PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Moks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Royler
vs
Moks

180 cm
22
184 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Moks!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Royler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moks throws a right hand that misses
and Royler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moks throws a hook but Royler blocks it.
Moks misses with a hook. Royler ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Royler.
The fighters circling - Moks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moks tries to bum rush Royler with a series of wild strikes but Royler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royler scores with a hook to the body. Moks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Royler.
Moks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moks throws a shot from downtown. Royler moves away and avoids it.
Royler thuds a left hand into Moks's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moks.
Royler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Royler scores with a head kick.
Royler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moks.
Royler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royler missing with a left hand there. Moks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moks backs up against the cage.
Moks throws a series of punches but Royler avoids them all with ease.
Moks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moks works over Royler's head and body with a nice combination.
Moks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royler circles away quickly and effectively.
Moks looks gassed!
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Royler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royler lands with a nice combination. Moks backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royler throws a shot to the body.
Moks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royler misses with a wild body shot.
Moks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royler manages to avoid it.
Royler lands a body shot.
Royler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royler. Royler obviously looking to wear him down.
Royler dodges the punch combination from Moks.
Royler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Royler throws a sloppy head kick and Moks moves out of range easily.
Moks misses with a looping right.
Royler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moks dodges the punch combination from Royler.
Royler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moks throws a poor cross that misses
and Royler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royler is looking to wear down Moks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Royler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Royler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Royler. Those never looked like landing.
Moks throws a lazy right hand but Royler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royler misses with a double jab.
Royler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Royler lands a head shot.
Good work by Moks as he checks the leg kick.
Moks 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.
Moks keeps the fight on the outside.
Moks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Royler counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moks throws out a loose jab but Royler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moks lands a glancing blow to the side of Royler's head.
Royler connects with a looping right hand.
Royler scores with a three punch combo!
Moks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royler counters with a nice uppercut.
Royler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royler lands with a straight right. Moks didn't see that one coming.
Moks throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
Royler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danga de danga de dang - Royler scores with a four punch combination!
Moks just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royler moves away.
Royler throws a body punch but Moks moves out of range.
Moks loads up on a big right hand but Royler slips the punch.
Royler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moks doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Royler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Royler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moks thows a body shot but no joy.
Royler just misses with a punch to the body.
Moks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moks misses with a body shot.
Royler just misses with a punch to the body.
Moks dodges the punch combination from Royler.
Moks digs a good body shot into Royler's ribs.
A jab from Moks finds it's way through Royler's defenses.
Moks looks to land a combination but Royler avoids it well.
Royler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefan Moks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moks is breathing heavily.
Royler just misses with a punch to the body.
Moks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royler manages to avoid it.
Moks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moks circles away quickly and effectively.
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moks moves away.
Moks dips to his left and cracks Royler with an uppercut!
Stefan Moks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moks throws a hook but Royler blocks it.
Moks thows a body shot but no joy.
Moks lands a two punch combo.
Royler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Royler is rocked!
Royler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Royler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Moks misses the target.
Royler seems to have got his legs back now.
Moks looks to land a combination. Royler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Royler.
Moks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moks tries to keep at a distance but Royler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Royler tries a body shot but Moks blocks it.
Royler can't find room to land a body shot as Moks controls the action.

Moks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Moks. Those never looked like landing.
Moks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moks misses with a double jab.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Royler closes the distance and pushes Moks back into the cage.
Royler misses with a body punch.
Royler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moks's efforts to push away.
Royler is leaning against Moks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moks wants to break free but Royler has control.
Royler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Royler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moks can't break the clinch.
Moks prevents a body shot from Royler.
Royler tries to throw a body punch but Moks avoids it by throwing Royler back against the cage.
Moks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Royler has Moks pressed against the cage, preventing Moks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Royler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royler lands with a right to the head.
Moks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moks tries to break the clinch but Royler is controlling the position.
Royler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Royler lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royler lands a body punch.
Royler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moks's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royler has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stefan Moks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royler. Royler obviously looking to wear him down.
Moks throws a hook but Royler blocks it.
No joy there for Moks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moks throws a shot from downtown. Royler moves away and avoids it.
Royler avoids the body shot from Moks.
Royler throws a head kick that misses.
Royler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot by Royler.
Royler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moks.
Royler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moks loads up on a big right hand but Royler slips the punch.
Royler lands a slapping body shot.
Moks misses the jab.
Moks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moks dodges the punch combination from Royler.
Moks throws a series of punches but Royler avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royler throws a head kick that misses.
Royler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moks.
Royler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royler.
Moks misses with a lunging right hand
and Royler counters with a low kick, right behind Moks 's knee.
Moks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moks misses with a hook.
Moks throws a hook but Royler avoids it easily.
Royler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moks swings for the body but Royler moves out of range.
Moks misses with a double jab.
Moks misses with a combination
letting Royler counter with a right hand.
Royler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler thumps Moks with a low kick.

Royler clinches with his opponent.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Royler fails to land.
Moks blocks a body shot from Royler.
Royler tries a body shot but Moks blocks it.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Royler misses with a body punch.
Moks working hard to break the clinch.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Royler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moks's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler lands a nice shot to the body.

Moks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moks misses with an uppercut. Royler saw that one coming.
No joy there for Moks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Moks coming out on top.
Royler connects with a right hand. Moks shakes it off.
Royler punishes Moks's body with a nice straight punch.
Moks throws a jab but it's blocked by Royler.
Royler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Royler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Royler finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Moks. That snapped Royler's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Royler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moks throws a jab but it's blocked by Royler.
Royler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moks misses the shot to the body.
Moks misses with a body shot.
Royler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moks.
A combination from Moks does no damage.
Royler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moks at a distance.
Royler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royler scores with a jab to the body.
Moks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royler.
Royler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Royler clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Royler throws a sloppy head kick and Moks moves out of range easily.
Roy Royler is winning the standup battle so far.
Moks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royler circles away quickly and effectively.
Moks misses with a hook.
Moks ducks under a wild hook from Royler.
Moks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moks.
Moks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Royler connects with a body shot that sends Moks's belly button to the back.
Royler throws a sloppy head kick and Moks moves out of range easily.
Moks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Royler scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moks. Royler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royler misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royler feints and then cracks Moks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moks down.
Royler looks to land a combination but Moks avoids it well.
Moks swinging wildly here.
Royler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Royler blocks a jab.
Royler ducks under a wild hook from Moks.
Moks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moks blocks the body kick.
Royler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moks throws a hook but Royler avoids it easily.
Royler connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Royler on the side of the head.
Royler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moks.
Royler takes a swing at Moks's ribcage but misses.
Royler lands a nice looking body shot.
Royler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moks throws a hook but Royler avoids it easily.
Royler digs a good hook to Moks's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moks just misses with a punch to the body.
Moks thows a body shot but no joy.
Royler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Moks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler misses the shot to the body.
Moks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moks sizes up Royler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Royler cracks Moks with an open hand slap.
Moks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royler tests Moks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moks throws a right and a left that Royler avoids nicely.
Moks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royler was well out of range. Poor timing from Moks.
Moks looks to throw the jab but Royler is out of range.

Royler clinches up with Moks and pushes him back against the cage.
Royler misses with a body punch.
Royler lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royler misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Royler.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Royler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moks's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Royler can't find room to land a body shot as Moks controls the action.
Royler misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Royler had his way with Stefan Moks in that round.
That's time! Royler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Royler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moks throws a hook to the side of Royler's head but Royler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royler misses with a body kick.
Moks throws an off balance right hand
and Royler counters with a nice body shot.
Moks misses with a combination
and Royler counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Moks - just one landing.
Moks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Royler.
Royler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moks's calf.
Royler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A telegraphed right hand from Moks misses the target.
Moks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Moks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royler on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks fails to land with a series of punches.
Royler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moks's sensitive parts.
Royler scores with a leg kick.
Royler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Royler scores with a body shot.
Moks walks into a straight right hand from Royler.
Moks just misses with a punch to the body.
Moks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Moks. Those never looked like landing.
Moks keeps the fight on the outside.
Moks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Moks misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler thuds his right hand into Moks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Moks misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moks throws a jab but it's blocked by Royler.
Royler swings for the body but Moks moves out of range.
Royler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moks looks to land a left hand but Royler moved out of range nicely.
Moks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Moks misses.
Royler moves out of range of the strikes.
Royler lands with a kick to the temple. Moks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Royler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moks.
Royler tests Moks's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moks throws an off balance right hand
and Royler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Royler digs a good body shot into Moks's ribs.
A punch combination from Moks misses.
Royler scores with a three punch combo!
Moks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moks. Royler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royler slips a straight right by Moks.
Moks misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Royler to counter with a crisp jab.
Royler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moks.
Moks tries to bum rush Royler with a series of wild strikes but Royler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Moks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Royler digs a good body shot into Moks's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moks throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
Moks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royler.
Moks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royler.
Moks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Moks looks to land a right hand but Royler moved out of range.
Moks avoids a kick to the body.
Moks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Royler slips a jab from Moks.
Royler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moks under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Royler throws a front kick that sends Moks stumbling back into the cage.
Stefan Moks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Royler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Royler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Royler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Royler!