PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IZ ON. Moore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frank Klepacki - March to doom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Papi
vs
Moore

173 cm
34
152 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

169 cm
31
150 lbs
19 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Papi throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Papi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Papi misses with a combination
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papi.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.

Papi pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Papi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi throws a head punch that misses.
Papi stalling against the cage.
Papi tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Papi tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Papi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Papi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Papi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Papi struggling to land strikes to the head as Moore covers up.
Papi looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Papi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Moore right now.
Papi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Moore hold on?
You can see the frustration on Moore's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Papi is working the ground and pound. Can Moore escape?
Moore breaks Papi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
Moore stays in close to Papi's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi trying to control the position here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bobby Moore wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Papi counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore throws a low kick but Papi moves out of range easily.
Papi misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore misses with a hook. Papi ducked under it nicely.
Papi avoids the body shot from Moore.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.

Papi moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore letting Papi take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papi struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
A short right from Papi on the inside.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi lands a body punch.
Moore misses with some punches.
Papi trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Papi into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi is trying to drag Moore to the mat but Moore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moore tries to work over Papi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Papi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Papi wants to clinch.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Papi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore thows a leg kick but Papi checks it

and Papi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Papi thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Papi in his half guard.
Papi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to roll over but Papi keeps him under control.
Papi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papi is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
Papi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moore defending well though.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Papi is working away from the top position though.
Papi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Papi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Papi throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Papi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore trying to control here.
Papi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Papi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Papi misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Papi slips an elbow through the middle.
Papi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore wants to sweep here but Papi controlling him for the moment.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milo Papi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore trying to control the action but Papi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Papi connects with a high kick.
Papi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papi lands with a slapping head kick.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Papi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Papi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore digs a good body shot into Papi's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Papi.
Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Milo Papi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Papi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Papi thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papi's knee momentarily.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Papi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moore tries to bench press Papi off him but Papi keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Papi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore tries to buck Papi off but Papi is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi is chipping away with strikes.
Papi is trying to ground and pound but Moore uses the momentary lack of control by Papi to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Papi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore looking to control.
Moore is adopting a defensive guard.
Moore can't keep his opponent in guard - Papi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Papi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Papi is looking to stall here but Moore recovers full guard.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Papi is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore has his hands on Papi's head, controlling the position.
Papi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papi throws an elbow that misses. Moore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papi's guard. Nice move by Moore!
Papi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore throws an elbow that misses. Papi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Papi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papi stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Papi throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papi.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papi throws a lazy head kick
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papi's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papi.
Moore looks for the body kick but Papi saw that one coming.
Papi takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Papi.
Papi misses with a low kick.
Papi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Papi throws the kick towards the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Papi's leg but Papi calmly moves out of range.
Papi digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Papi.
Papi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Papi.
Moore connects with the punch.
Papi throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papi.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Moore blocks the body kick.
Moore misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Papi lands but Moore takes it in his stride.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Papi rather than just go for the knockout.
Papi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papi throws a front kick aimed at Moore's knee but Moore avoids it well.
Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Papi throws a lazy body kick
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Papi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi is looking to land body kicks.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moore.
Papi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papi fails with the takedown.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Milo Papi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papi.
Papi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moore checks the leg kick.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papi's sensitive parts.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked

and Papi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Papi cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papi wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Papi tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Papi stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Papi connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Papi!
Moore trying to control but Papi is having none of it.
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Papi regains half guard.
Bobby Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milo Papi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Papi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papi keeping hold of Moore's head, controlling as best he can.
Moore stops Papi from getting back to his feet.
Moore working the head and body with strikes.
Moore prevents Papi from improving his position.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moore is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papi wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore throwing shots but Papi is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to free his trapped foot but Papi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Papi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moore is working Papi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Moore.
Well Papi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!
Milo Papi retains his featherweight title!
Milo Papi very nearly forgot to thank Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.