PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nang porpramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mooney has chosen Titanic as his entrance music. Nang porpramuk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

porpramuk
vs
Mooney

184 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nang porpramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Mooney!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooney has a takedown stuffed.

porpramuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mooney, pushing him back against the cage.
Mooney jumps guard but porpramuk stands there with Mooney around his waist. Mooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mooney tries to land a knee to the head but porpramuk blocks with his arms.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
porpramuk landing knees to the body.
Mooney looks gassed!
porpramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. porpramuk obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
porpramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
porpramuk lands a knee to the body.

porpramuk manages to break the clinch.
porpramuk scores with a leg kick.

porpramuk clinches.
porpramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mooney is defending well for now.
porpramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney tries for a takedown but porpramuk manages to get underhooks.
Nang porpramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mooney.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
Mooney tries to throw a body punch but porpramuk avoids it by throwing Mooney back against the cage.
porpramuk scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
porpramuk blocks an elbow strike.
porpramuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
porpramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mooney jumps guard but porpramuk stands there with Mooney around his waist. Mooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
Mooney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. porpramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mooney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Mooney coming out on top.
porpramuk swings for the body but Mooney moves out of range.
porpramuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mooney lands with a slapping head kick.
Mooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mooney shoots for a takedown but porpramuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mooney throws a lazy right hand but porpramuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
porpramuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Mooney circles away.

Mooney darts in and clinches porpramuk up against the cage.
porpramuk prevents a takedown attempt there.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
Mooney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
porpramuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Mooney won't want to take too many of those.
Mooney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. porpramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
Mooney misses with the head strike.
Mooney can't get the takedown.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney landing knees to the body.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
Knees to the body from porpramuk.
Knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney can't break the clinch.
Mooney avoiding damage as porpramuk throws knees to the body.
Mooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as porpramuk walks away with a smile on his face. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mooney fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
porpramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mooney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mooney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but porpramuk circles away quickly and effectively.
porpramuk wants to clinch but Mooney slips to the side
and Mooney counters with a three punch combo that has porpramuk backing up. porpramuk nods at Mooney to acknowledge the strikes.
Mooney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

porpramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
porpramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mooney throws an elbow but it misses.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with porpramuk, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney misses with a knee to the head.

porpramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for porpramuk.
Mooney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nang porpramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooney tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and porpramuk counters by clinching up.
porpramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Mooney is trying to force a seperation but porpramuk has the dominant position.
Mooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but porpramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
porpramuk stops a takedown attempt from Mooney.

Mooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mooney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and porpramuk counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mooney throws a front kick that sends porpramuk stumbling back into the cage.
Mooney circles away from the clinch attempt.
porpramuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nang porpramuk dominated that round.
That's time! porpramuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

porpramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
porpramuk keeps control of Mooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
Mooney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but porpramuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mooney tries to pull guard but porpramuk holds him up against the cage and eventually Mooney drops back down to his feet.
porpramuk gets underhooks to prevent Mooney's takedown attempt.
Nang porpramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mooney.
Knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mooney darts in trying to clinch
and porpramuk counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
porpramuk throws an overhand right that lands on Mooney's shoulder, as Mooney tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mooney clinches up with porpramuk and pushes him back against the cage.
porpramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Mooney avoids the damage to the body.
Mooney fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
porpramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Mooney avoids the damage to the body.
Mooney working aggressively here.
Mooney tries to score a body lock takedown but porpramuk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
porpramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mooney is defending well for now.

porpramuk breaks the clinch.
Mooney lands a jab-cross combination.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
porpramuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mooney is out of range.
Mooney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.

Mooney tries to keep at a distance but porpramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
porpramuk prevents the takedown attempt.
Mooney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. porpramuk smiles and moves away.
Nang porpramuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mooney tries to keep at a distance but porpramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooney scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mooney.
Mooney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mooney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mooney tries to circle away but porpramuk has him pinned against the cage.
Mooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
porpramuk prevents Mooney from breaking the clinch.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
porpramuk lands a knee to the body.
Mooney drops down looking for an ankle pick but porpramuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nang porpramuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
porpramuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mooney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
porpramuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mooney shoots for a double leg takedown but porpramuk sprawls well. He's pushed Mooney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

porpramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
porpramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mooney is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by porpramuk as Mooney tries to tie him up.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooney swats away the attempt to clinch by porpramuk.
Mooney lands a high kick!
porpramuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
porpramuk is looking to clinch.
porpramuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mooney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mooney connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
porpramuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mooney throws a series of punches but porpramuk avoids them all with ease.
porpramuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by porpramuk.
porpramuk wants to clinch up but Mooney keeps it at a distance.
Mooney lands a glancing blow to the side of porpramuk's head.

porpramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney throws an elbow that misses.
Mooney tries for a takedown. No joy.
porpramuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Mooney won't want to take too many of those.
Mooney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
porpramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mooney crunches a lovely knee into porpramuk's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nang porpramuk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

porpramuk rushes Mooney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
porpramuk lands an elbow that stopped Mooney in his tracks for a moment.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
porpramuk prevents the takedown attempt.
Mooney wants a takedown but no success here.
porpramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mooney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mooney tries to circle away but porpramuk has him pinned against the cage.
porpramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
porpramuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
porpramuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
porpramuk missing with knees to the body.
Mooney tries to pull guard but porpramuk holds him up against the cage and eventually Mooney drops back down to his feet.
Nang porpramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mooney.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
porpramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooney shoots and misses

and porpramuk counters by clinching up.
Mooney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but porpramuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mooney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
porpramuk prevents Mooney from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
porpramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

porpramuk breaks from the clinch.
Mooney with a poor takedown

and porpramuk moves into the clinch.
Mooney can't break the clinch.

porpramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by porpramuk. That's going to slow Mooney down.
Mooney fails with the takedown
and porpramuk counters with a good low kick that Mooney was not able to check.
porpramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mooney just misses with a punch to the body.

porpramuk has managed to clinch.
porpramuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Mooney has double underhooks.
Mooney is working for takedown but porpramuk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mooney has had enough of the clinch but porpramuk keeps him there for the moment.

Mooney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

porpramuk moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

porpramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mooney scores with a shot to the body.
Mooney lands a head shot.

porpramuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mooney tries a knee to the head but porpramuk blocks it.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from porpramuk.
Mooney throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from porpramuk.
porpramuk prevents the takedown attempt.
Mooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
porpramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Mooney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mooney goes for a takedown attempt but porpramuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
porpramuk is looking to slow Mooney down with leg kicks.

porpramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
porpramuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mooney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
porpramuk keeps control of Mooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mooney drops down looking for an ankle pick but porpramuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from porpramuk. No joy for Mooney on that attempt.
Mooney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from porpramuk.
porpramuk tries to clinch there but Mooney circles away.
A nice combination there by Mooney.
porpramuk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
porpramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mooney wants to clinch but porpramuk slips to the side

and porpramuk counters by moving into the clinch.
porpramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
Mooney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mooney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. porpramuk smiles and moves away.
Mooney fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
porpramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mooney throws a body punch but porpramuk moves out of range.
Mooney fails with the takedown.
Mooney shoots and misses
and porpramuk counters with a three punch combo that has Mooney backing up. Mooney nods at porpramuk to acknowledge the strikes.

porpramuk clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nang porpramuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by porpramuk.
Mooney avoiding damage as porpramuk throws knees to the body.
porpramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Mooney throws an elbow but it misses.
porpramuk trying to land knees to the body.

porpramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mooney falls off balance throwing a combination
and porpramuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Tommy Mooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nang porpramuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mooney throws a jab when porpramuk was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nang porpramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well porpramuk 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nang porpramuk!