PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno comes to the cage accompanied by where is the love. Hortulanus has chosen The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Moreno
vs
Hortulanus

172 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus connects with a leg kick. Moreno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moreno misses with the body kick

and Hortulanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hortulanus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreno's brow.
Moreno avoids a wild elbow strike from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus misses with an elbow over the top.

Moreno has Hortulanus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moreno pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hortulanus tumbling to the mat - Moreno dives into Hortulanus's guard.
Moreno trying to control but Hortulanus is working from the bottom.
Hortulanus keeping full guard, as Moreno tries to pass.
Hortulanus wants to hit a switch here but Moreno passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hortulanus there!
Moreno working Hortulanus over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno working Hortulanus over with strikes here.
Moreno sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Moreno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moreno lands a big elbow.
Hortulanus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moreno.
Moreno 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.
Moreno lands a big shot there that rocks Hortulanus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno looking to finish with strikes here!
Moreno throwing strikes but Hortulanus bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moreno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moreno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hortulanus is keeping the position for now.
Hortulanus trying to keep a closed guard but Moreno is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus keeping full guard, as Moreno tries to pass.
Hortulanus wants to sweep but no luck.
Moreno trying to move into half guard but instead Hortulanus has managed to sweep!
Moreno wants to sweep but no luck.
Moreno trying to control the position.

Moreno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hortulanus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hortulanus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Moreno throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hortulanus escapes and throws Moreno's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Moreno tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hortulanus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Moreno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moreno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Moreno. Beautiful body shot.
Hortulanus tries to land a body kick

and Moreno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moreno slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Hortulanus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Moreno is stalling in the full guard.
Moreno scoring with some ground and pound.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Hortulanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Hortulanus keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
Moreno scoring with some ground and pound.
Moreno throws a strike but Hortulanus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hector Moreno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moreno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moreno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moreno is working for a submission of some sort.
Hortulanus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moreno.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hortulanus is staying active underneath Moreno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moreno trying to mount his opponent but Hortulanus defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hortulanus can do anything to dispel that myth.

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.
Moreno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moreno working the head and body with strikes.
Moreno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreno wants to take a breather but Hortulanus is having none of it.
Moreno is really struggling to control Hortulanus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Moreno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hortulanus's head.
Moreno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Moreno dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moreno throws a leg kick but Hortulanus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moreno lands a right hook to the body.
Moreno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moreno connects with a jab.

It looks like Corallus Hortulanus has been cut.
Hortulanus throws a sloppy head kick

and Moreno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Moreno.
Hortulanus is trying to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling him.
Moreno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hortulanus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hortulanus is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hortulanus has his back to the cage.
Moreno cracks Hortulanus with a nice body shot.
Hortulanus has had enough of the clinch but Moreno keeps him there for the moment.
Moreno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hortulanuss head.
Hortulanus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moreno tries to stall but Hortulanus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno is leaning against Hortulanus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moreno has Hortulanus pressed against the cage.
Moreno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hortulanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno has Hortulanus pushed against the cage.
Moreno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Moreno.
A short right from Moreno on the inside.

Hortulanus breaks the clinch.
Moreno lands with a right hand.
Moreno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hortulanus.
Moreno throws a series of punches but Hortulanus avoids them all with ease.
Hortulanus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moreno looks for the body kick but Hortulanus saw that one coming.

Moreno moves into the clinch.
Hortulanus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Moreno.
Moreno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hortulanus is keeping busy.
Moreno lands a shot to the body.
Hortulanus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno has Hortulanus pushed against the cage.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that Moreno shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Moreno.
Moreno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moreno works on Hortulanus's body with a couple of short punches.
Moreno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hortulanus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moreno lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Moreno.
Hortulanus takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moreno.
A nice left hand lands by Moreno.
Moreno wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hortulanus blocking some punches.
Corallus Hortulanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreno lands a body punch.
Moreno is pushing Hortulanus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moreno seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hortulanus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreno's brow.
Moreno tries to stall but Hortulanus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moreno pushes Hortulanus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hortulanus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hortulanus is trying to maintain a safe position but Moreno gets an underhook and turns Hortulanus into the cage.
Moreno dodges an elbow strike from Hortulanus.
Moreno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hortulanus backwards.
Moreno is working Hortulanus over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moreno.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Moreno's ribcage.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moreno lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreno.
Hortulanus stalling in the clinch.
Moreno looking for a takedown.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Moreno lands with a right to the head.
Hortulanus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Moreno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreno 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Moreno!