PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead has chosen Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Faglio
vs
Moorehead

182 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
23
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Moorehead. Beautiful body shot.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss

and Faglio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faglio.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faglio is fighting to break Moorehead's control of his arms but Moorehead is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Faglio wants to pass the guard but Moorehead is keeping the position.
Moorehead is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faglio misses with an uppercut. Moorehead saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faglio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio moves out of range.
Faglio misses with a lunging right hand
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Faglio misses.
Moorehead throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Faglio.
Faglio misses with an uppercut
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combo that has Faglio backing up. Faglio nods at Moorehead to acknowledge the strikes.
Faglio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a combination. Faglio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moorehead moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faglio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ars Faglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faglio throws out a loose jab but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faglio throws a poor cross that misses
and Moorehead counters with a one-two to the body.
Moorehead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moorehead.
Moorehead with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faglio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Faglio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moorehead counters with a body kick that stops Faglio in his tracks momentarily.
Moorehead scores with a spinning back kick!
Moorehead fails with the takedown.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moorehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Faglio avoids nicely.
Faglio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faglio wants it to stay on the feet.
Ars Faglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a left to the body.
Moorehead closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faglio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Faglio counter with a right hand.
Faglio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead throws a leg kick but Faglio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moorehead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Faglio counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Faglio throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faglio closes the distance but Moorehead moves to the side
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ars Faglio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Moorehead
and Faglio counters with a nice uppercut.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moorehead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moorehead scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moorehead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faglio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ars Faglio is winning the standup battle so far.
Faglio cracks Moorehead with an open hand slap.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Faglio throws a big shot that misses.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Faglio ducks under and follows up with a left that Faglio also avoids with ease.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moorehead is working the combinations to good effect here.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.

Faglio rushes Moorehead and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moorehead's brow.
Faglio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Faglio throws an elbow but misses.
Moorehead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faglio smiles and moves away.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Faglio ducks under and follows up with a left that Faglio also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moorehead.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moorehead stuns Faglio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moorehead's corner calls for a 1-2. Moorehead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faglio tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faglio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Moorehead misses.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faglio lands with a hook. Moorehead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Moorehead misses.
Craven Moorehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Moorehead slips under a jab from Faglio.
Faglio misses with a looping right.
Moorehead jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moorehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moorehead blocks an elbow strike from Faglio.
Faglio misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faglio lands an elbow just above Moorehead 's eye.
Moorehead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Moorehead pulls Faglio into guard.
Moorehead wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Faglio trying to control the position from guard on top but Moorehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moorehead has his hands on Faglio's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ars Faglio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio avoids them all with ease.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faglio misses with a straight left.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Faglio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moorehead. Moorehead circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faglio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moorehead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faglio thinking.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a left and a right that stings Moorehead.
Faglio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Faglio swings widly with a right hand
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moorehead.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Faglio avoids it well.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faglio tries to clinch up.
Moorehead lands a nice shot to the body.
Moorehead falls off balance throwing a combination

and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Faglio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faglio lands a nice elbow.
Faglio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Faglio.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moorehead's brow.
Moorehead avoids a wild elbow strike from Faglio.
Faglio throws an elbow but it misses.

Moorehead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faglio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moorehead.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Faglio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss

and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moorehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faglio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Faglio avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faglio throws a big shot that misses.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faglio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Faglio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moorehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio avoids them all with ease.
Faglio throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
Moorehead swings for the body but Faglio moves out of range.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a one-two to the body.
Faglio swings widly with a right hand
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Faglio.
Ars Faglio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Faglio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Jab by Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faglio.
Moorehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Faglio misses its intended target.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Moorehead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ars Faglio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faglio 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ars Faglio!