PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lewis brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for lewis brewer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

brewer
vs
Moore

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

177 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, lewis brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Moore!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brewer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.

Moore closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moore lands in his opponent's guard.
Moore looking to pass the guard.

brewer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Moore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Moore's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore postures up.
brewer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gary Moore wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by brewer.
brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but brewer is just out of range.
lewis brewer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore 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 brewer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from brewer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore avoids the head kick by brewer.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from brewer.

Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moore controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to advance position but brewer won't allow it.
Moore should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
brewer is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moore wants to work for an arm triangle but brewer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Moore gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Moore looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
brewer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
brewer is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore is thwarting brewer's attempts to control the position.
Moore tries to pass the half guard into mount. brewer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Moore postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for brewer to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
brewer doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. brewer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from brewer. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
lewis brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Moore.
brewer lands a high kick!
brewer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
brewer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
brewer throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

brewer lands a head kick that stumbles Moore and the fighters go to the mat.

Moore is rocked!
brewer tries to stand but Moore is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
brewer wants to stand but Moore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lewis brewer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

brewer closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.

brewer breaks the clinch.

Moore tries to keep at a distance but brewer has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

brewer gets a clinch.
brewer wants to break the clinch but can't.

brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
brewer throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
brewer works the jab nicely.

Moore gets tackled into the cage by brewer. brewer maintains the clinch.
Moore is trying to push brewer away but brewer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
brewer throws a head kick that misses.
brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from brewer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for brewer!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
brewer swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by brewer.
Sloppy strikes from brewer. Those never looked like landing.
brewer fails in his attempt to clinch.
brewer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
brewer swinging wildly here.
brewer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
brewer lands a head shot.
brewer tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
No joy there for brewer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
brewer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
brewer throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
brewer is looking to clinch.

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

Moore decides to return to a standing position.
brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
brewer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.

brewer gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

brewer manages to break the clinch.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but brewer moves away.

brewer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but brewer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brewer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
brewer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.

Moore stands and steps away. brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moore.

Moore has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
brewer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gary Moore 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!

Moore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. brewer sprawls well initially but Moore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gary Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
brewer looks like he's trying to stand up.
brewer is not content to let Moore control the position.
brewer is looking to escape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

brewer actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Gary Moore has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Moore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moore moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Moore trying to control the position but brewer is working away.

Moore is trying to get an arm triangle but brewer is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, brewer has escaped the position, nice work there.
brewer tries to escape but Moore is in control.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but brewer keeps working.
Moore gets to mount! brewer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as brewer is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moore prevents brewer from getting the reversal.
Moore wants to control the pace but brewer is squirming around nicely.
brewer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moore 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 William Gold scores the fight for Gary Moore!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Gary Moore!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Gary Moore!

Gary Moore wins by unanimous decision!