PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handy Manny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knuckle UP. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Moses
vs
Manny

187 cm
24
197 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

184 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Handy Manny!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Manny.
Manny swings widly with a right hand
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Manny forces Moses back against the cage and clinches.
Manny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manny can't break the clinch.

Manny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

Manny manages to break the clinch.
Moses takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manny looks to land a body kick but Moses moved away.
Moses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manny.
Moses walks into a straight right hand from Manny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moses is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Manny.
Manny cracks Moses with a good jab.
Manny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Manny clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moses jumps guard but Manny stands there with Moses around his waist. Moses gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Moses pulls guard.
Manny tries to stand but Moses is controlling from the bottom.
Moses keeping full guard, as Manny tries to pass.

Moses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Manny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manny thumps Moses with a low kick.
Manny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handy Manny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manny 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 Moses has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moses and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moses looks for a takedown but Manny sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manny lands a nice shot that snaps Moses's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Manny.
Moses avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moses thinking.
Handy Manny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moses fails with the takedown

and Manny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Manny manages to break the clinch.
Manny misses with a wild combination.
Manny lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Manny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moses moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manny throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moses counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manny is looking for a sweep. Moses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manny wants to control but Moses is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manny is looking for a sweep. Moses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manny wants to get back to his feet.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manny defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moses misses with a head shot. Manny uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moses works over Manny with some ground and pound from guard.
Moses connects with a couple of short punches.
Manny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moses's guard.
Manny wants to get up but he can't break Moses's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manny lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handy Manny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moses tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manny swivels and escapes.
Manny misses with a low kick.

Manny rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moses fails to pull guard.
Moses jumps guard but Manny stands there with Moses around his waist. Moses gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moses tries to pull guard but Manny won't allow it.

Manny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manny throws an overhand right that lands on Moses's shoulder, as Moses tries to avoid the shot.
Manny misses with a few strikes there.
Manny checks the leg kick.
Manny swings widly with a right hand

and Moses counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manny keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moses lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Moses there.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manny tries to roll over but Moses keeps him under control.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manny defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manny trying to control here.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moses misses with a head shot. Manny uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moses keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manny's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manny has momentary wrist control but Moses slips an elbow through the middle.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Manny blocks nicely.
Mark Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moses throws and elbow that misses. Manny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moses's guard. Nice move by Manny!

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

Moses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manny is working Moses over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manny is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing Manny from standing up.

Moses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Manny from controlling successfully.
Moses preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Manny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moses 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.

Moses has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Manny is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Moses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Manny off and has taken his back!
Manny has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Moses.
Moses somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Manny trying to control but not successfully.
Moses is striking well from the back but Manny escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Manny gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Moses dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manny, as that shot connected.
Manny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moses.
Manny throws a low kick but Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manny throws an off balance right hand

and Moses counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manny won't be happy with that.
Manny is looking for a sweep.
Moses landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Moses.
Manny wants to control but Moses postures up.
Manny is looking to regain half guard here but Moses keeps moving and retains side control.
Moses misses with the ground and pound.
Manny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses working the ground and pound from side control.
Moses cracks Manny with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Moses seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Manny is pushing Moses's head away, looking to escape. Moses manages to hold on to the position though.
Moses fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Manny defending against the ground and pound.
Moses wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manny keeps working.
Moses working away.
Moses working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Moses works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moses is chipping away with strikes.
Moses in side control, throwing shots but Manny defends.
Moses working the ground and pound.
Moses working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Moses lands some shots froms side control.
Moses creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manny is trying to control Moses's posture but Moses avoids it.
Manny dodges the ground and pound from Moses.
Moses misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Moses cracks Manny with a big right hand but Manny just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Manny is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moses connects with a decent elbow.
Moses lands a decent elbow from side control.
Moses prevents Manny from escaping the position.
Moses working the ground and pound but Manny is defending the strikes.
Moses scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moses landing a few strikes.
Moses tries to score with some ground and pound. Manny controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manny is avoiding damage well.
Moses landing a few strikes.

Moses working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moses landing strikes.
Manny parries the strikes from Moses easily there. Moses is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manny to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moses working the ground and pound from side control.

Manny explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Moses fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moses has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

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