PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rude Moogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moogle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leprous - Dare You. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Moogle
vs
King

194 cm
23
244 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DC Unrivaled

DC Unrivaled
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rude Moogle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moogle lands with a good body shot.
Moogle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moogle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Moogle throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moogle half committed to a counter leg kick.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King avoids the body shot from Moogle.
Moogle swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Moogle lands a nice shot to the body.
King moves out of range as Moogle strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
Moogle darts in trying to clinch
and Moogle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King avoids the body shot from Moogle.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moogle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moogle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ninjin no Tamanegi in the buildup to the fight.
Rude Moogle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moogle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rude Moogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moogle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King shoots in for a takedown but Moogle shows good takedown defense.
Moogle misses with a body shot.
Moogle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moogle tries to clinch up.
Moogle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Moogle is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King looks to throw the jab but Moogle is out of range.

Moogle moves into the clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Nice body punch from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moogle avoids the head kick by King.
It looked like Moogle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moogle.

It looks like William King has been cut.
Moogle throws a leg kick but King moved away.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Moogle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Moogle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Moogle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moogle delivers a nice body kick.
Moogle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Moogle throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moogle misses with a shot to the body

and King counters with a left hand that sends Moogle to the canvas!

Moogle is rocked!
King passes Moogle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moogle trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thows a huge punch but Moogle dodges it nicely.
Moogle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Moogle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from King there.
Moogle blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King trying to control the action but Moogle is working from the bottom.
Moogle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
Moogle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moogle trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
King controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moogle is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moogle trying to control but King postures up.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Moogle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moogle trying to control from the bottom.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moogle is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moogle avoid being mounted?

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moogle misses with a low kick.
Moogle misses with a kick to the body.
Moogle misses with a body shot
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

Moogle clinches.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King blocking some punches.
A short left from Moogle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Moogle.
Moogle misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Moogle on the inside.
Moogle throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Moogle looking to slow down the pace here.

King breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to bum rush Moogle with a series of wild strikes but Moogle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moogle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moogle tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moogle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moogle.
Moogle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws out a counter right but Moogle avoids it with no problem.
Moogle misses with a wild body shot.
Moogle scores with a body shot.
Moogle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Moogle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King scores with a head kick.
Moogle throws a jab when King was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moogle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King misses with a straight left.
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!
Donk. Moogle catches King right on the button with a cross.
King misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moogle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Moogle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King trying to mount his opponent but Moogle defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moogle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King thows a huge punch but Moogle dodges it nicely.
King is nestled in close to Moogle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moogle is controlling King's position as best he can from this difficult position.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King stalling.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moogle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moogle trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King works his way into full mount!
Moogle is in all sorts of trouble here.

King has hold of Moogle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moogle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moogle?
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moogle is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

King shoots in and gets a takedown into Moogle's guard.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moogle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moogle working a defensive guard but King passes into half guard.
Moogle is concentrating on defense, preventing King from advancing position.

King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moogle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

King is looking for a kimura here.
Moogle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King is working for a kimura but Moogle is defending it quite comfortably.
Moogle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
Moogle is trying is best to control the position here.
Moogle is trying to control but can't.
King not doing much here.
Rude Moogle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moogle is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moogle avoid being mounted?

Moogle actively working from the bottom here.
Moogle trying to control but King postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moogle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moogle feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Oh, that's a big right hand from King and Moogle goes tumbling to the canvas! King follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Moogle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Rude Moogle has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing shots but Moogle is blocking nicely.
Moogle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is looking to take a break and control but Moogle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moogle is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moogle avoid being mounted?
Moogle seems to have got his legs back now.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moogle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moogle is trying to control but can't.
King is looking to advance position but Moogle won't allow it.

King is looking for a kimura here.
King moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
King has control of an arm but Moogle manages to advance to King's back!
Moogle struggling to land strikes to the head as King covers up.
Moogle is looking to control King but King is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Moogle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on King's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

And that's the end of the fight!
William King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William King!