PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moore
vs
Begbie

225 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Begbie counters with a left to the body.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Begbie.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Francis Begbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Begbie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Begbie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Begbie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Begbie misses with a wild body shot.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws a sloppy body shot

and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Begbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begbie staying out of range there.
Moore misses the jab.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Begbie moved out of range nicely.
Begbie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Begbie slips a jab from Moore.
Begbie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Begbie misses with a hook
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begbie moves away from the strike by Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie misses with an uppercut

and Moore counters by clinching up.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Begbie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore keeps control of Begbie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore digs a right hand into Begbie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Begbie's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore has Begbie pressed against the cage, preventing Begbie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Begbie is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Moore dominated that 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.

Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Begbie misses with a hook
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Begbie misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Begbie.
Begbie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Moore.
Begbie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Gary Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore digs a good hook to Begbie's body.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie slips a jab from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore wants to clinch up but Begbie keeps it at a distance.
Begbie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Begbie needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Begbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Begbie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie takes one to the side of the head.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie lands a right hook to the body.
Begbie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie lands with a right hand.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore throws a jab when Begbie was well out of range.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie misses the shot to the body.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Begbie moves away and avoids it.
Moore tests Begbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore tries to clinch up but Begbie circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Begbie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Begbie with an uppercut!
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Begbie misses with a left hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Begbie lands with a nice body punch.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begbie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Begbie can do to turn this around?
Begbie misses with a hook
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore wants to clinch up but Begbie keeps it at a distance.
Begbie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react.
Begbie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore lands the left hand.
Begbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Begbie misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Begbie misses the body punch
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Begbie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Begbie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Begbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Begbie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Moore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Begbie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Moore!