PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhe Dizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno Cuenca's entrance music is Yo, el vaquilla. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Jose Moreno Cuenca
vs
Dizon

165 cm
21
134 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jhe Dizon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreno Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Dizon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dizon's face.
Moreno Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Dizon avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Dizon is rocked!

It looks like Jhe Dizon has been cut.
Dizon looking for a takedown.
Dizon is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno Cuenca finish him?
Moreno Cuenca working Dizon over with knees to the body.
Dizon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dizon looks gassed!
Moreno Cuenca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno Cuenca obliges.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dizon managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body shot.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Moreno Cuenca.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Dizon won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
A short body shot lands from Moreno Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno Cuenca.
A knee to the head by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Dizon avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moreno Cuenca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca stalling.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Dizon 's eye.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dizon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dizon can't break the clinch.
Dizon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice elbow.
Moreno Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dizon's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dizon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moreno Cuenca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhe Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dizon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Dizon won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Dizon 's eye.
Moreno Cuenca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca slowing the pace effectively.

Dizon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moreno Cuenca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moreno Cuenca content to control rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moreno Cuenca throws a head kick but Dizon moves out of range.
Moreno Cuenca lands a jab to the nose.
Moreno Cuenca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dizon at a distance.

Moreno Cuenca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dizon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dizons head.
Moreno Cuenca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moreno Cuenca digs a right hand underneath Dizon's ribcage. Dizon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moreno Cuenca cracks Dizon with a nice body shot.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno Cuenca lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Moreno Cuenca.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moreno Cuenca takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno Cuenca obliges.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Dizon won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno Cuenca crunches a lovely knee into Dizon's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Dizon takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head.
Dizon takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhe Dizon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moreno Cuenca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dizon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moreno Cuenca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moreno Cuenca pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dizon's face.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca just leaning against Dizon, taking a breather.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
Dizon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca crunches a lovely knee into Dizon's ribcage.
Dizon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.

Dizon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moreno Cuenca pushes down on Dizon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moreno Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dizon can do to turn this around?
Moreno Cuenca performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizon tries to get to full guard but Moreno Cuenca has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno Cuenca stalling.

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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dizon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dizon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dizon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dizon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dizon is trying to drag Moreno Cuenca to the mat but Moreno Cuenca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizon managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Dizon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the head.
Moreno Cuenca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dizon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Moreno Cuenca.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee strike.
Dizon blocks an elbow strike.
Dizon tries to pull guard but Moreno Cuenca holds him up against the cage and eventually Dizon drops back down to his feet.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhe Dizon.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Dizon shrugs off.
Moreno Cuenca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dizon is working for takedown but Moreno Cuenca is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moreno Cuenca controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dizon avoids it.
Dizon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreno Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dizon manages to pull guard.
Moreno Cuenca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moreno Cuenca has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jhe Dizon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dizon gets tackled into the cage by Moreno Cuenca. Moreno Cuenca maintains the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Moreno Cuenca - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dizon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dizon tries to score a body lock takedown but Moreno Cuenca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moreno Cuenca is leaning against Dizon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moreno Cuenca crunches a lovely knee into Dizon's ribcage.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow that stopped Dizon in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno Cuenca lands an uppercut.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Moreno Cuenca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Moreno Cuenca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the head.
Dizon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dizon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moreno Cuenca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moreno Cuenca effectively controlling the action here.
Dizon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhe Dizon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Dizon won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Dizon takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreno Cuenca lands an uppercut.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Moreno Cuenca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dizon blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Dizon shrugs off.
Dizon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dizon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno Cuenca smiles and moves away.
Dizon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moreno Cuenca has Dizon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dizon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moreno Cuenca walks away with a smile on his face. Dizon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Moreno Cuenca rushes Dizon and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dizon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moreno Cuenca gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short shot to the head.
Moreno Cuenca presses Dizon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dizon is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dizon tries to pull guard but Moreno Cuenca holds him up against the cage and eventually Dizon drops back down to his feet.
Dizon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dizon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreno Cuenca smiles and moves away.
Dizon misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreno Cuenca lands a head kick. Dizon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Moreno Cuenca has managed to clinch.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Dizon jumps guard but Moreno Cuenca stands there with Dizon around his waist. Dizon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moreno Cuenca.
Dizon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moreno Cuenca walks away with a smile on his face. Dizon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moreno Cuenca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moreno Cuenca misses with the combination.
Jhe Dizon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreno Cuenca displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a nice body punch.
Dizon dives in and grabs Moreno Cuenca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moreno Cuenca pushes down on Dizon's head and hops out.
Dizon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Moreno Cuenca.

Moreno Cuenca gets a clinch.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dizon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dizon's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dizon or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moreno Cuenca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a light punch inside.
Moreno Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Dizon is blocking nicely.
Dizon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body.
Dizon fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dizon's face.
Moreno Cuenca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dizon up against the cage.
Dizon fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno Cuenca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moreno Cuenca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dizon backwards.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dizon is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreno Cuenca 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!