clinch but Troyan is having none of it.
Troyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moon can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Moon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troyan checks it well.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moon tries to clinch but Troyan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyan avoids the head kick by Moon.
Moon is looking to clinch.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troyan checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moon.
Troyan throws a big shot that misses.
Troyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howard Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moon tries to clinch there but Troyan circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moon.
Troyan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is looking to land body kicks.
Moon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Moon instigates a clinch.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Troyan avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Moon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon lands an elbow just above Troyan 's eye.

It looks like Hector Troyan has been cut.
Moon lands an elbow just above Troyan 's eye.
Moon lands an elbow that stopped Troyan in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Moon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troyan avoids it.
Moon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moon lands a left hand.
Moon pushes Troyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Hector Troyan's cut even more.
Moon lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moon pushes Troyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moon lands an elbow inside that Troyan shrugs off.

Troyan is rocked!
Moon lands an elbow inside that Troyan shrugs off.
Troyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Moon lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Hector Troyan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Moon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Troyan's defenses.
Troyan avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Moon lands a nice elbow.
Troyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Moon lands a damaging elbow.

Hector Troyan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Troyan takes a shot to the head.
Moon lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Troyan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Howard Moon!