PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 4692 p4p, 558 weight class) and Aatos Impala (ranked 5756 p4p, 648 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Moretti
vs
Impala

182 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

185 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatos Impala!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moretti to score with a decent uppercut.

Moretti darts in and clinches Impala up against the cage.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Impala's head.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Impala looking to slow down the pace here.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Impala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Impala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.

Impala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Impala tries to clinch but Moretti moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impala is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
Impala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Moretti pushes Impala up against the cage in a clinch.

Moretti breaks the clinch.

Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impala backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Impala is trying to push Moretti away but Moretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Impala misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moretti.
Impala pushes off an throws an elbow but Moretti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moretti keeps control of Impala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Impala looking to slow down the pace here.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Moretti rushes Impala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Impala is looking to control Moretti's arms but Moretti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Impala has his back to the cage.
Impala lands an elbow inside.
Impala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Impala tries to stall but Moretti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
Impala takes a shot to the head.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Impala backwards.

Impala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti scores with a hook.

Moretti moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Impala breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Moretti.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Moretti.

Impala is rocked!

Impala breaks from the clinch.
Impala is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
Moretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Impala seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuba Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moretti has taken the fight to the clinch.

Impala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Impala is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
Impala takes one to the side of the head.

Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Impala throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impala letting Moretti take a breather here.
Moretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Impala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Impala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Impala lands with a left to the head.

Impala breaks the clinch.
Impala misses with a two punch combination.
Moretti moves to clinch but Impala breaks away
and Impala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moretti thinking.
Impala swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Impala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Impala swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Impala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impala throws a lazy head kick
and Moretti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moretti defends it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Impala up against the cage.
Moretti misses with an elbow over the top.
Moretti pushes Impala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Impala is trying to break the clinch but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
Impala dodges an elbow strike from Moretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot lands for Moretti.
Impala walks into a stiff left hand from Moretti.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Impala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Impala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Impala finds it's way round the side to connect with Moretti's head.

Moretti closes the distance and pushes Impala back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Impalas head.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
A head punch on the inside from Impala fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impala backwards.
Impala prevents a body shot from Moretti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impala misses with the head strike.
Moretti taking a breather.
Impala has had enough of the clinch but Moretti keeps him there for the moment.
Impala tries to throw a body punch but Moretti avoids it by throwing Impala back against the cage.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Impala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Impala blocking some punches.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Moretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Impala manages to break the clinch.
Impala wants to clinch.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Impala pushes him off.
Impala lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moretti slips a jab from Impala.
Moretti is looking to clinch.
Cuba Moretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Impala misses with a two punch combination.
Impala tries to clinch but Moretti moves out of range.

Moretti rushes Impala and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti dodges an elbow strike from Impala.
Impala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Impala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Impala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti avoids the head kick by Impala.

Moretti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Impala takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impala is trying to break the clinch but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
Moretti throws an elbow that misses.

Moretti manages to break the clinch.
Impala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moretti lands a really nice looking cross but Impala seems unphased.
Impala tries to clinch there but Moretti circles away.
Moretti works the jab nicely.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Impala pushes him off.
Moretti cracks Impala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Impala falls to his knees and Moretti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuba Moretti!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cuba Moretti waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.