PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Moyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bilkington
vs
Moyanov

176 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexey Moyanov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moyanov tries to clinch up

and Bilkington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moyanov tries to break the clinch but Bilkington is controlling the position.

Moyanov pulls guard successfully.
Moyanov trying to control the position.
Moyanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bilkington controls the pace.

Moyanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bilkington defends well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moyanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moyanov trying to strike off his back.
Bilkington advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moyanov trying to remain calm as Bilkington controls from the top position.
Bilkington trying to control the action but Moyanov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyanov tries to buck Bilkington off but Bilkington is having none of it.
Moyanov is trying to escape the position but Bilkington is controlling the position.
Moyanov wants to get back to his feet.
Bilkington looks up at the clock and then as Moyanov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bilkington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bilkington controlling from side mount.
Bilkington advances to full mount.
Bilkington controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moyanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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!
Bilkington looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington dominating with strikes here.
Bilkington controlling the pace for now.
Bilkington with the ground and pound from mount.
Moyanov is bucking up trying to escape but Bilkington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bilkington controlling the pace for now.

Bilkington is working for a guillotine from mount but Moyanov frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bilkington has hold of Moyanov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moyanov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bilkington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moyanov is looking to escape.
Bilkington controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bilkington 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.

Bilkington dives in and grabs Moyanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moyanov pushes down on Bilkington's head and hops out.

Oooooh!!! Moyanov has knocked Bilkington down with a huge combo! Moyanov steps away and waves a wobbly Bilkington back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bilkington is rocked!
Alexey Moyanov 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.
Moyanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Bilkington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moyanov scores with a jab. Bilkington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bilkington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moyanov defends well and Bilkington ends up having to push Moyanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bilkington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moyanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moyanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bilkington after a bit of a struggle.
Bilkington seems to have got his legs back now.
Moyanov wants to break free but Bilkington has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington is looking to take this one to the mat.

Moyanov breaks the clinch.
Alexey Moyanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moyanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moyanov duly obliges.
Moyanov misses with a low kick.
Bobby Bilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moyanov throws a right hand that Bilkington ducks under and follows up with a left that Bilkington also avoids with ease.

Bilkington clinches with his opponent.
Bilkington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moyanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moyanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Moyanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moyanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Moyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moyanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moyanov is looking to clinch but Bilkington is avoiding it.
Moyanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bilkington fails to land the takedown.
Moyanov tries to clinch but Bilkington moves out of range.
Moyanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington throws a combination that misses
and Moyanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moyanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moyanov is breathing heavily.
Moyanov wants to clinch but Bilkington slips to the side
and Bilkington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Moyanov has Bilkington up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilkington dodges an elbow strike from Moyanov.
Bilkington is looking to break free of the clinch but Moyanov has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington has Moyanov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moyanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bilkington managing to block the knees to the body from Moyanov.

Moyanov breaks from the clinch.
Bilkington fails to land the takedown.
Moyanov stalks Bilkington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bilkington's face. Bilkington staggers backwards, shaken.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bilkington. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bilkington swats away the attempt to clinch by Moyanov.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Moyanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moyanov looks to land a combination but Bilkington avoids it well.
Bilkington moves out of range of the leg kick from Moyanov.
A combination from Moyanov does no damage.
Moyanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bilkington swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moyanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilkington lands a nice looking body shot.
Bilkington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moyanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moyanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bilkington circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bilkington counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moyanov being controlled for a moment.
Bilkington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Bilkington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bilkington prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Moyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bilkington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moyanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moyanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Bilkington closes the distance and clinches.

Bilkington has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moyanov regains guard immediately.
Bilkington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bilkington advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moyanov tries to buck Bilkington off but Bilkington is having none of it.
Moyanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Bilkington lands a nice forearm strike.
Moyanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Moyanov trying to remain calm as Bilkington controls from the top position.
Bilkington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bilkington advances to mount.
Bobby Bilkington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bilkington controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington tries to control but Moyanov wriggling away.
Moyanov is looking to get to half guard.
Bilkington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bilkington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bilkington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Moyanov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bilkington controlling the position easily from mount.
Moyanov is looking to improve his position but Bilkington isn't that keen on the idea.
Bilkington controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Bilkington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bilkington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moyanov but Moyanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bilkington lands a lovely overhand right.
Moyanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bilkington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moyanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moyanov as he avoids it easily.
Moyanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bilkington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bilkington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bilkington!
A victorious Bobby Bilkington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.