PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naga Moriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop Believing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dali
vs
Moriz

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

179 cm
19
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naga Moriz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dali pushes Moriz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dali looking to throw knees to the head but Moriz is blocking nicely.
Moriz takes a shot to the head.
Dali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moriz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moriz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moriz is trying to force a seperation but Dali has the dominant position.
Dali trying to land knees to the body.
Dali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dali misses with a knee strike.
Dali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moriz backwards.
Moriz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moriz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moriz blocks the elbow strike.
Dali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moriz is defending well for now.
Dali pushes Moriz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Dali is controlling him.
Dali leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dali trying to land knees to the body.
Moriz is trying to push Dali away but Dali has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dali pushes off an throws an elbow but Moriz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dali lands a body punch.

Dali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dali has a takedown stuffed.

Dali throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moriz was covering up waiting for the punch and Dali finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moriz looking for a sweep. Not yet Moriz, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moriz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dali trying to control but Moriz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dali chips away with some ground and pound.
Dali sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moriz wants to stand up but Dali is controlling him.
Dali postures up.
Moriz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dali won't allow Moriz to sweep him here.
Dali working some strikes from top position.
Dali stopping the sweep attempt from Moriz.
Dali won't allow Moriz to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moriz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dali wants to pass the guard but Moriz is keeping the position.
Moriz keeping moving, preventing Dali from controlling successfully.
Dali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moriz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dali is working hard here to advance position.
Dali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dali is in close to Moriz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moriz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dali manages to get himself to full guard.
Dali trying to keep a closed guard but Moriz is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dali throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Moriz escapes and throws Dali's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dali is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moriz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dali is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moriz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moriz's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moriz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dali is trying to control but Moriz is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Dali lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Dali connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dali lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dali throws a big shot that misses.
Dali slips a jab and a cross from Moriz.
Dali misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Moriz. Beautiful body shot.
Dali misses with a low kick as Moriz jumps back.
Moriz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dali.
Dali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moriz slips a jab and a cross from Dali.
Salvador Dali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moriz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moriz wants it to stay on the feet.
Moriz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moriz avoids the body shot from Dali.
Dali wants to land a leg kick but Moriz is out of range.
Moriz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moriz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dali fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salvador Dali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moriz looks to land a combination. Dali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Moriz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dali to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moriz controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dali is one step ahead there.
Dali with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dali trying to control but Moriz is working from the bottom.
Dali wants to pass the guard but Moriz is keeping the position.
Dali postures up in Moriz's guard and throws a big left but Moriz blocks it.
Dali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dali with a nice head shot there.
Dali tries to free his leg and advance position but Moriz is retaining full guard.

Moriz has his foot on Dali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dali works his way back into a safe position though.
Dali working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz wants to stand but Dali is controlling the position.
Moriz keeping moving, preventing Dali from controlling successfully.
Dali cracks Moriz with a solid left hand.
Dali wants to control from the top but Moriz keeps moving.
Salvador Dali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dali postures up.
Dali wants to control from the top but Moriz keeps moving.
Moriz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dali.
Dali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moriz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moriz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moriz keeping moving, preventing Dali from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali is working Moriz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dali trying to control the position from guard on top but Moriz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dali prevents Moriz from getting back to his feet.
Moriz wants to sweep here but Dali controlling him for the moment.
Dali throws a big right hand that misses.
Dali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moriz on the ground.
Dali pushes down on Moriz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moriz taking some punishment here, with Dali in his half guard.
Dali working the head and body with strikes.
Dali landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moriz manages to get to full guard.
Dali throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moriz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali throwing strikes from guard but Moriz blocks nicely.
Dali works over Moriz with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali is looking to work some ground and pound but Moriz has wrist control.
Dali throws a big right hand that misses.
Moriz is trying to control the position but Dali postures up.
Dali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moriz's head.
Dali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moriz looking for a sweep. Not yet Moriz, not yet.
Moriz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dali drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moriz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moriz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moriz!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dali is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Dali dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moriz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moriz throws a series of punches but Dali avoids them all with ease.
Dali lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dali.
Moriz fails to land with a series of punches.
Moriz scores with a one two! Dali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dali keeps Moriz at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dali misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dali. That's going to slow Moriz down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dali.
Dali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moriz counters with a nice uppercut.
Moriz throws a series of punches but Dali avoids them all with ease.
Moriz thows a body shot but no joy.
Dali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moriz is out of range and Dali settles back down.
Dali misses with a body shot.
Moriz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moriz.
Dali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dali has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dali's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Dali has clasped his hands together around Moriz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Moriz is pushing Dali's head away, looking to escape. Dali manages to hold on to the position though.
Moriz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dali wants to control but Moriz is keeping him busy.
Moriz is looking to reverse the position.
Dali throws a strike aimed at the side of Moriz's head but Moriz avoids it well.
Dali wants to control but Moriz is keeping him busy.
Dali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Dali swings around for an armbar but Moriz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dali's guard.
Naga Moriz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moriz defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dali isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moriz stacks Dali on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moriz!
Dali tries to bench press Moriz off him but Moriz keeps the position.
Dali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moriz tries to get to full guard but Dali has control of the leg.
Dali thows a huge punch but Moriz dodges it nicely.
Moriz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dali slips nicely into half guard.
Dali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moriz keeps working.
Moriz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dali wants to pass to mount but Moriz is defending the position.
Dali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moriz is staying active underneath Dali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dali looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moriz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moriz tries to roll over but Dali keeps him under control.
Moriz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moriz is trying to maintain the position but Dali is very close to passing his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dali is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dali lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moriz is desperately trying to improve his position but Dali has a good base and remains in mount.
Dali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Salvador Dali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dali controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Dali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dali, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Dali!
Our winner, Salvador Dali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.