PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Channon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Channon Storm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moonwalker
vs
Storm

205 cm
27
220 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
21
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samurai Moonwalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Channon Storm!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moonwalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm digs a good hook to Moonwalker's body.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Moonwalker shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Moonwalker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moonwalker misses with a double jab.
Storm looks to land a combination. Moonwalker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moonwalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Moonwalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Channon Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm throws a hook but Moonwalker blocks it.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Moonwalker is just out of range.
Storm throws the left hand but Moonwalker avoids the punch easily.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm throws a right and a left that Moonwalker avoids nicely.
Moonwalker defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.

Moonwalker scores with a takedown into Storm's guard.
Moonwalker won't allow Storm to get back to his feet.

Moonwalker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moonwalker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moonwalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm wants to sweep here but Moonwalker controlling him for the moment.
Moonwalker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker postures up.

Moonwalker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moonwalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Moonwalker ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Moonwalker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Storm defends it nicely.
Storm throws a hook but Moonwalker avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Moonwalker.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moonwalker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Storm circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samurai Moonwalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moonwalker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm takes a swing at Moonwalker's ribcage but misses.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Moonwalker.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moonwalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Moonwalker's head but Moonwalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Moonwalker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Channon Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm throws a series of punches but Moonwalker moves out of range.
Moonwalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Moonwalker.

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.
Moonwalker fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Moonwalker saw that one coming.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Moonwalker counter with a right hand.
Storm throws the left hand but Moonwalker avoids the punch easily.
Storm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moonwalker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Moonwalker saw that one coming.
Moonwalker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Storm circles away.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Moonwalker misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Channon Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moonwalker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Moonwalker moves away and avoids it.
Storm misses with the combination.
Moonwalker throws a shot to the body.
Moonwalker misses with a double jab
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Moonwalker is looking to wear down Storm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moonwalker takes one on the button.
Moonwalker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Moonwalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Moonwalker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a series of punches but Moonwalker avoids them all with ease.
Moonwalker shoots in but no luck this time.
Moonwalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moonwalker scores with a sloppy right hand. Storm should have avoided that one.
Moonwalker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Moonwalker's head but Moonwalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Moonwalker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Moonwalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Storm misses with a body shot
and Moonwalker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm throws the left hand but Moonwalker avoids the punch easily.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moonwalker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moonwalker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Moonwalker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moonwalker.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Moonwalker is out of range.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm misses with a hook. Moonwalker ducked under it nicely.
Moonwalker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Storm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moonwalker somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samurai Moonwalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moonwalker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Storm misses with a hook.
Moonwalker lands a right hook to the body.
Storm misses with a combination
and Moonwalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm scores with a punch to the head.
Storm misses with a hook. Moonwalker ducked under it nicely.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Moonwalker is out of range.
Moonwalker lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Moonwalker. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a body shot
and Moonwalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Moonwalker tests Storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm misses with a combination

and Moonwalker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Storm!
Moonwalker won't let Storm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moonwalker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Moonwalker looking to secure an arm triangle but Storm defends it well.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Moonwalker 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.
Storm is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moonwalker goes for an armbar but Storm turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Storm.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Moonwalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Channon Storm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Moonwalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moonwalker moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Moonwalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Moonwalker lands a jab-cross combination.
Moonwalker lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Moonwalker is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonwalker misses with a combination
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moonwalker lands with a straight right. Storm didn't see that one coming.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Moonwalker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Moonwalker.
Moonwalker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm misses with an uppercut.

Moonwalker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moonwalker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Storm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moonwalker won't let Storm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Storm defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moonwalker.
Moonwalker trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moonwalker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm manages to control the position for a moment.
Moonwalker prevents Storm from getting the reversal.

Moonwalker moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Storm has worked his arm free - good work by Storm!
Moonwalker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Moonwalker prevents Storm from escaping the position.
Storm is trying to control Moonwalker's posture but Moonwalker avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Storm bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Moonwalker coming out on top.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moonwalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moonwalker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm throws a body punch but Moonwalker moves out of range.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Storm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samurai Moonwalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a jab when Moonwalker was well out of range.
Moonwalker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moonwalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moonwalker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Moonwalker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Storm taking a bit of punishment here - Moonwalker scoring with strikes.
Storm pushes Moonwalker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moonwalker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Moonwalker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Storm, who protects the arm well.
Storm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Moonwalker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!