PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Moore has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Moore
vs
Villegas

225 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore clinches up against the cage.

Moore pulls Villegas into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Villegas is fighting to break Moore's control of his arms but Moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Villegas has gone for a leg lock! Moore slips out almost immediately though and dives into Villegas's guard.

Villegas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!

Villegas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Villegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Villegas is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villegas on the ground.

Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Villegas keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.

Villegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villegas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moore controls the pace.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore landing with the ground and pound.
Moore controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Moore.
Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Villegas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Moore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Villegas to the ground. Moore is now in Villegas's guard.
Moore with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moore has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Villegas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Moore is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Villegas pulls down on the head and he's put Moore to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fabio Villegas!