PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre comes into the arena with Did My Time blaring out of the sound system. Moore has chosen Mastodon - Blood And Thunder as his entrance music. Aaron Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Poundre
vs
Moore

186 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

HARDCORE Fighting Brand
Knock Out Clothing-Vegas

Infliction Fight Gear
Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore lands a front kick.
Moore throws a wild body kick that Poundre sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Moore shoots in and bounces Poundre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moore trying to control but Poundre is working from the bottom.
Moore passes Poundre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moore prevents Poundre from improving his position.

Poundre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Moore stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jab, jab by Poundre - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poundre counters with a left to the body.
Moore throws a jab when Poundre was well out of range.
Moore throws a series of punches but Poundre avoids them all with ease.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poundre.

Poundre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Moore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poundre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poundre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Poundre as he connects with a hook.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poundre takes a step back to recover.
Poundre is breathing heavily.

Poundre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poundre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moore is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore wants to control but Poundre is having none of it.
Poundre fails to advance to Moore's back.
Poundre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre is stalling here. Moore is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Poundre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moore has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Poundre tries to buck Moore off but Moore is having none of it.
Poundre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Poundre.
Moore controlling the position well.
Moore is looking to control Poundre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?

That's four 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.

Moore looking for submissions off his back.
Moore trying to control but Poundre postures up.
Poundre is tying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poundre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poundre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Poundre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moore.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Poundre stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poundre moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Poundre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Poundre has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Poundre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Poundre moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Poundre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poundre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poundre can't break the clinch.
Poundre wants to break free but Moore has control.
Poundre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poundre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Aaron Moore has been cut.
Poundre connects with a crisp jab.
Poundre tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Poundre lands the left hand.
A combination from Poundre does no damage.
Poundre fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Poundre's front leg but catches the back leg as Poundre tries to avoid it.

Moore clinches up with Poundre and pushes him back against the cage.

Moore breaks the clinch.

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Poundre in a clinch.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poundre lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Poundre circles away.
Poundre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poundre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poundre lands a jab-cross combination.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Poundre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
No joy there for Poundre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poundre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Poundre persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
Poundre lands a nice shot to the body.
Poundre is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poundre lands a slapping body shot.
Poundre lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poundre wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poundre blocks the body kick.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poundre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Poundre shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore working a defensive guard but Poundre manages to pass into side control anyway.

Poundre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Poundre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Poundre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Poundre wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Poundre asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Poundre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore is trying to improve his position.
Moore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Moore is not content to let Poundre control the position.
Poundre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Poundre.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Poundre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Poundre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poundre.
Poundre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korter Poundre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Moore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moore throws a wild body kick that Poundre sees coming a mile off.
Poundre wants to clinch.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poundre moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Poundre misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poundre fails with the takedown.
A shot to de liver by Poundre. Beautiful body shot.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore cracks Poundre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Korter Poundre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poundre's calf.
Poundre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Poundre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!

Poundre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to buck Poundre off but Poundre is having none of it.
Poundre is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Moore is wriggling around trying to escape but Poundre has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Moore taps out and Poundre picks up the big win! Great work there by Poundre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Korter Poundre!
Korter Poundre retains his middleweight title!