PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demnok Lannik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lannik
vs
Moorehead

178 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demnok Lannik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a wild body shot.
Moorehead looks to land a right hand but Lannik moved out of range.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lannik dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a hook but Lannik avoids it easily.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead misses the shot to the body.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Lannik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannik also avoids with ease.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moorehead lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lannik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moorehead.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Lannik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moorehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lannik.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Craven Moorehead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moorehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moorehead lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lannik backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Lannik avoids it well.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannik blocks a jab.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Lannik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannik also avoids with ease.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lannik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moorehead's guard.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lannik trying to control the position from guard on top but Moorehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannik stops Moorehead from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead keeping moving, preventing Lannik from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moorehead wants to get back to his feet but Lannik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorehead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moorehead throws the left hand but Lannik avoids the punch easily.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Lannik slips under a jab.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Lannik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Moorehead has eaten all the pies!
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Lannik is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a body shot.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Lannik moves out of range.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Lannik with a series of wild strikes but Lannik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lannik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Lannik with a series of wild strikes but Lannik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moorehead takes a swing at Lannik's ribcage but misses.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demnok Lannik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorehead misses with a wild body shot.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Lannik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannik also avoids with ease.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Lannik avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Craven Moorehead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead misses with a combination
enabling Lannik to counter with a crisp jab.
Moorehead looks to land a right hand but Lannik moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Moorehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Lannik avoids them all with ease.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Lannik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lannik slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead swings for the body but Lannik moves out of range.
Lannik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Lannik avoids it well.
Lannik dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lannik dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Lannik moves out of range.
Moorehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moorehead misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lannik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lannik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moorehead.
Moorehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannik was well out of range. Poor timing from Moorehead.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannik circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Moorehead both land. Nice combination.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Lannik moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Lannik moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Moorehead. Those never looked like landing.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Lannik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lannik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moorehead.
Craven Moorehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Lannik moves away and avoids it.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moorehead is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lannik rather than just go for the knockout.
Moorehead lands a right hook to the body.
Moorehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lannik.
Lannik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Moorehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moorehead winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Craven Moorehead!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Craven Moorehead!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Craven Moorehead!

Craven Moorehead wins by unanimous decision!