PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette has chosen No New Friends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moore
vs
Shorette

180 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorette misses with a straight right.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shorette moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shorette throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Shorette coming out on top.
Shorette has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moore blocks a jab.
Shorette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorette misses with a looping left.
Shorette blocks the body kick.
Shorette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
A jab from Shorette misses.
Shorette lands with a nice body punch.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Shorette.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shorette.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Shorette checks it.
Shorette feints a jab promting Moore to slip. Shorette then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shorette misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Moore is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Moore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shorette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shorette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Shorette lands a body shot.
Tom Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shorette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shorette thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Shorette.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorette misses the target.
Moore closes the distance but Shorette moves to the side
and Shorette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shorette darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Shorette. Those never looked like landing.
Shorette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Shorette.
Shorette swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shorette takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Shorette moved away.
Shorette throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shorette's sensitive parts.
Shorette catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Shorette scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shorette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shorette blocks a head kick by Moore.
Shorette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shorette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Shorette managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Shorette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Shorette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Moore moves into the clinch.
Shorette lands a left hand.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Shorette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Shorette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Shorette checks a leg kick.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Shorette misses.
Shorette scores with a jab to the body.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Butch Shorette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shorette looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Shorette circles away.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Shorette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Shorette 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.
Shorette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette blocks the body kick.
Moore misses with a hook.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Moore is rocked!
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Shorette circles away.
A shot to the liver by Shorette. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Shorette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shorette looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette lands a glancing blow to the side of Moore's head.
Shorette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Moore lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Shorette.
Moore darts in trying to clinch
and Shorette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Moore wants to slow Shorette down by chopping away at his legs.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette moves away
and Shorette counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Shorette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moore - that will leave a mark!
Moore tries to clinch
and Shorette counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Shorette misses with a few strikes there.
Shorette scores with a jab to the head.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shorette looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Shorette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Shorette scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Shorette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore looks to clinch
and Shorette counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Shorette throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Shorette finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shorette lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore tries to clinch
and Shorette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore tries to clinch up
and Shorette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shorette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Shorette takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Shorette cracks Moore with a good jab.
Shorette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shorette moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes one to the chin there.

Oooooh!!! Shorette has knocked Moore down with a huge combo! Shorette steps away and waves a wobbly Moore back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Moore motions for Shorette to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shorette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shorette cracks Moore with a hook to the temple - Moore is on wobbly legs here! Shorette swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Moore falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shorette wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Butch Shorette! Butch Shorette retains his lightweight title!
Butch Shorette was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Tom Moore had this to say: 'no not again damn you '.