PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Mark Spencer has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Moses
vs
Spencer

176 cm
30
166 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

170 cm
29
157 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer thows a leg kick but Moses checks it
and Moses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer scores with a hook.
Moses throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spencer blocks a leg kick.
Moses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moses catches Spencer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spencer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moses swivels and escapes.
Moses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer looks to land a combination but Moses avoids it well.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Spencer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moses to the mat! Moses manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Moses utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moses is looking to sweep but instead, Spencer has passed into half guard.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Moses is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moses is looking for a sweep. Spencer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Spencer is looking for submissions but instead, Moses has regained full guard.
Spencer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spencer's guard.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.
Moses trying to move into half guard but instead Spencer has managed to sweep!
Spencer throws a strike but Moses rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moses trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.

Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Spencer trying to keep a closed guard but Moses is proving a slippery customer.

Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moses is aware though and is defending well.
Moses throws a big elbow that misses.

Spencer looking for subs off his back but Moses has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moses is taking a breather. Spencer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spencer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moses is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spencer checks a low kick from Moses.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Moses's head back.
Spencer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spencer lands a two punch combo.
Ricky Moses is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Spencer misses with a takedown
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
Moses tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown. Moses tries to sprawl out of it but Spencer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moses manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses misses with a body shot.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with an inside leg kick.
Moses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and Moses cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Spencer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spencer.
Moses stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Ricky Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown but Moses manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spencer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricky Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.

Spencer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moses manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mark Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer chips away with some ground and pound.
Moses lands a decent shot there.
Moses is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moses keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Moses manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spencer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spencer working a defensive guard but Moses passes into half guard.

Spencer has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Moses escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Moses!
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moses wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer sneaks back into half guard.
Moses frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spencer is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
Moses lands a big shot there that rocks Spencer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Moses with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moses controlling the position easily from mount.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moses wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Spencer is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Moses misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spencer.

Spencer looking to score a takedown here. Moses is defending well but Spencer drives through and ends up in Moses's guard.
Spencer throws an elbow that misses. Moses uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spencer's guard. Nice move by Moses!

Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spencer working a defensive guard here.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spencer is controlling Moses's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moses slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spencer is trying to get back to half guard.
Moses has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spencer wants to control but Moses postures up.
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Spencer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.

Spencer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moses seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Spencer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moses is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moses wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Moses wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spencer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Moses misses
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Moses.
Moses throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moses wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricky Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Moses.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer tries to work over Moses's front leg with a kick but Moses checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Moses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Moses. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Moses.
Well Moses 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Moses!
Ricky Moses decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.