PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rain in the Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Moukako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Moukako looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Rain in the Face
vs
Moukako

193 cm
22
252 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
236 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rain in the Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Moukako!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain in the Face throws a hook to the side of Moukako's head but Moukako sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moukako slips a straight right by Rain in the Face.
Moukako takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rain in the Face throws a series of punches but Moukako avoids them all with ease.
Rain in the Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moukako moves out of range of the body kick.
Rain in the Face lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rain in the Face fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moukako looks gassed!
Moukako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain in the Face jabs Moukako to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain in the Face fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moukako looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rain in the Face misses with a double jab.
Rain in the Face connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe Rain in the Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain in the Face with a hook.
Joe Rain in the Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukako takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rain in the Face throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rain in the Face lands a big head kick that sends Moukako tumbling to the mat! Rain in the Face takes a step backwards and waves Moukako back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sammy Moukako has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain in the Face connects with a nice looking jab.
Moukako slips a straight right by Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Rain in the Face drops Moukako with a beautiful combination! Moukako stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rain in the Face is looking for the KO!
Rain in the Face misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face lands with a nice body punch.
Moukako doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain in the Face misses with a double jab.
Moukako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rain in the Face paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain in the Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Moukako takes one to the side of the head.
Rain in the Face scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rain in the Face tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Rain in the Face as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain in the Face thumps Moukako with a low kick.
Moukako closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rain in the Face thumps Moukako with a low kick.
Rain in the Face darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rain in the Face lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rain in the Face lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rain in the Face.
Moukako avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Rain in the Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain in the Face scores with a jab.
Rain in the Face connects with a high kick.
Rain in the Face lands with a cross.
Moukako takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain in the Face is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rain in the Face paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain in the Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain in the Face is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain in the Face misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain in the Face cracks a nice hook into Moukako's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rain in the Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Moukako's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moukako shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rain in the Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moukako can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Rain in the Face as he connects with a hook.
Rain in the Face lands with a right hand.
Rain in the Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain in the Face scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moukako walks into a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moukako might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rain in the Face has got the better of the exchanges.
Rain in the Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe Rain in the Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain in the Face lands a really nice looking cross but Moukako seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moukako has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain in the Face.
Moukako is breathing heavily.
Moukako takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rain in the Face misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain in the Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rain in the Face cracks the inside of Moukako's front leg.
Rain in the Face bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rain in the Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain in the Face bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moukako's head backwards.
Rain in the Face scores with a nice right hand.
Joe Rain in the Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moukako chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain in the Face can pounce on him.
Rain in the Face lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain in the Face goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain in the Face lands a nice hook to Moukako's body. Moukako takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moukako takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moukako takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rain in the Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rain in the Face scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moukako in his tracks.
Rain in the Face scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain in the Face punishes Moukako's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain in the Face. That's going to slow Moukako down.
Rain in the Face lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rain in the Face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain in the Face stuns Moukako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moukako ducks right into an uppercut from Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face throws a combination. Moukako tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rain in the Face lands a right hook to the body.
Moukako takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rain in the Face with a hook.
Rain in the Face scores with a hook to the body. Moukako takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain in the Face chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain in the Face. Moukako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moukako takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moukako avoids the body shot from Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rain in the Face lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rain in the Face moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rain in the Face throws a wild body kick that Moukako sees coming a mile off.
Rain in the Face misses with a jab to the body

and Moukako counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain in the Face is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moukako off and has taken his back!

Rain in the Face is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Moukako defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rain in the Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Moukako's cut.
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. 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.

Rain in the Face scores with a body shot.
Rain in the Face scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rain in the Face - that will leave a mark!
Rain in the Face connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rain in the Face lands a right hook to the body.
Moukako has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moukako takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rain in the Face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain in the Face misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain in the Face throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain in the Face goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moukako on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rain in the Face scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rain in the Face listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moukako tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rain in the Face misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face throws a leg kick which misses Moukako's front leg but catches the back leg as Moukako tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rain in the Face misses.
Moukako ducks right into an uppercut from Rain in the Face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Moukako 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rain in the Face fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moukako has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain in the Face lands with a nice body kick.
Rain in the Face sizes up Moukako with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moukako fails to land the takedown.
Moukako showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rain in the Face.
Moukako throws a hook to the side of Rain in the Face's head but Rain in the Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moukako takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain in the Face lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rain in the Face. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rain in the Face.
Moukako stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain in the Face.
Moukako is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rain in the Face sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rain in the Face lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rain in the Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain in the Face.
That kick from Rain in the Face tenderised Moukako's leg. Moukako is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain in the Face scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rain in the Face!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukako takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain in the Face scores with a jab to the head.
Moukako takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moukako checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Rain in the Face.
Rain in the Face throws a big shot that misses.
Rain in the Face fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moukako is out of range.
Moukako's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain in the Face feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moukako's calf.
Rain in the Face misses with a body kick.
Sammy Moukako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Rain in the Face finds it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rain in the Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rain in the Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rain in the Face!