PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 716 p4p, 102 weight class) and Cuba Moretti (ranked 1268 p4p, 163 weight class). Bundles's entrance music is It's Tricky by Run DMC. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bundles
vs
Moretti

175 cm
30
170 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

182 cm
30
168 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti slips a jab from Bundles.
Bundles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles connects with a crisp jab.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundles.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Bundles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moretti is pushing Bundles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bundles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti is looking to clinch but Bundles is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Moretti's head back.
Bundles slips a jab from Moretti.

Moretti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bundles, pushing him back against the cage.
Moretti is looking to control Bundles's arms but Bundles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moretti has his back to the cage.
Moretti blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bundles lands an elbow that stopped Moretti in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Cuba Moretti has been cut.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles is stalling here.
Moretti is trying to force a seperation but Bundles has the dominant position.
Bundles gets through Moretti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundles.
Moretti prevents a body shot from Bundles.

Moretti breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles misses with an uppercut.
Moretti connects with a looping right hand.
Cuba Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bundles misses.

Moretti moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bundles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Bundles working Moretti over with knees to the body.

Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Bundles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moretti tries to clinch up.
Moretti staying out of range there.
Bundles lands the left hand.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bundles.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Bundles's head.
Bundles slows down the pace here.
Moretti prevents a body shot from Bundles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.
Bundles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bundles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Moretti misses with a knee strike.
Bundles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Bundles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moretti takes an elbow to the forehead.

Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bundles misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moretti misses with a shot to the body
and Bundles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bundles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moretti's calf.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Moretti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moretti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Moretti misses.
Bundles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moretti tries to clinch up.
Bundles throws out a loose jab but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moretti scores with a sloppy right hand. Bundles should have avoided that one.
Moretti tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
Moretti throws a right hand that misses
and Bundles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bundles's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Moretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bundles counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bundles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuba Moretti'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.

Moretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Bundles.
Moretti swings widly with a right hand
and Bundles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Moretti's shoulder, as Moretti tries to avoid the shot.
Moretti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moretti darts in trying to clinch
and Bundles counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundles throws a head kick but Moretti moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Bundles scores with a jab.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bundles has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Bundles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bundles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundles throws out the jab.
Moretti wants to clinch.
Bundles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bundles lands a jab to Moretti's midsection.
Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundles.
Moretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Moretti's head back.
Moretti cracks Bundles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Moretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bundles.
Bundles keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bundles lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bundles.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Moretti avoids the head kick by Bundles.
Moretti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bundles throwing a counter right hand but Moretti manages to avoid it.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Moretti looks to throw the jab but Bundles is out of range.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Bundles pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Bundles misses its intended target.
Moretti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Moretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bundles to counter with a crisp jab.
Moretti throws a big shot that misses.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles tests Moretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moretti on the side of the head.
A cross from Bundles lands.

Moretti is rocked!
Moretti misses with a two punch combination.
Moretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
It looked like Bundles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moretti is looking to clinch but Bundles is avoiding it.
Moretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moretti can do to turn this around?
Bundles lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bundles counters with a nice uppercut.
Moretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Bundles finish him?
Moretti misses with a looping left.
Moretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Moretti lunges at Bundles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bundles's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Moretti.
Bundles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moretti backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Moretti. That snapped Bundles's head back.

Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bundles fails to land.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bundles.
Moretti is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bundles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cuba Moretti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moretti closes the distance but Bundles moves to the side
and Bundles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bundles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bundles scores with the left hand. Moretti knows he should have avoided that one.
Moretti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bundles backs up against the cage.
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moretti misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Moretti tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Moretti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundles momentarily.
Moretti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moretti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.
Moretti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bundles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moretti walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Moretti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bundles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bundles counters with a nice leg kick.
Moretti needs to keep his hands up - Bundles had a free shot at his head there.
Moretti wants to clinch.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Moretti is out of range.
Cuba Moretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Bundles.
Bundles defending well as Moretti loads up on a big left hand.

Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bundles lands an elbow inside that Moretti shrugs off.
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!
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundles lands with a right to the head.

Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
It looked like Bundles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundles manages to avoid it.
Bundles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bundles throws a poor cross that misses
and Moretti counters with a nice uppercut.
Bundles ducks under a wild hook from Moretti.
A big right from Moretti misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bundles.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moretti throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Moretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moretti lunges at Bundles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bundles's hand.
Moretti walks into a straight right hand from Bundles.
Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
Bundles throws a hook but Moretti avoids it easily.
Bundles blocks a jab.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Bundles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.
Bundles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Moretti misses the target.
Bundles slips a straight right by Moretti.
Moretti misses with a double jab
and Bundles counters with a two punch combo.
Jab from Moretti.
Moretti tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Bundles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moretti connects with a nice looking jab.

Bundles is rocked!
Bundles lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bundles. That's going to slow Moretti down.
Moretti tries to clinch but Bundles moves away
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Moretti.
Oh Bundles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti drops Bundles with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bundles! Moretti dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuba Moretti!
Cuba Moretti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.