PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Moonpark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Whoa
vs
Moonpark

188 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Like Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Moonpark!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whoa misses with a straight right.
Moonpark tries to clinch up but Whoa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moonpark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moonpark doesn't manage to clinch there - Whoa circles away.
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moonpark moves in looking to clinch but Whoa pushes him off.

Whoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whoa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whoa scores with a nice hook to the head.

Whoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moonpark wants to clinch

and Whoa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moonpark has had enough of the clinch but Whoa keeps him there for the moment.
Whoa scores with a hook to the body.
Whoa gets underhooks to prevent Moonpark's takedown attempt.
Whoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whoa lands a body shot.
Moonpark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moonpark swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whoa lands a left hand.
Moonpark misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Whoa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moonpark is looking to break free of the clinch but Whoa has double underhooks.
Whoa presses Moonpark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moonpark looks gassed!
Moonpark misses with a punch on the inside.
Moonpark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whoa blocks an uppercut.
Whoa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonpark backwards.
Whoa pushes Moonpark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Whoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Whoa forces Moonpark back against the cage and clinches.
Whoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moonpark backwards.
Whoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moonpark backwards.

Moonpark is rocked!
Whoa leaning against his opponent.
Moonpark is still on wobbly legs! Can Whoa finish him?

Whoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moonpark seems to have recovered his senses.
Whoa connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Moonpark to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Whoa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Like Whoa!