PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Resort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Manuel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Resort
vs
Manuel Moreno

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Manuel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manuel Moreno rushes Resort and presses him up against the cage.
Resort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Resort gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
Resort landing knees to the head.

It looks like Luis Manuel Moreno has been cut.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort avoids the elbow strike from Manuel Moreno, against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort landing knees to the head.

Resort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manuel Moreno takes the fight into the clinch.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks it.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Resort.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Resort stalls.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Moreno is defending well for now.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Resort is breathing heavily.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Resort with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
Manuel Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort avoids the elbow strike from Manuel Moreno, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Manuel Moreno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Resort has him pressed against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Resort leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuel Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort blocks an elbow strike from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Moreno's face.
Manuel Moreno leaning against his opponent.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuel Moreno won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort is trying to stall.
Resort prevents Manuel Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
Manuel Moreno is trying to force a seperation but Resort has the dominant position.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
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 Last Resort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Manuel Moreno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manuel Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resort, pushing him back against the cage.
Manuel Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manuel Moreno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort is struggling to control the position.
Manuel Moreno tries a knee to the head but Resort blocks it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.

Resort manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Manuel Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch.

Manuel Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Resort is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Manuel Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manuel Moreno.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Manuel Moreno is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort controlling the action here for a moment.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Resort breaks the clinch.

Manuel Moreno instigates a clinch.
Resort lands a nice knee to the body.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.

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.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manuel Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort prevents Manuel Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Manuel Moreno can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Manuel Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Manuel Moreno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Manuel Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resort, pushing him back against the cage.
Resort taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manuel Moreno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno tries to stall but Resort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Resort has him pressed against the cage.
Manuel Moreno wants to break free but Resort has control.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort wants to stall.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Moreno is defending well for now.
Resort taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort missing with knees to the body.

Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manuel Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Resort.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel Moreno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manuel Moreno gets a clinch.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort blocks the elbow strike.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Manuel Moreno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manuel Moreno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Resort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort taking a breather.
Manuel Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Resort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Resort blocks the elbow strike.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort blocks an elbow strike from Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel Moreno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno tries to break free but Resort pushes him back against the cage.
Manuel Moreno is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Resort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manuel Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Manuel Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Resort.
Resort scores with a knee to the head.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Manuel Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manuel Moreno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

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