PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti comes to the cage accompanied by CHANGES. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moretti
vs
Lancaster

178 cm
35
177 lbs
37 - 21 - 1

189 cm
30
185 lbs
20 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Héritage!

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 37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Moretti's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moretti throws a leg kick that misses.
Lancaster throws a leg kick which misses Moretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Moretti tries to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Moretti gets caught napping as Lancaster dives in and scores a takedown. Moretti manages to retain guard.
My spies in The Jungle Elite MMA inform me that Lancaster has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but Moretti blocks nicely.
Moretti pulls Lancaster in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moretti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moretti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Lancaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moretti is pulling down on Lancaster's head. It's preventing any offense from Lancaster, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti wants to sweep here but Lancaster controlling him for the moment.
Moretti controlling the position.
Moretti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lancaster throws a strike but Moretti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lancaster is looking to stand up but Moretti isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster keeping full guard, as Moretti tries to pass.
Moretti won't allow Lancaster to get back to his feet.
Moretti preventing the sweep.
Lancaster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moretti is controlling him.
Moretti controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moretti is looking to land body kicks.
Lancaster misses with a head kick.
It looked like Moretti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Moretti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moretti misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moretti pinned against the cage. Moretti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Moretti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lancaster.
Lancaster blocks the body kick.
Moretti looks to land a body kick but Lancaster moved away.
Lancaster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Moretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moretti connects with a nice looking jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moretti tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Moretti back against the cage.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands an uppercut.
Moretti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Troy Lancaster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moretti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster checks the leg kick.
Moretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lancaster fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Moretti misses
and Lancaster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moretti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Moretti gets tackled into the cage by Lancaster. Lancaster maintains the clinch.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Moretti lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Moretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Moretti.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Moretti.
Moretti pushes Lancaster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Moretti lands with a light punch inside.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Moretti pushes Lancaster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moretti lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Moretti.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lancaster or not.
Moretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Moretti.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
Moretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lancaster or not.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
A short right from Moretti.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Lancaster.
Moretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Moretti misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster's head.
Moretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Moretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lancaster can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Moretti.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morettis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Moretti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moretti throws out a leg kick but Lancaster moves out of range and Moretti only half commits.
Lancaster wants to counter the offense by Moretti and move into the clinch position.
Moretti throws a right and a left that Lancaster avoids nicely.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster scores with a head kick. Moretti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lancaster checks it well.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Moretti moved out of range.
Lancaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moretti.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moretti.
Moretti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Lancaster backs away, Moretti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Moretti's body. Moretti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moretti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Moretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Moretti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lancaster shoots in but no luck this time.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moretti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moretti lands a head shot.
Moretti 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.
Moretti connects with a leg kick. Lancaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Moretti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster slips a jab from Moretti.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Moretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moretti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moretti.
Moretti cracks a nice hook into Lancaster's ribs.
Moretti lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it.

Moretti clinches up with Lancaster and pushes him back against the cage.
Moretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Moretti tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Moretti back against the cage.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enzo Moretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moretti.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Moretti.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Moretti tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Moretti back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti letting Lancaster take a breather here.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Moretti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moretti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lancaster or not.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Moretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Nice body punch from Moretti.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Moretti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moretti 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Moretti!
A very excited looking Enzo Moretti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.