PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Moony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sad Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moony comes to the cage accompanied by Kasabian- Where did all the love go. The key to victory for James Moony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moony
vs
Sak

185 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

205 cm
19
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Moony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sad Sak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moony lands a glancing blow to the side of Sak's head.
Moony misses with a body shot.

Moony cracks Sak with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sak looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moony finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moony throws a leg kick that misses.
Sak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moony misses with the combination.

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

Sak is rocked!
Sak wants to clinch up but Moony keeps it at a distance.
Moony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sak avoids the head kick by Moony.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moony tries to sprawl but Sak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moony is trying to stand.
Moony is trying to get back to full guard.
Sak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Moony is defending well.
Sak throwing shots but Moony is blocking nicely.
Sak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moony sees it coming and defends easily.
Sak lands with a punch from half guard.
Moony keeping hold of Sak's head, controlling as best he can.
Moony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sak thows a huge punch but Moony dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moony looking for submissions off his back.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Moony is defending well.
Sak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moony is trying to stand.
Sak thows a huge punch but Moony dodges it nicely.

Sak is trying to work for a kimura but Moony is defending well.
Moony wants to control but Sak is keeping busy.
Moony tries to roll over but Sak keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sak scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moony defending well though.
Sak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moony's head.
Sak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moony's head.
Sak wants to take a breather but Moony is having none of it.
Sak prevents Moony from standing back up.
Sak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moony keeps working.
Moony looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sak wants to control but Moony is keeping him busy.

Sak is working for a submission of some sort.

Moony looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moony is trying to stand.
Moony is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sak lands a nice short elbow.
Sak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moony trying to hold on to Sak's head to control him but Sak postures up.
Moony wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sak slips a nice elbow through Moony's hands, connecting with Moony's forehead.
Sak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sak scoring with strikes but Moony is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sak dominating with strikes here.
Moony is looking to improve his position but Sak isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sad Sak will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sak drives through with a takedown into Moony's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Moony looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sak has picked Moony up and slammed him! Moony can't keep hold of the triangle and Sak manages to pass to side control!
Moony on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Moony gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moony regains half guard.
Moony wants to get back to full guard.
Sak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sak connects with a nice short shot to Moony's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sad Sak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sak working the head and body with strikes.
Moony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sak.
Sak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moony is trying to stand up here but Sak is controlling him well.
Sak slips a nice elbow through Moony's hands, connecting with Moony's forehead.
Moony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sak.
Sak stops Moony from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moony is trying to stand.
Moony has hold of Sak's hands but Sak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sak winds up and cracks Moony with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moony is trying to stand up here but Sak is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sak with shots to the head and body - Moony looks very uncomfortable down there.

Sak looking for a guillotine from mount but Moony is having none of it.
Sak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sak unloading with bombs!
Sak lands a big shot there that rocks Moony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Moony is rocked!
Sak unloading with bombs!
Oh Moony is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moony is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sak controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sak working for a submission but Moony is keeping him at bay.
Sak cracks Moony with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moony working to try and regain half guard.
Sak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moony can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sak looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Moony covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sad Sak!