PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kido Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moon
vs
James

180 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

197 cm
25
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kido Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moon avoids a kick to the body.
Moon tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from James.
James throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
James lands with a slapping head kick.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moon wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Kido Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moon wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Moon moves out of range easily.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a looping right.
James is looking to slow Moon down with leg kicks.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Moon tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James connects with the punch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James looks gassed!
James throws a head kick that misses.

Moon moves into the clinch successfully.
Moon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Moon lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Moon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon connects with a knee to the head.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Moon keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James is trying to push Moon away but Moon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moon lands a nice knee to the body.
Moon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moon connects with a knee to the head.
Moon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
James has had enough of the clinch but Moon keeps him there for the moment.
Moon prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Moon won't allow it.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moon has him pressed against the cage.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
James is trying to break the clinch but Moon has him pressed against the cage.

James jumps guard.
Moon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James looks to land a combination. Moon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moon tries to clinch up.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Moon moves into the clinch.
James wants to break free but Moon has control.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kido Moon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moon tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
LeBron James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moon tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James lands a nice looking body kick.

Moon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Moon won't allow it.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Moon won't allow it.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
James is breathing heavily.
Moon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Moon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Moon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moon has him pressed against the cage.
Moon lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James has had enough of the clinch but Moon keeps him there for the moment.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Moon lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Moon prevents James from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moon prevents it.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break 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!
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to break free but Moon pushes him back against the cage.
James is trying to push Moon away but Moon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Moon lands a knee to the head.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moon unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moon landing knees to the body.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Moon has double underhooks.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James can't break the clinch.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kido Moon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeBron James.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws a looping overhand right but Moon ducks down to avoid it.

Moon clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Moon.
Moon lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Moon.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moon crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Moon scores a nice knee to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James can't break the clinch.
Moon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Moon closes the distance and clinches.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kido Moon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moon tries to clinch up.
Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from James.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James jabs at Moon's body.
James throws a push kick but Moon slaps the foot to one side.
Moon doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Moon is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moon clinches.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
Moon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moon lands a knee to the head.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Kido Moon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.
James tries to break the clinch but Moon is controlling the position.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moon keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
James tries to break free but Moon pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moon prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James can't break the clinch.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James is trying to push Moon away but Moon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Moon won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Moon tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James is trying to break the clinch but Moon is controlling him.
James avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
James has had enough of the clinch but Moon keeps him there for the moment.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
James is trying to break the clinch but Moon is controlling him.
Moon crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Moon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Moon misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.
James is trying to break the clinch but Moon has him pressed against the cage.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.
James can't break the clinch.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James wants to break free but Moon has control.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moon tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LeBron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kido Moon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kido Moon!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kido Moon!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kido Moon!

Kido Moon wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kido Moon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.