PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thory
vs
Moxon

188 cm
24
195 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
39
194 lbs
21 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's All 160

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moxon fails to land with a series of punches.
Moxon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thory.
Moxon connects with the punch.
A jab from Moxon does it's job there.
Moxon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moxon misses with a body punch
and Moxon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Moxon.
A combination from Moxon does no damage.
Moxon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moxon throws a sloppy head kick and Thory moves out of range easily.
Thory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moxon momentarily.
Thory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moxon looks to throw the jab but Thory is out of range.
Moxon throws a jab but it's blocked by Thory.
Thory has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moxon moves out of range as Thory throws a body kick.
Thory with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
Thory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moxon was well out of range. Poor timing from Thory.
Thory throws a hook but Moxon avoids it easily.
Thory misses with a hook
and Moxon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vic Thory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Moxon gets tackled into the cage by Thory. Thory maintains the clinch.
Moxon misses with the head strike.
Moxon working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Moxon fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Thory.
Thory tries to work over Moxon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moxon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moxon has a couple of punches blocked by Thory.
Thory slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Moxon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thory lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moxon avoids it.
Thory blocks the elbow strike.
Moxon jumps guard but Thory stands there with Moxon around his waist. Moxon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thory throws an elbow that misses.
Thory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thory.
Moxon can't get the takedown.
Vic Thory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Moxon.
Thory lands a left hand.
Thory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moxon backwards.
Thory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moxon's elbow.

Moxon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thory lands a jab.
Moxon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Thory walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moxon, pushing him back against the cage.
Moxon working aggressively here.

Moxon breaks the clinch.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxon.
Moxon fails with the takedown.
Thory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Moxon misses with a low kick as Thory jumps back.
Nice cross by Thory.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.

Thory clinches with his opponent.
Moxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moxon throws a head punch that misses.
Thory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thory lands an uppercut.
Thory digs a right hand into Moxon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moxon's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxon avoids the elbow strike from Thory, against the cage.
Good body shot from Thory.
Thory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moxon misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thory.
Moxon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thory to keep the fight standing.
Thory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moxon backwards.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Moxon looks winded!
Thory is working Moxon over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thory.
Moxon throws an elbow but it misses.
Moxon looking to slow down the pace here.
Thory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Thory.
Thory lands with a left to the head.
Thory misses with a knee to the head.

Thory breaks from the clinch.
Thory with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Thory dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Thory.
Thory connects with a crisp jab.
Thory throws a big shot that misses.
Moxon defending well as Thory loads up on a big left hand.
Thory lands a leg kick that knocks Moxon off balance momentarily.
A jab from Moxon misses.
Thory takes a swing at Moxon's ribcage but misses.
Moxon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxon.
Thory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moxon eats them both and turns towards Thory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thory connects with a body shot that sends Moxon's belly button to the back.
Thory wants to land a leg kick but Moxon is out of range.
Thory lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thory jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moxon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moxon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Moxon is rocked!
Thory misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moxon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thory lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moxon is still on wobbly legs! Can Thory finish him?
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Moxon seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thory.
Thory takes a swing at Moxon's ribcage but misses.
Jonathan Moxon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moxon throws a hook but Thory avoids it easily.
No luck for Moxon with that takedown attempt.
Moxon slips a jab from Thory.
A clash of legs there as Thory blocks the low kick.
Thory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moxon needs to keep his hands up - Thory had a free shot at his head there.
Vic Thory is winning the standup battle so far.
Thory doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxon circles away.
Moxon staying out of range there.
Thory throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moxon counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxon manages to avoid it.
Thory lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moxon blocks a low kick nicely.
Thory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moxon at a distance.
Thory throws an overhand right that lands on Moxon's shoulder, as Moxon tries to avoid the shot.
Thory blocks a head kick by Moxon.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxon moves away.
Thory throws a leg kick but Moxon moved away.
Moxon throws a head kick that misses.
Thory tries a low kick but Moxon avoids it.
Thory takes a swing at Moxon's ribcage but misses.
Moxon misses with an uppercut.
Thory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moxon can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory cracks Moxon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moxon throws a right hand that misses
and Thory counters with a right hand to the body.
Moxon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moxon.
Thory clobbers Moxon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Moxon throws a body punch but Thory moves out of range.
Thory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moxon doesn't seem bothered though.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moxon is looking to score with low kicks.
Moxon lunges at Thory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thory's hand.
Moxon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thory.
Moxon misses with a body shot.
Moxon misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Moxon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moxon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thory.

Thory gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moxon tries to stall but Thory uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thory lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Thory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thory.
Moxon is trying to pull guard but Thory turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thory gets through Moxon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thory lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory lands a body shot.
Thory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Moxon fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Thory dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Moxon throws a series of punches but Thory avoids them all with ease.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moxon.
Moxon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Thory to counter with a crisp jab.
Moxon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thory walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxon manages to avoid it.
Moxon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moxon's sensitive parts.
Thory lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thory pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Thory clinches.
A short body shot lands from Thory as the two fighters clinch.
Thory lands a body shot.
Vic Thory has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Moxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moxon backwards.
Thory is pressed up against the cage. Moxon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thory down to the mat. Thory avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moxon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thory feints and then cracks Moxon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moxon down.

Thory has managed to clinch.
Thory lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thory creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thory.
A short right from Thory.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxon tries to work over Thory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moxon or not.
Thory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thory after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Thory.
Thory creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Moxon with a big uppercut! Moxon tries to clinch up but Thory pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Moxon to the mat! Moxon covers up and Thory unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vic Thory!
Post fight, Vic Thory took to the microphone: 'Now that I'm the first ranked in the category I deserve a title shot against Surov. Where you at Alexei, where you at??'.