PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kinte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GAMBIA . Moran has chosen Uppercut as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kinte
vs
Moran

187 cm
27
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Moran!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moran scores with a nice strike.
Kinte tries to land a front kick but Moran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinte. Moran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moran misses with an uppercut. Kinte saw that one coming.

Kinte moves into the clinch.
Moran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kinte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kinte blocking some punches.

Kinte breaks from the clinch.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kinte.
Moran lunges at Kinte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinte's hand.
Donk. Kinte catches Moran right on the button with a cross.
Moran misses with the body kick
and Kinte counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Moran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moran punishes Kinte's body with a nice straight punch.
Moran swinging wildly here.
Moran keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran throws a looping overhand right but Kinte ducks down to avoid it.
Kinte looks to land a body kick but Moran moved away.

Kinte has Moran up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moran.
Moran lands a hook that snaps the head of Kinte backwards.
Kinte blocks an uppercut.
Moran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kinte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kinte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinte misses with a body punch.
Kinte digs a right hand into Moran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moran's gas tank.
Moran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moran misses with some punches.

Kinte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Moran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moran misses with a body shot.
Moran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinte was well out of range. Poor timing from Moran.
A jab from Moran misses.
Moran misses with a head kick.
Moran wants to land a leg kick but Kinte is out of range.
Kinte tries to clinch there but Moran circles away.
Kinte swings for the body but Moran moves out of range.
Kunta Kinte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinte circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moran lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Moran lands.
Moran works Kinte's body with a nice hook.
Kinte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kinte throws a hook but Moran blocks it.
Moran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moran connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Moran misses the target.
Moran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moran keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinte circles away.
A leg kick checked by Moran.
Kinte moves out of range of the strikes.
Moran thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kinte as he jumps to the side.
Moran walks into a left hand.
Moran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moran swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kinte has taken the fight to 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!
Kinte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moran scores with a shoulder strike.
Moran misses with the head strike.
Moran swings wildly with an uppercut but Kinte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moran misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moran lands with a light punch inside.
Kinte blocking some punches.
Moran misses with the head strike.
Kinte blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Moran will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moran looks to throw the jab but Kinte is out of range.
Kinte tries to clinch but Moran is having none of it.
Moran misses with a body shot.
Kinte throws a series of punches but Moran moves out of range.
No luck for Moran with that takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Kinte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kinte motions for Moran to come forward. Kinte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kinte slips a jab and a cross from Moran.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Moran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moran checks a low kick from Kinte.
Kinte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moran thows a body shot but no joy.
Moran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kinte counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kinte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moran.
Kinte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moran lands a two punch combo.
Moran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinte was well out of range. Poor timing from Moran.
Moran looks to land a combination but Kinte avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Moran misses
and Kinte counters with a good low kick that Moran was not able to check.
Moran swinging wildly here.
Kinte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like George Moran has been cut.
George Moran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moran misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte slips a jab and a cross from Moran.
Kinte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moran takes a swing at Kinte's ribcage but misses.
Moran with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Moran does it's job there.
Moran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kinte counters with a nice leg kick.

Kinte moves into the clinch successfully.

Kinte breaks from the clinch.
Moran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunta Kinte is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Moran misses.
Moran fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kinte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moran.
Moran swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kinte moves in looking to clinch but Moran pushes him off.
Kinte checks a low kick from Moran.

Kinte darts in and clinches Moran up against the cage.
Moran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moran.
A head punch on the inside from Moran fails to land.

Kinte breaks from the clinch.
Kinte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinte throws a low kick but Moran moves out of range easily.
Moran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Moran.
Moran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kinte is looking to clinch but Moran is avoiding it.
Crunch! Kinte slams his shin into Moran's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kinte can pounce on him.
Moran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moran counters with a big head kick but Kinte shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moran cracks Kinte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
George Moran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moran just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Kunta Kinte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Moran's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kinte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moran checks it well.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch but Moran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Moran with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moran. Kinte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moran slips a jab from Kinte.
Moran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moran throws an overhand right that lands on Kinte's shoulder, as Kinte tries to avoid the shot.
Moran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moran connects with a nice looking jab.

Kinte has Moran up against the cage in a clinch.
Kinte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinte leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moran.
Moran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moran throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinte.
Moran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunta Kinte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moran misses with some punches.

Kinte manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kinte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Moran misses.
Kinte lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Kinte forces Moran back against the cage and clinches.

Kinte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinte as he avoids it easily.
Moran swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinte.
Kinte connects with a high kick.
Kinte scores with a leg kick.
Kinte throws a sloppy head kick and Moran moves out of range easily.
Kinte fails to land with a series of punches.

Kinte has Moran up against the cage in a clinch.

Kinte breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Kinte slams his shin into Moran's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Moran misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinte.
Moran misses with an uppercut. Kinte saw that one coming.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kinte counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Moran. Those never looked like landing.
Moran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kinte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kinte throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Kinte misses.
Moran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinte manages to avoid it.
Kinte fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte slips a straight right by Moran.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kinte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kinte manages to break the clinch.
Moran swings for the body but Kinte moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kinte closes the distance and clinches.
Moran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinte.

Kinte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moran moves out of range of the leg kick from Kinte.
Moran misses with an uppercut. Kinte saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Moran misses
and Kinte counters with a straight right hand.
Moran shoots in and drives through. Kinte sprawls well.
Kunta Kinte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Moran.
Kinte fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinte 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kunta Kinte!
Kunta Kinte managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), into his post fight interview.