PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KJ Moore (ranked 6056 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lopez (ranked 5877 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moore
vs
Lopez

169 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KJ Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Moore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moore avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
KJ Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Moore.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moore avoids it really well and circles away.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moore lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Moore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moore wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez looks winded!
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Moore.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore, which made it look bad.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Moore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moore duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moore defends well and Lopez ends up having to push Moore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moore tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Moore lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
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!
Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore lands with a cross.
Lopez dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moore is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lopez.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
KJ Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Moore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore, which made it look bad.
Moore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Moore catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
Jab from Moore.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
KJ Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a body shot.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Moore gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.
KJ Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Moore digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
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!
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moore circles away.
Lopez tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore scores with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moore has got the better of the exchanges.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Moore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez wants to clinch.

Moore tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez being controlled against the cage.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore slows down the pace here.
Moore blocking some punches.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Lopez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
KJ Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moore lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Hector Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez slips under a jab from Moore.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.

Moore gets tackled into the cage by Lopez. Lopez maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lopez misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Moore has Lopez pressed against the cage.
Moore blocking some punches.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Moore just leaning against Lopez, taking a breather.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Hector Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for KJ Moore!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for KJ Moore!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for KJ Moore!

KJ Moore wins by unanimous decision!