PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pereira's choice of entrance music: Game of Thrones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mosby
vs
Pereira

183 cm
28
178 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

183 cm
35
187 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

King of Clothes

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Hellbent

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira pushes Mosby away with a front kick.
Mosby misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mosby scores with a jab to the head.
Mosby misses the shot to the body.
Mosby lands with a nice body kick.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Mosby moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mosby with a poor takedown
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira slips a jab from Mosby.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.
Mosby throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby connects with a nice looking jab.
Mosby shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mosby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosby.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mosby blocks the body kick.
Daniel Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt.
Mosby lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mosby connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mosby.
Mosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Mosby's corner calls for a 1-2. Mosby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mosby cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira throws out a leg kick but Mosby moves out of range and Pereira only half commits.
A left lands for Mosby.
Mosby misses with a straight left.
Pereira misses with an uppercut
and Mosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mosby thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mosby throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Mosby with that takedown attempt.
Mosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mosby throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pereira lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Mosby does it's job there.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Mosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby misses the shot to the body.
Mosby checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.

Mosby scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira working a defensive guard but Mosby manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pereira is not content to let Mosby control the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Mosby is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pereira's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mosby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mosby misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira lands a jab to Mosby's midsection.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mosby.
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mosby throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mosby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mosby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pereira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mosby.
Pereira regains half guard, as Mosby was trying to land strikes.
Mosby prevents Pereira from improving his position.
Mosby is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Mosby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosby working Pereira over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mosby is working away from the top position though.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Mosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mosby content to control rather than advance.

Mosby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pereira defends it well.
Mosby throws a strike but Pereira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mosby looking to pass the guard.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mosby slips nicely into half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Mosby is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira is staying active underneath Mosby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Mosby dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Mosby throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mosby.
Pereira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Pereira as Mosby shoots in.
Pereira thinks about the counter body kick.
Pereira fakes the leg kick and cracks Mosby in the body.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Mosby off balance momentarily.
Mosby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mosby throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mosby misses its intended target.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mosby moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Pereira slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mosby motions for Pereira to come forward. Mosby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A lazy left from Mosby finds it's target.
Mosby thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Mosby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mosby lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosby.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mosby.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt.
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Miguel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosby.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.
Mosby jabs Pereira right on the nose. Pereira blinks but takes it well.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mosby shoots in but Pereira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Pereira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Mosby throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Mosby scores with a jab. Pereira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mosby checks the leg kick.
Mosby with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Mosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Mosby misses its intended target.
Pereira misses with a left hand
letting Mosby counter with a right hand.
Pereira leaves Mosby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Mosby looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Mosby drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Daniel Mosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pereira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosby trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Mosby looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira controls Mosby momentarily but Mosby frees himself.
Pereira trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Mosby checks it
and Mosby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Mosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Mosby's knee but Mosby avoids it well.
Pereira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Mosby finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira is able to avoid easily.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Mosby is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mosby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mosby!
Daniel Mosby spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.