PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chippa
vs
Moore

200 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
23
192 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippa wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chippa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chippa tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chippa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippa slips a straight right by Moore.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chippa.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Chippa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.

Chippa drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Chippa taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chippa lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chippa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chippa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moore is working for takedown but Chippa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chippa stalls.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
Chippa is struggling to control the position.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Moore taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippa'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.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Chippa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chippa lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chippa smiles and moves away.
Chappa Chippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.

Chippa moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Chippa with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa lands a knee to the head.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Chippa.

Moore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippa effectively controlling the action here.
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chippa prevents it.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chippa lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore tries to pull guard but Chippa won't allow it.
Chippa lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chappa Chippa dominated that round.
That's time! Chippa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chippa is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Moore throws a hook but Chippa blocks it.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Chippa moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.
Chippa tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a series of punches but Chippa moves out of range.
Josh Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Chippa slips a jab and a cross from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chippa avoids it really well and circles away.
Chappa Chippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
Chippa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Chippa tries to clinch up.
Moore misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chippa avoids it really well and circles away.
Chippa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chippa circles away.
Chippa tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chippa moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore shoots in but Chippa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Chippa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chippa tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Josh Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chippa tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chippa to the ground. Chippa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chippa closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Chippa lands a nice elbow.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chappa Chippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
Chippa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries for a takedown but Chippa manages to get underhooks.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chippa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Chappa Chippa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Chippa avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chippa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chappa Chippa.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Chippa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a series of punches but Chippa avoids them all with ease.
Josh Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chippa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Moore gets tackled into the cage by Chippa. Chippa maintains the clinch.
Chippa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Chippa lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chippa.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Chippa has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Chippa.

It looks like Josh Moore has been cut.
Moore tries to pull guard but Chippa won't allow it.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Chippa finish him?
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Chippa has double underhooks.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Chippa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chippa creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Moore! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Chippa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chappa Chippa!
Chappa Chippa took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.