PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes into the arena with Foo Fighters - Best of You blaring out of the sound system. Randy Moss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moss
vs
der Grosse

192 cm
29
210 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

181 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as der Grosse blocks the leg kick.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. der Grosse will feel that in the morning.
Moss scores with a kick to the body.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of der Grosse's head.
der Grosse misses the jab.
der Grosse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
der Grosse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moss.
Moss misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
der Grosse misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
der Grosse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moss misses with a kick to the body.
der Grosse looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moss.

Moss closes the distance and clinches.
Moss throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss misses with a body punch.
Moss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moss lands a shot to the body.
Moss misses with a punch on the inside.
Moss is trying to break free.
Moss has a couple of punches blocked by der Grosse.

der Grosse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moss stays in close to der Grosse's body and controls the position.
Moss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. der Grosse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss wants to stand but der Grosse has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Randy Moss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
der Grosse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moss.
A big right from der Grosse misses.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from der Grosse misses its intended target.
Moss tries to work over der Grosse's front leg with a kick but der Grosse checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from der Grosse.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. der Grosse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
der Grosse looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Moss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
der Grosse throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
der Grosse is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch but der Grosse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moss connects with a nice looking jab.
Moss lunges at der Grosse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by der Grosse's hand.
Moss misses with an uppercut.
Moss scores with a nice right hand.
Moss misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Moss lands but der Grosse takes it in his stride.
der Grosse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
der Grosse blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
der Grosse avoids a kick to the body.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss feints and then cracks der Grosse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow der Grosse down.
Moss moves out of range as der Grosse strikes.
der Grosse avoids the body shot from Moss.
der Grosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
der Grosse 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.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss slips a straight right by der Grosse.
A big left from der Grosse misses.
Some bone on bone action there as der Grosse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
der Grosse slips a jab from Moss.
der Grosse throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by der Grosse.
A big right from der Grosse misses.
der Grosse jabs at Moss's body.
The fighters circling - der Grosse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Moss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

der Grosse throws a one two combo.
der Grosse misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
der Grosse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moss tries to clinch up but der Grosse circles away and keeps his distance.
der Grosse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moss slips under a jab.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of der Grosse's side.
der Grosse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
der Grosse cracks Moss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
der Grosse checks a low kick from Moss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moss.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
der Grosse lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss tries to clinch up but der Grosse circles away and keeps his distance.
Moss scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss misses with a body shot.
Moss throws a low kick but der Grosse moves out of range easily.
der Grosse throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by der Grosse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of der Grosse.
Moss slips under a jab.
der Grosse throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Moss throws a low kick but der Grosse avoids it.
der Grosse misses with a straight right.
Moss tries to clinch up.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
der Grosse slips a straight right by Moss.
der Grosse throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss moves away from the strike by der Grosse.
der Grosse blocks a head kick by Moss.
der Grosse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randy Moss is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

der Grosse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
der Grosse wants to take a breather but Moss is having none of it.
Moss trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
der Grosse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
der Grosse wants to free his trapped foot but Moss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moss is trying to control but can't.
Moss is not content to let der Grosse control the position.
Moss moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
der Grosse throws an elbow that misses. Moss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in der Grosse's guard. Nice move by Moss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to control but der Grosse is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Moss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
der Grosse loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Moss connects with a high kick.
der Grosse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moss jabs at der Grosse's body.
der Grosse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moss pinned against the cage. Moss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
der Grosse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moss throws an off balance right hand
letting der Grosse counter with a right hand.
der Grosse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss leaves der Grosse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

der Grosse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - der Grosse lands in his opponent's guard.
Moss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
der Grosse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
der Grosse looking to pass the guard.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in der Grosse's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Randy Moss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moss throws a wild body kick that der Grosse sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl der Grosse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
der Grosse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as der Grosse checks a leg kick.
der Grosse swats away the attempt to clinch by Moss.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as der Grosse throws out the jab.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
der Grosse misses with a straight right.
Moss lands a front kick.
Moss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moss.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss slips under a jab from der Grosse.
Moss scores with a kick to the midsection.
der Grosse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from der Grosse. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks der Grosse off balance momentarily.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from der Grosse.
der Grosse moves out of range as Moss throws a body kick.

der Grosse gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
Moss keeps control of der Grosse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Moss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moss fails to land.

der Grosse turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moss is not content to let der Grosse control the position.
der Grosse working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
der Grosse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
der Grosse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
der Grosse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
der Grosse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
der Grosse is trying to control the action in half guard but Moss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
der Grosse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
der Grosse throwing shots but Moss is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
der Grosse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moss trying to control here.
Moss trying to get back to full guard but der Grosse takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, der Grosse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
der Grosse tries to control but Moss wriggling away.
der Grosse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moss?

Randy Moss's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
der Grosse landing strikes from the mount and Moss is in trouble!

Jeez, Randy Moss's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Moss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl der Grosse!
Our winner, Karl der Grosse, 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.