PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Moore (ranked 6147 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Philippoussis (ranked 5782 p4p, 0 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!

Moore
vs
Philippoussis

188 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredrick Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Philippoussis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Philippoussis's head back.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippoussis manages to avoid it.
Philippoussis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Philippoussis moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Philippoussis can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Philippoussis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Philippoussis controls his hands.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Philippoussis lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Philippoussis controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Philippoussis.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippoussis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore stalling the fight.
Philippoussis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Philippoussis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippoussis backwards.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Philippoussis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Philippoussis avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Philippoussis trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Philippoussis misses with the head strike.
Philippoussis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moore tries to work over Philippoussis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore is looking to control Philippoussis's arms but Philippoussis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Philippoussis is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippoussis misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
Philippoussis misses with some punches.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippoussis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore tries to break free but Philippoussis pushes him back against the cage.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippoussis prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Philippoussis avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Philippoussis misses with a body punch.
Philippoussis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippoussis.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philippoussis has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Philippoussis.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Philippoussis improves position.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philippoussis misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippoussis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippoussis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Moore can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Philippoussis dominated that 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.

Philippoussis has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Philippoussis.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony Philippoussis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Philippoussis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Philippoussis throws a head punch that misses.
Philippoussis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippoussis is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Philippoussis.
Moore is struggling to control the position.
Philippoussis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philippoussis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Philippoussis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippoussis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Philippoussis - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippoussis misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
Philippoussis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippoussis throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippoussis's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippoussis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Philippoussis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Philippoussis misses with some punches.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Philippoussis has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Philippoussis prevents a body shot from Moore.
Philippoussis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philippoussis.
Philippoussis swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Philippoussis closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries to work over Philippoussis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippoussis struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippoussis throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Philippoussis has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Philippoussis is controlling him.
A short right from Philippoussis.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Philippoussis won't allow it.
Philippoussis controlling the action here for a moment.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis working aggressively here.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippoussis stalling against the cage.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philippoussis lands a right hand.
Philippoussis blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore is looking to control Philippoussis's arms but Philippoussis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Philippoussis.
Philippoussis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Philippoussis lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Philippoussis.
Philippoussis lands a shoulder strike.
Philippoussis scores with a shoulder strike.

Moore is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippoussis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Philippoussis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Come on Philippoussis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philippoussis lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippoussis lands a big right hand that drops Moore! The killer instinct kicks in and Philippoussis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Philippoussis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Philippoussis!