PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pjotr Mirnakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Moore
vs
Mirnakov

170 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chucky Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pjotr Mirnakov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Mirnakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore wants to clinch up but Mirnakov keeps it at a distance.
Mirnakov shoots and misses

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Mirnakov fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mirnakov trying to keep a closed guard but Moore is proving a slippery customer.
Mirnakov keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore wanted to stand there but Mirnakov had control of the position.
Moore wants to control from the top but Mirnakov keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mirnakov on the ground.
Mirnakov keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore tries to clinch up
and Mirnakov counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Mirnakov to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Mirnakov. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chucky Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirnakov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Mirnakov backing up. Mirnakov nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Mirnakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moore circles away.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirnakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mirnakov somewhat.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mirnakov tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Mirnakov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Mirnakov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mirnakov!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore content just to control the position here.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirnakov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Mirnakov is looking to get to half guard.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Moore there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mirnakov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Moore trying to control but Mirnakov is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore thowing shots but they're missing.
Mirnakov tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Moore blocks Mirnakov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moore misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Mirnakov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mirnakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chucky Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. Mirnakov tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mirnakov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mirnakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirnakov misses with a takedown

and Moore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mirnakov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mirnakov looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore wants to get up but he can't break Mirnakov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mirnakov controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Mirnakov being controlled here, momentarily.
Mirnakov keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mirnakov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Mirnakov is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mirnakov dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Mirnakov's head and hops out.
Mirnakov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mirnakov won't be happy with that.
Mirnakov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moore.
Moore moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mirnakov lands with a good body shot.
Mirnakov has his takedown stuffed

and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore stays in close to Mirnakov's body and controls the position.
Mirnakov trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mirnakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mirnakov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moore tries to stand but Mirnakov is controlling from the bottom.
Moore trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chucky Moore dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mirnakov sprawls well. Mirnakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.

Mirnakov closes the distance and clinches.
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mirnakov prevents it.
Mirnakov wants a takedown but no success here.
Moore looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chucky Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mirnakov decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore wants to control from the top but Mirnakov keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mirnakov controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Mirnakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore throws a strike but Mirnakov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Mirnakov from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Mirnakov which made him look bad.
Chucky Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirnakov wants to clinch

and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mirnakov won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mirnakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mirnakov is trying to escape the position but Moore is controlling the position.
An elbow from Moore crashes against the mat.
Mirnakov wants to control but Moore postures up.
Mirnakov is looking for a sweep.
Mirnakov can't do much from the bottom here.
Chucky Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Mirnakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mirnakov tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Mirnakov fails to land the takedown.

Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mirnakov wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore stalling.
Mirnakov is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mirnakov avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Chucky Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

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