PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Moses (ranked 5432 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Soulman (ranked 6860 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Soulman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moses
vs
Soulman

221 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donny Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lil Soulman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moses feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Soulman pushes Moses off and gets back to his feet.
Soulman lands a nice hook to Moses's body. Moses takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soulman throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soulman is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soulman wants to control but Moses is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moses will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moses working Soulman over with strikes.
Moses working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Soulman is looking to control Moses's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soulman avoid being mounted?

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.
Moses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Moses is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Soulman is concentrating on defense, preventing Moses from advancing position.
Soulman wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moses connects with a nice short shot to Soulman's temple.
Soulman is looking to improve his position.
Soulman is still trying to improve position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soulman taking some punishment here, with Moses in his half guard.
Soulman is trying to maintain the position but Moses is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soulman is looking to clinch.
Moses half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soulman tries to clinch but Moses is having none of it.
Moses tries to counter by clinching up but Soulman breaks away and moves out of range.

Moses rushes Soulman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soulman has Moses pressed against the cage, preventing Moses from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Soulman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soulman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Moses has closed the distance and engaged Soulman in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moses fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soulman's coach down at Rabid Reindeer Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Soulman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moses shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soulman defends it nicely.
Soulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses misses with a takedown
and Soulman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Soulman tries to get set, Moses tries to push him back and clinch up but Soulman manages to avoid the attempt.

Soulman instigates a clinch.
Soulman stalls.
Moses tries to break free but Soulman pushes him back against the cage.
Moses tries to circle away but Soulman has him pinned against the cage.

Soulman breaks from the clinch.
Moses throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soulman.
A big left from Soulman misses.

Soulman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soulman has Moses pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moses manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Soulman manages to break the clinch.
Soulman tries to clinch there but Moses circles away.
Moses throws a counter high kick but Soulman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Soulman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moses throws a counter high kick but Soulman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lil Soulman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soulman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moses tries to avoid it but Soulman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moses to the ground. Moses escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Soulman has managed to clinch.
Moses is trying to break the clinch but Soulman is controlling him.
Moses is trying to force a seperation but Soulman has the dominant position.
Moses is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Soulman.
Soulman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moses to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Moses's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses working hard to break the clinch.

Soulman breaks the clinch.
Soulman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Soulman pushes Moses up against the cage in a clinch.
Moses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moses managing to block the knees to the body from Soulman.
Moses is pressed up against the cage. Soulman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moses down to the mat. Moses avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Moses swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Soulman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moses stuffs the takedown.
Moses changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Soulman shoots in but Moses avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Soulman shows good takedown defense.
Soulman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donny Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Soulman.
Soulman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soulman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soulman clinches up against the cage.

Moses breaks from the clinch.
Moses goes for a double leg but Soulman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soulman continues to drive forward.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soulman as he jumps to the side.
Soulman throws a counter combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soulman trying to land knees to the body.

Soulman manages to break the clinch.
Soulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soulman takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Moses feinted with a counter takedown.
Moses shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soulman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soulman moves into range and clinches up with Moses.
Moses wants to break free but Soulman has control.

Soulman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soulman fails with a takedown attempt.
Moses tries to counter by clinching up but Soulman breaks away and moves out of range.
Soulman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soulman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moses somewhat.
Soulman wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soulman moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.

Soulman moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Soulman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soulman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Soulman!