PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor has chosen Boom - P.O.D as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jermain Moore has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Moore
vs
Thor

200 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermain Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Thor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thor counters with a nice leg kick.
Thor lands with an overhand left.

Moore drives through and clinches with Thor against the cage.
Moore looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moore manages to break the clinch.
Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thor thumps Moore with a low kick.
Moore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thor counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
A jab from Thor does it's job there.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Thor closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Thor.
Thor lands an elbow inside.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Thor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Moore uses from the top position.
Thor wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Thor is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore won't allow Thor to get back to his feet.
Thor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jermain Moore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thor keeps Moore at a distance using the push kick.
Thor with a nice cross.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thor throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Thor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Thor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Thor.
Thor throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore avoids the body shot from Thor.

Thor drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thor. Thor obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Thor.
Thor connects with a looping right hand.

Thor clinches up against the cage.
Thor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thor misses with a knee to the head.

Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Thor slams his shin into Moore's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor scores with a spinning back kick!
Thor pushes Moore away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonathan Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thor has managed to clinch.

Thor breaks the clinch.

Moore tries to keep at a distance but Thor has taken the fight into the clinch.

Thor jumps into guard, dragging Moore to the mat.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Thor 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.

Thor throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moore.
Moore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thor sprawls well. Thor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thor scores with a nice body kick.
Thor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thor lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thor. Moore shrugs it off though.
Thor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thor.
Nice jab there from Thor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor.
A good leg kick by Thor.
An inside leg kick lands from Thor.
Thor scores with a spinning back kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moore gets tackled into the cage by Thor. Thor maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thor landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Thor pulls guard successfully.
Thor pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.

Moore decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thor.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thor can pounce on him.
Thor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thor connects with an inside leg kick.
Jonathan Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Thor moves into the clinch successfully.
Thor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jermain Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thor lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thor.
Nice body kick from Thor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thor. That's going to slow Moore down.
Thor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Thor settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor thumps Moore with a low kick.
Moore blocks a leg kick.
Thor lands with a nice combination. Moore backs away looking to recover.

Thor drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Thor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Thor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Moore wants to control from the top but Thor keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Thor.

Moore moves into the clinch.
Thor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thor misses with a leg kick

and Moore moves into the clinch.

Thor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is trying to control Thor's posture but Thor avoids it.
Thor is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control Thor's posture but Thor avoids it.

Thor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moore manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thor's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is refusing to be controlled, as Thor sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thor in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Thor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Thor sprawls well.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thor keeps Moore at a distance using the push kick.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thor stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Thor thows a body kick. Moore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
Thor connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thor. That's going to slow Moore down.
Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Thor - just one landing.
Thor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thor lands with an overhand left.
Thor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jermain Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Thor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Thor has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Thor!