PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cortez Moses (ranked 5380 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Alcatraz (ranked 4628 p4p, 416 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moses
vs
Alcatraz

174 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cortez Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Alcatraz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alcatraz has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Alcatraz closes the distance and pushes Moses back into the cage.
Alcatraz stalling.

Alcatraz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moses manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcatraz looking to sit in guard and control but Moses gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Alcatraz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moses. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alcatraz being controlled here, momentarily.

Alcatraz working for a triangle but Moses defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Moses drops back looking for a leg! Alcatraz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alcatraz manages to kick Moses off! Moses jumps back into Alcatraz's guard.

Moses decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alcatraz, up you get!
Johny Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alcatraz but Alcatraz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two 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.

Alcatraz pushes Moses up against the cage in a clinch.

Alcatraz decides to pull guard.
Moses has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alcatraz is proving hard to escape from.
Alcatraz trying to keep a closed guard but Moses is proving a slippery customer.

Moses gets to his feet. Alcatraz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Alcatraz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moses's half guard.

Alcatraz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcatraz. That's going to slow Moses down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moses moves into the clinch.

Alcatraz decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alcatraz is looking for a triangle here but Moses uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Moses politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Moses prefers to stall for the moment though.

Moses stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Moses decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alcatraz wants to improve his position but Moses is controlling well.
Moses controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is trying to maintain the position but Moses is very close to passing his half guard.
Moses performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moses prevents Alcatraz from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Moses stands up and beckons Alcatraz to join him on the feet.

Moses tries to sprawl but Alcatraz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johny Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moses throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alcatraz's waist but Alcatraz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moses off to one side.
Moses showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alcatraz.

Alcatraz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moses is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moses tries to roll over but Alcatraz keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moses manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Moses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alcatraz is aware though and is defending well.
Alcatraz looking to sit in guard and control but Moses gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Moses sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moses connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moses makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moses controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moses won't allow Alcatraz to sweep him here.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Alcatraz blocks nicely.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Alcatraz blocks nicely.
Alcatraz wants to stand but Moses is controlling the position.
Cortez Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Alcatraz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moses can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alcatraz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Moses is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moses might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is trying to keep Moses in close.

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

Alcatraz rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Alcatraz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moses clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alcatraz is looking to control Moses but Moses is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Moses wants to control his opponent's hands but Alcatraz gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alcatraz's guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Moses seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moses could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moses has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alcatraz is proving hard to escape from.
Moses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moses stops Alcatraz from standing up.
Moses showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johny Alcatraz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alcatraz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moses did well to prevent Alcatraz getting side control.
Alcatraz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Alcatraz wants to work for an arm triangle but Moses is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alcatraz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz trying to control the action but Moses is working from the bottom.
Alcatraz wants to free his trapped foot but Moses is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moses is looking for a sweep. Alcatraz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alcatraz wants to free his trapped foot but Moses is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alcatraz is taking a breather. Moses says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alcatraz stalling away here and it's allowed Moses to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alcatraz trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing Alcatraz from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Alcatraz pushes Moses up against the cage in a clinch.

Alcatraz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moses regains guard immediately.
Alcatraz trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Alcatraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Moses is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alcatraz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alcatraz is continuing to stall.
Alcatraz looking to sit in guard and control but Moses gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alcatraz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moses controls the pace.
Moses wants to stand but Alcatraz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moses being controlled here momentarily.
Moses working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alcatraz's head.
Moses cracks Alcatraz with a solid left hand.
Moses postures up and lands a big shot to Alcatraz's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alcatraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Alcatraz, not yet.

Moses stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cortez Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Alcatraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alcatraz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Alcatraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alcatraz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johny Alcatraz!