PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Joes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has chosen Lyin' Ass Bitch by Fishbone as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Joes
vs
Moore

184 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
176 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

AnonymouS
Voodoo Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Joes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Joes's belly button to the back.
Joes misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Joes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore takes a swing at Joes's ribcage but misses.
Joes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Joes moved out of range.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore lands a jab to Joes's midsection.
Joes lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Moore misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joes doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
Joes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore 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.
Moore misses with a looping left.
It looked like Joes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joes slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Joes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joes.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Joes. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Joes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore unleashes a big counter combination but Joes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Joes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joes ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joes.
Joes staying out of range there.
Moore lands a jab.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Joes throws an off balance right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Joes wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Moore stuns Joes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Joes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joes in his tracks.
Joes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joes clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Joes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.

Joes moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Joes misses with a knee to the head.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joes's elbow.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joes misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore just leaning against Joes, taking a breather.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joes scores with a leg kick.
Joes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore slips a straight right by Joes.
Joes defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore is looking to chop away at Joes's legs.
Joes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore misses with a jab to the body
letting Joes counter with a right hand.
Joes misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joes with a jab.
Moore stuns Joes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joes manages to avoid it.
Joes tries to clinch up.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joes was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
It looked like Joes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Joes misses with a body shot.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore slips a straight right by Joes.
A countering left hand to the body from Moore misses.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joes was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Joes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joes misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joes moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Jab by Moore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joes looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Joes lands a head kick. Moore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Joes's head but Joes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore slips a jab from Joes.
Joes connects with a high kick.
Joes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Joes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Joes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore thuds a left hand into Joes's body.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Joes's head but Joes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Joes tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Joes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore defending well as Joes loads up on a big left hand.
Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joes throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Joes is just out of range.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore is looking for the big counter here.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Joes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Joes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Joes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joes throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joes slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore throws a jab when Joes was well out of range.
Joes misses with an uppercut.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joes connects with a jab.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joes was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore connects with a right hand. Joes shakes it off.
Joes avoids the body shot from Moore.
An attempted straight right counter from Joes misses the target.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joes misses with an uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Joes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook. Joes ducked under it nicely.
Joes misses with a hook.
Joes 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.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
Moore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joes back to the cage. Moore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore swings for the body but Joes moves out of range.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore cracks Joes with an open hand slap.
Angelo Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Joes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Joes.
Joes wants to clinch.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

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!

Joes clinches up against the cage.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Joes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Joes fails to land.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joes misses with an elbow strike.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joes.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Joes.
Herman Joes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore digs a right hand underneath Joes's ribcage. Joes let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joes backwards.
Joes trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joes into the cage.
Joes is pressed up against the cage. Moore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joes down to the mat. Joes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joes.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angelo Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
Joes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joes loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Moore cracks Joes with a good jab.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore misses with a low kick.
Joes throws a head kick that half lands.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore throws a right and a left that Joes avoids nicely.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Joes - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Joes.
Joes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joes throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Joes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Joes throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moore 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Moore!
A very excited looking Angelo Moore 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.