PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moody
vs
Andrews

181 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
197 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moody walks into a left hand.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moody paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Moody shows good takedown defense.
Alex Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody slips a jab from Andrews.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moody. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moody blocks a jab.
Moody swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews feints and then cracks Moody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moody down.
Moody keeps the fight on the outside.
Hank Moody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moody swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews wants to land a leg kick but Moody is out of range.
Andrews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moody defends it nicely.
Hank Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Andrews.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Moody is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrews thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrews throws a jab but it's blocked by Moody.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrews throws out a loose jab but Moody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrews throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moody.
The fighters circling - Andrews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Moody shows good takedown defense.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody works Andrews's body with a nice hook.
Moody checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrews misses the target.
A big left from Andrews misses.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
Andrews looks gassed!
Andrews connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt - Moody sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moody moves away.
Moody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrews.
Andrews misses with a looping left.
Moody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrews.
Moody listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andrews lands with an uppercut that bounces Moody off the cage and back into rage.
Moody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moody counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Moody dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Andrews throws a sloppy body shot
and Moody counters with a straight right hand.
Andrews misses with a low kick as Moody jumps back.
Moody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrews.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Moody misses the target.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt.
Moody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrews manages to avoid it.
Moody is looking to wear down Andrews with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews slips under a jab from Moody.
Moody swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andrews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moody catches Andrews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hank Moody is winning the standup battle so far.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrews was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Andrews throws a head kick but Moody moves out of range.
Moody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrews throws out the jab.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
A slow jab from Andrews misses its intended target.
Moody keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrews misses with a straight right.
Andrews throws the left hand but Moody avoids the punch easily.
Moody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Moody.
Andrews avoids the body shot from Moody.
Andrews closes the distance but Moody moves to the side
and Moody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws an overhand right that lands on Moody's shoulder, as Moody tries to avoid the shot.
Andrews looks to land a right hand but Moody moved out of range.
Andrews swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Moody loads up on a big right hand but Andrews slips the punch.
Andrews is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moody is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andrews.
Andrews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moody.
Andrews throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hank Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Andrews.
Moody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Andrews.
Moody jabs at Andrews's body.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Andrews.
Moody defending well as Andrews loads up on a big left hand.
Moody changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrews manages to avoid it.
Moody uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrews has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Moody dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big right from Moody misses.
Andrews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrews does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Andrews with a nice cross.
Moody blocks a head kick by Andrews.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrews misses with a body shot
letting Moody counter with a right hand.
Moody will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moody is out of range and Andrews settles back down.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody throws a sloppy body shot
and Andrews counters with a head kick. That will keep Moody thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andrews tries to land a leg kick but Moody saw it coming and moves away.
Andrews cracks a nice hook into Moody's ribs.
Moody swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moody at a distance.
Andrews is looking to chop away at Moody's legs.
Moody lands with a nice body punch.
Andrews wants to land a leg kick but Moody is out of range.
Alex Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews lands a slapping body shot.
Moody blocks a head kick by Andrews.
Andrews throws a hook to the side of Moody's head but Moody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moody blocks a jab.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.
Moody avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews takes one to the side of the head.
Moody connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moody but Moody pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrews misses with a combination
and Moody counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Moody misses
and Moody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrews drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andrews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrews misses the body punch
and Moody counters with a series of strikes. Andrews will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moody darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
Andrews is staying active underneath Moody, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moody content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but Moody has control of the leg.
Hank Moody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andrews.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Moody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Moody!