PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Freddy The has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The
vs
Moses

172 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
197 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fails with the takedown.

Moses gets the takedown into side control.
Moses creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Moses looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The is avoiding damage well.
The is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moses off and has taken his back!

The working for a choke but Moses is defending well.

The looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Moses's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The doesn't have the hooks in and Moses manages to turn into his guard.
The might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moses with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moses keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The's head.
Moses thows a big elbow that misses.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moses throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moses can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moses gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Moses got a little sloppy there for a moment and The has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moses has managed to get both his arms back between The's legs - danger averted.
The is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moses's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.
Moses working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moses advances to half guard.
Moses seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moses takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moses lands with a punch from half guard.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
Moses scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moses lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moses trying to control the pace.
Moses lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moses scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The actively working from the bottom here.
The is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
The has hold of Moses's hands but Moses slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moses is trying to control the action in half guard but The is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The is looking to improve his position.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The defending well though.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The is trying to get back to full guard.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Moses feints and as The raises his hands in defense, Moses changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but The blocks nicely.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moses can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moses with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The has momentary wrist control but Moses slips an elbow through the middle.

Moses got a little sloppy there for a moment and The has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moses has managed to get both his arms back between The's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Moses dominated that round.
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.

Moses closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but The blocks nicely.
Moses makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Moses avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mark Moses has got the better of the ground game so far.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moses is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moses defends well.
Moses working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.
Moses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moses passes into half guard.
Moses drops an elbow to the side of The's head.
Moses lands strikes from half guard.
Moses is nestled in close to The, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.
Moses takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moses looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Moses scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Moses takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moses is trying to control. The wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moses scores with a couple of nice shots.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.
Moses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moses connects with a nice short shot to The's temple.
Moses scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
Moses wants to control but The is keeping him busy.

The looking for submissions off his back.
Moses drops an elbow to the side of The's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Moses scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moses cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moses with the ground and pound from mount.
Moses wants to control the pace but The is squirming around nicely.
The regains half guard.

The looking for submissions off his back.
Moses seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Moses winds up and cracks The with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Moses shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The is trying to defend but Moses finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Moses is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The's half guard.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moses prevents The from improving his position.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moses scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moses is nestled in close to The, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moses is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The has hold of Moses's hands but Moses slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moses scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Moses working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moses connects with a nice short shot to The's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moses slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.
Moses winds up and cracks The with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The is trying to get back to full guard.
Moses working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moses connects with a nice short shot to The's temple.
Moses slips a nice elbow through The's hands, connecting with The's forehead.

The looking for submissions off his back.

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.

The looking for submissions off his back.
Moses working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The tries to roll over but Moses keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Moses.
Moses scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The actively working from the bottom here.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moses looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moses scores with a couple of nice shots.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

The actively working from the bottom here.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses drops an elbow to the side of The's head.
The has hold of Moses's hands but Moses slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Freddy The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The actively working from the bottom here.
The flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moses scores with a couple of nice shots.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

The is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.

The is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moses is in close to The's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moses's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moses gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The trying to strike off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Moses scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The is looking for a sweep.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moses has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Moses!