PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Overflow. Jonas has chosen Korn - Faget as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moore
vs
Jonas

183 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Jonas !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch but Jonas moves out of range.
Moore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jonas tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Jonas .
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.

Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jonas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moore to keep the fight standing.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Moore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jonas looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonas is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Jonas circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Jonas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moore takes a step back to recover.
Jonas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonas stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
Jonas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jonas has eaten all the pies!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moore takes a step back to recover.
Jonas scores with a hook.
Jonas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonas slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jonas is defended easily by Moore.
Jonas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jonas throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jonas .
Left hook, right uppercut from Jonas .
Moore wants to clinch up but Jonas keeps it at a distance.
Nick Jonas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Jonas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonas misses with a body punch

and Moore counters by clinching up.
Jonas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jonas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore stalling.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Jonas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore tries to clinch but Jonas is having none of it.
Good work by Jonas as he checks the leg kick.
Jonas moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Jonas fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore avoids the head kick by Jonas .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
Jonas misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonas misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Jonas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Moore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jonas after a bit of a struggle.
Moore tries to score a body lock takedown but Jonas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moore lands a body punch.
Jonas prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jonas wants to break free but Moore has control.

Moore breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonas .
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonas tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Moore avoids the head kick by Jonas .
A punch combination from Jonas misses.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonas is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Jonas circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jonas . That one must have hurt.
Jonas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jonas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore blocks a head kick by Jonas .
Jonas fails with the takedown.
Jonas throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jonas .
Jonas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Jonas .
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!
Jonas throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jonas eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick misses from Jonas .
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jonas counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Jonas to acknowledge the strikes.

Moore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jordan Moore just wasn't active enough.
Jonas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Moore clinches.
Jonas tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jonas backwards.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jonas smiles and moves away.
Jonas tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Jonas .
Jonas takes one to the chin there.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Jonas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonas .
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Jonas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Moore gets a clinch.

Jonas breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Jonas misses

and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
Jonas is trying to break free.
Moore has Jonas pushed against the cage.
Jonas is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jonas 's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Jonas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jonas shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Jonas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Jonas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jonas moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Jonas keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a wild combination.
Jonas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jonas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonas .
Jonas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moore.
Moore tries to clinch there but Jonas circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moore but Moore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jonas stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas with a hook.
Jordan Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Jonas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Jonas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jonas clinches with his opponent.
Jonas has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Jonas .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocks a head kick by Jonas .
Moore lands a head kick!
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonas .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jonas .
Moore fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonas throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Jonas .
I've got Jonas 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Jonas !
An out of breath Nick Jonas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.