PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 1269 p4p, 163 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 850 p4p, 111 weight class). Raiam Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Moore

187 cm
28
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Dos Santos was not able to check.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Nice cross by Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dos Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Moore misses with a hook
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been told by Dos Santos's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moore throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Moore connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Moore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore jabs Dos Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Moore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Dos Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Dos Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moore with a hook.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos is looking to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moore!
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Dos Santos's knee but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Santos's side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moore 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.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Dos Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moore.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Moore misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angelo Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Moore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dos Santos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moore misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore lands a front kick.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moore manages to circle out of the way.
Moore with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore looks to throw a body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moore.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos Santos is able to avoid easily.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
A counter left hand to the body from Dos Santos misses its target.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Moore thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos checks a low kick from Moore.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore feints a counter leg kick.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Moore tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Moore throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Moore slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore really dominated that round.
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.

Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Moore is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore throws a leg kick but Dos Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Moore.
Moore throws a leg kick but Dos Santos moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Moore.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a cross.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
Moore lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.
Dos Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Moore misses.

Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moore keeps Dos Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Moore connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moore with a hook.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Dos Santos tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore works the jab nicely.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with an inside leg kick.
Dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Angelo Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Moore defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
It looked like Dos Santos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Moore sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Dos Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
Raiam Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Moore!
An out of breath Angelo Moore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.