PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Man
vs
Moss

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanly The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a series of punches but The Man avoids them all with ease.
Moss lunges at The Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Man's hand.
Moss stuffs the takedown.
The Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanly The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Man shoots for a takedown but Moss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from The Man both land. Nice combination.
Moss misses with a few strikes there.

Moss drives through and clinches with The Man against the cage.
Moss is trying to break free.

Moss breaks from the clinch.
The Man tries to clinch up
and Moss counters with a two punch combo.
The Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Man has his takedown stuffed
and Moss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Moss slams his shin into The Man's torso.
The Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Man is breathing heavily.
The Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Moss moves into the clinch successfully.

Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moss fakes the leg kick and cracks The Man in the body.
The Man wants to clinch but Moss slips to the side
and Moss counters with a good, hard body kick but The Man shrugs it off.
The Man tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a big head kick but The Man shrugs it off.

Moss has closed the distance and engaged The Man in a clinch.

Moss manages to break the clinch.

Moss rushes The Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.

Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Man tries to keep at a distance but Moss has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss throws out a powerful jab.

Moss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Moss breaks the clinch.
Moss wants to clinch up but The Man keeps it at a distance.

Moss gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Moss.
The Man tries for a takedown but Moss manages to get underhooks.

Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Moss drives through and clinches with The Man against the cage.

Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss scores with a one two! The Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Moss instigates a clinch.
Moss landing knees to the head.

Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moss tries to clinch there but The Man circles away.
The Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.

Moss takes the fight into the clinch.
Moss blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moss avoiding damage.

Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jay Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Moss.
The Man shoots and misses
and Moss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moss fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Man stalks Moss and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moss's face. Moss staggers backwards, shaken.
Moss swinging wilding here.
Moss throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Moss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Man tries for a takedown but Moss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The Man feints and as Moss raises his hands in defense, The Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Man is controlling him.

Moss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Man off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moss counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Moss has taken the fight to the clinch.

Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Moss closes the distance and clinches.

Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.

Moss moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man avoiding damage as Moss throws knees to the body.
Moss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
The Man keeps control of Moss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Man keeps control of Moss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moss prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Man trying to stall but Moss improves his position.
Moss keeps control of The Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moss stalling against the cage.

Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Man shoots and misses
and Moss counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Man with a poor takedown
and Moss counters with a one-two to the body.
The Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moss swings for the body but The Man moves out of range.
The Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

Moss closes the distance and clinches.

Moss breaks the clinch.
The Man misses with a takedown

and Moss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Moss breaks from the clinch.
The Man tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Moss moves into the clinch.

The Man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Moss can't fight it off and eventually The Man manages to take the fight to the floor. Moss looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man pushing down on Moss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

The Man is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Moss has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
The Man controlling the pace.
Moss is trying to stand.

The Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Man tries to pass to full mount but Moss defends it.
The Man stops Moss from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Moss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Man wants to stand but Moss has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Man trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.

The Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Stanly The Man will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Moss lands an overhand right.
The Man with a poor takedown
and Moss counters with a head kick. That will keep The Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moss is looking to clinch.
The Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Moss does no damage.
Moss closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Moss takes the fight into the clinch.

Moss breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moss closes the distance and clinches.
Moss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moss scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss has The Man pressed against the cage.

Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss thows a body kick. The Man tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Man fails with the takedown
and The Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moss scores with a jab. The Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Man tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily
and Moss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Man thinking.
Moss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moss lands with a right hand.

Moss instigates a clinch.

Moss breaks from the clinch.
The Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moss.
Stanly The Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Man clinches but Moss breaks the clinch
and Moss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moss closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Man counters by clinching up.
Moss landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man shoots and misses
and Moss counters with a three punch combo that has The Man backing up. The Man nods at Moss to acknowledge the strikes.
Moss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss missing with knees to the body.
The Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moss prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moss throws an elbow but misses.
Moss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moss working aggressively here.
The Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Man prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moss working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The Man breaks from the clinch.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Man with a poor takedown

and Moss counters by clinching up.
Moss gets underhooks to prevent The Man's takedown attempt.

Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jay Moss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Man misses with a takedown

and Moss counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moss.
Moss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moss leaning against his opponent.
The Man is trying to break the clinch but Moss has him pressed against the cage.
The Man can't get the takedown.
Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but The Man won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Moss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Moss!