PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paiva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moon
vs
Paiva

185 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MFS Voodoo Labs - 159 Energy
MFS Voodoo Labs - 159 Energy

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 4 - 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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paiva, as that shot connected.
Good work by Paiva as he checks the leg kick.

Paiva drives through and clinches with Moon against the cage.
Moon digs a right hand underneath Paiva's ribcage. Paiva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Paiva.
Moon pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paiva takes an elbow to the temple.

Paiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paiva looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Moon is looking to clinch but Paiva is avoiding it.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Paiva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moon is looking to slow Paiva down with leg kicks.
Moon tries to land a leg kick but Paiva saw it coming and moves away.
Moon cracks the inside of Paiva's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moon throws a front kick aimed at Paiva's knee but Paiva avoids it well.
Moon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moon misses with an uppercut.
Paiva misses with the combination.
Paiva tries to clinch there but Moon circles away.
Moon misses the shot to the body.
Moon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moon loads up on a big right hand but Paiva slips the punch.

Moon has closed the distance and engaged Paiva in a clinch.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paiva is defending well for now.
Paiva has had enough of the clinch but Moon keeps him there for the moment.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paiva.
A frustrated look appears on Paiva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moon.
Paiva digs a right hand into Moon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moon's gas tank.
Moon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Paiva.
Paiva lands a body punch.
Moon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Paiva.
Moon is breathing heavily.
Paiva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paiva lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paiva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paiva dodges an elbow strike from Moon.
Paiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moon backwards.
Paiva slows down the pace here.
A short left from Paiva.
A right hook to the body lands for Paiva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Paiva.
Paiva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Paiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paiva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Paiva lands a left and a right that send Moon crashing to the mat, dazed. Paiva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Moon is rocked!
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Paiva throws a right hand that Moon ducks under and follows up with a left that Moon also avoids with ease.

Paiva gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paiva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moon up against the cage.
Paiva digs a right hand underneath Moon's ribcage. Moon let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Paiva breaks from the clinch.
Paiva scores with a three punch combo!
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paiva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Paiva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paiva swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paiva misses with a straight right.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
Moon is looking to slow Paiva down with leg kicks.
Paiva throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
Moon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon scores with a head kick.
Moon throws a head kick but Paiva moves out of range.
Paiva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paiva swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Paiva tries to clinch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon misses with a hook to the body
enabling Paiva to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paiva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Moon.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paiva tests Moon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Paiva misses with a few strikes there.
Paiva tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paiva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paiva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paiva counters with a three punch combo that has Moon backing up. Moon nods at Paiva to acknowledge the strikes.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick
and Paiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paiva blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moon.
Moon misses with a body punch
and Paiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moon thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - Moon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raphael Paiva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paiva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moon momentarily.
Paiva jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paiva moves into the clinch.
Paiva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moon is keeping busy.
Moon misses with a punch on the inside.
Paiva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moon backwards.
Paiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moon pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paiva scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva digs a right hand into Moon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moon's gas tank.
Paiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Paiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paiva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paiva avoids a kick to the body.
Paiva lands a nice hook to Moon's body. Moon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paiva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moon backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Paiva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paiva stuns Moon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paiva.

Paiva clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Paiva.
Moon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Paiva breaks from the clinch.
Paiva scores with the left hand. Moon knows he should have avoided that one.
Moon looks to clinch
and Paiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Paiva rushes Moon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paiva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paiva leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Paiva.
Paiva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paiva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moon backwards.
Paiva lands with a light punch inside.
Paiva lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paiva lands a nice uppercut.
Paiva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raphael Paiva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Paiva.
Paiva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Paiva.
Paiva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paiva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Paiva.
Paiva cracks Moon with a nice body shot.

Paiva manages to break the clinch.
Paiva lands a jab-cross combination.
Paiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Paiva.

Paiva drops Moon with a beautiful combination! Moon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paiva is looking for the KO!
Oh Moon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paiva drops Moon with a naaaaasty hook - Moon is in real trouble here! Paiva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Paiva!