PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercury Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aganja Muamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aganja Muamba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moses
vs
Muamba

198 cm
19
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

210 cm
23
264 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercury Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aganja Muamba!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Moses misses the target.
Muamba ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Muamba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moses.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Muamba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moses misses with a looping right.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Muamba's head but Muamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses throws a hook but Muamba avoids it easily.
Moses throws the left hand but Muamba avoids the punch easily.

Muamba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moses's guard.
Muamba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muamba working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to buck Muamba off.

Muamba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moses, who protects the arm well.
Moses knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muamba on the ground.
Moses tries to control but Muamba manages to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muamba not allowing Moses to control his hands.
Moses is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muamba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moses is trying to get back to his feet but Muamba has full control of the position and if anything, Moses has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses trying to control the hands but Muamba breaks the grip.

Moses fending off the submission attempt from Muamba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moses defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Muamba's arms.
Muamba looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muamba gets his hands free as Moses looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aganja Muamba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Moses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Muamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moses throws out the jab.
Muamba ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Muamba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moses chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muamba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moses pinned against the cage. Moses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aganja Muamba.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Muamba moves away and avoids it.
Moses misses with a looping left.
Muamba is breathing heavily.
Moses changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muamba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moses misses with a hook. Muamba ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muamba blocks a jab.
Moses throws a looping overhand right but Muamba ducks down to avoid it.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses misses with a hook.
Moses looks to land a left hand but Muamba moved out of range nicely.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Muamba blocks a jab.
Muamba fails with the takedown.
Moses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moses throws a hook but Muamba blocks it.
Moses throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Muamba saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Moses misses its intended target.

That's two 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.
Moses throws a jab but it's blocked by Muamba.

Muamba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muamba lands in his opponent's guard.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muamba tries to free his leg and advance position but Moses is retaining full guard.
Moses is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muamba is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muamba wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Muamba being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercury Moses dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moses feints and then cracks Muamba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muamba down.
Moses swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Moses does no damage.
Moses misses with a looping left.
Muamba shoots in for a takedown but Moses shows good takedown defense.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Muamba saw that one coming.
Muamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moses.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Muamba uses good head movement to avoid it.

Muamba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muamba lands in his opponent's guard.

Muamba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muamba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muamba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muamba is fighting to break Moses's control of his arms but Moses is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to stand up but Muamba isn't so interested in that idea.

Moses pushes Muamba off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muamba shoots in but no luck this time.
Muamba checks a leg kick.
Moses connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Moses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muamba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aganja Muamba.
Muamba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mercury Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moses 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercury Moses!