PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy The has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moses
vs
The

187 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy The!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Moses there.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Moses.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Moses there.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The defending well though.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moses scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moses lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The defending well though.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Moses working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moses 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.
The has hold of Moses's hands but Moses slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.
The looks gassed!
Moses lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moses seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moses lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
Moses not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moses slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moses scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
The has hold of Moses's hands but Moses slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The gets back to full guard.

The is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.
Moses controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The working for submissions but it's allowed Moses to get to half guard.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The defending well though.

The looking for submissions off his back.
Moses will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The is staying active underneath Moses, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moses is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moses lands with a punch from half guard.
Moses drops an elbow to the side of The's head.
Moses passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The!
The working to try and regain half guard.
The is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moses working The over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is desperately trying to improve his position but Moses has a good base and remains in mount.
Moses scoring with strikes but The is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The working to try and regain half guard.
Moses in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moses prevents The from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Moses connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Moses.

The is rocked!
Moses with good strikes from the mount here!
The is still in real trouble! Can Moses finish him?
Moses lands a big elbow - The is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and The is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Moses!