PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Moksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Filkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moksi
vs
Filkins

188 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Moksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tucker Filkins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moksi wants to clinch up but Filkins keeps it at a distance.
Filkins shoots in for a takedown but Moksi shows good takedown defense.
Moksi is looking to clinch but Filkins is avoiding it.
Filkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Filkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drew Moksi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Filkins.
Filkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Filkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moksi is fending him off so far but Filkins persists. Nope, Moksi circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moksi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moksi's waist but Moksi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filkins off to one side.
Filkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moksi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Filkins looks gassed!
Filkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moksi circles away.
Moksi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moksi tries to clinch but Filkins is having none of it.
Moksi tries to close the distance and clinch but Filkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moksi tries to clinch but Filkins is having none of it.
Moksi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Moksi tries to clinch but Filkins is having none of it.
Moksi tries to clinch but Filkins is having none of it.
Filkins has a takedown stuffed.
Moksi tries to clinch there but Filkins circles away.

Moksi clinches up against the cage.
Moksi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Moksi scores with a hook to the body.

Moksi breaks from the clinch.

Moksi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moksi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Moksi.
Moksi cracks Filkins with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moksi breaks from the clinch.
Moksi wants to clinch up but Filkins keeps it at a distance.
Drew Moksi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Moksi darts in and clinches Filkins up against the cage.
Filkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Moksi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moksi lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moksi.

Moksi lands a big right hand that sends Filkins to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Filkins!

It looks like Tucker Filkins has been cut.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Moksi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Filkins defends it well.
Moksi is keen to just control but Filkins is a slippery customer.
Filkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moksi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Filkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moksi throwing strikes from guard but Filkins blocks nicely.
Filkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moksi is one step ahead there.
Moksi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moksi preventing the sweep.
Moksi wants to control from the top but Filkins keeps moving.
Filkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Filkins, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moksi prevents Filkins from getting back to his feet.
Filkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moksi is one step ahead there.
Moksi trying to control the position from guard on top but Filkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Drew Moksi.
Moksi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Filkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moksi is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moksi stuffs the takedown attempt from Filkins. Filkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Moksi is looking to clinch.
Filkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Moksi.
Filkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moksi defends it nicely.
Moksi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moksi's waist but Moksi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filkins off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moksi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moksi tries to close the distance and clinch but Filkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moksi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filkins keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Moksi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tucker Filkins'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.

Moksi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Moksi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Moksi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Moksi has managed to clinch.
Moksi is leaning against Filkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moksi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filkins backwards.
Moksi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filkins or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moksi connects with a big uppercut there that sends Filkins tumbling to the ground! Moksi follows him down into his guard.

Filkins is rocked!
Filkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filkins is still in real trouble! Can Moksi finish him?
Moksi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moksi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Filkins is breathing heavily.
Moksi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moksi looking to pass the guard.
Moksi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Filkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moksi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moksi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filkins is keeping the position for now.
Filkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moksi is one step ahead there.
Moksi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moksi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filkins can do to turn this around?
Moksi trying to control but Filkins is working from the bottom.
Filkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moksi preventing the sweep.
Filkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moksi trying to control but Filkins is working from the bottom.
Moksi stopping the sweep attempt from Filkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moksi wants to stand but Filkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Filkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Filkins, not yet.

Filkins pushes Moksi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Moksi has closed the distance and engaged Filkins in a clinch.
Drew Moksi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moksi lands with a right to the head.
Moksi lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moksi lands a nice shot to the body.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Moksi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moksi lands with a right to the head.
Filkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moksi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moksi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Moksi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moksi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moksi leaves Filkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drew Moksi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Filkins.
Moksi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Filkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moksi wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Filkins.
Moksi doesn't manage to clinch there - Filkins circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moksi tries to clinch there but Filkins circles away.
Moksi stuffs the takedown.

Moksi closes the distance and clinches.
Moksi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filkins's efforts to push away.
Moksi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filkinss head.
Filkins has had enough of the clinch but Moksi keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Moksi.
A right hook to the body lands for Moksi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moksi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moksi tries a low kick but Filkins avoids it.
Moksi wants to clinch up but Filkins keeps it at a distance.
Moksi slaps away a takedown attempt from Filkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Moksi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tucker Filkins's cut.
That's time! Moksi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Moksi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moksi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moksi pinned against the cage. Moksi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moksi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moksi wants to clinch.
Moksi leaves Filkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drew Moksi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Filkins.

Moksi has managed to clinch.
Filkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moksi works on Filkins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Moksi as the two fighters clinch.
Moksi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filkinss head.
Moksi lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Moksi.
Moksi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filkins backwards.
Moksi presses Filkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Moksi.
Moksi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Filkins! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Moksi is unloading with more strikes now! Filkins drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Moksi!