PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Moreno (ranked 4233 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syco Souirrel (ranked 2452 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Alberto Moreno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moreno
vs
Souirrel

172 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syco Souirrel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souirrel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moreno takes a step back to recover.
Moreno is breathing heavily.
Moreno missing with a left hand there. Souirrel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souirrel swats away the attempt to clinch by Moreno.
Souirrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Souirrel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alberto Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreno throws a shot from downtown. Souirrel moves away and avoids it.

Souirrel pushes Moreno up against the cage in a clinch.
Souirrel lands a hook to the side of the head.

Souirrel drags the fight down to the ground.
Souirrel pulls Moreno in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souirrel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moreno manages to get himself to full guard.

Souirrel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Moreno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souirrel is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souirrel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souirrel stops Moreno from standing up.
Souirrel advances position into side control!
Souirrel taking a breather here.

Souirrel decides to stand back up. Souirrel steps back and let's Moreno get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souirrel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Souirrel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Souirrel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Souirrel moves into the clinch.
Souirrel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moreno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Souirrel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souirrel throws a series of punches but Moreno avoids them all with ease.
Souirrel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moreno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Souirrel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souirrel wants to counter with a clinch but Moreno pushes him away.
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souirrel shoots in looking for a takedown. Moreno tries to sprawl out of it but Souirrel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moreno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Souirrel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moreno avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alberto Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syco Souirrel.
Souirrel throws a right and a left that Moreno avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moreno throws a jab but it's blocked by Souirrel.

Souirrel takes the fight into the clinch.
Souirrel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel wants to take the fight to the mat but Moreno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moreno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souirrel is trying to drag Moreno to the mat but Moreno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Souirrel is controlling him.
Moreno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Souirrel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souirrel shoots in but Moreno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souirrel shoots in for a double leg but Moreno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Moreno.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souirrel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souirrel ducks under a wild hook from Moreno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Souirrel moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Souirrel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Souirrel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souirrel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Souirrel breaks from the clinch.
Souirrel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moreno defends it nicely.
Souirrel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souirrel slips a jab from Moreno.
Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souirrel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moreno tries to break free but Souirrel pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souirrel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moreno.

Souirrel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Moreno uses from the top position.
Moreno wants to stand but Souirrel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Souirrel trying to control the position here.
Moreno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souirrel holds on and takes a little breather.
Souirrel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moreno manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Souirrel advances to full mount.
Souirrel controlling the pace for now.
Souirrel landing punches.
Souirrel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moreno's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Souirrel landing shots from mount.
Souirrel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel lands a big shot there that rocks Moreno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moreno has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Souirrel biding his time, looking for the opening.
Syco Souirrel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souirrel is continuing to stall.
Moreno is trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel has full control of the position and if anything, Moreno has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Souirrel is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Even with his hooks in, Souirrel manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Souirrel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moreno knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moreno for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel is in full control for now.

Souirrel looking for the choke but no joy.
Moreno is trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel has full control of the position and if anything, Moreno has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreno trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syco Souirrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souirrel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreno dodges the punch combination from Souirrel.
Syco Souirrel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souirrel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souirrel lands a jab-cross combination.

Souirrel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souirrel showed some decent athleticism there.

Souirrel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souirrel prevents Moreno from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souirrel works his way into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno pushes Souirrel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Souirrel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Souirrel is putting a hurting on Moreno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Moreno bucks up and tries to throw Souirrel off but instead Souirrel has got his back!
Moreno wants to get back to his feet.
Souirrel has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Moreno's body.
Moreno trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Souirrel working for the choke.
Souirrel controlling from the back.
Moreno is trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel has full control of the position and if anything, Moreno has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Souirrel trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Moreno doesn't escape.
Moreno wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Souirrel working for the choke.
Moreno covering up well under a barage of strikes.
What can Moreno do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Moreno showing good submission defense here.
Moreno trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel is in full control for now.
Souirrel just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Moreno trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel is in full control for now.
Souirrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souirrel connects with a big shot to the side of Moreno's head.
Moreno trying to get back to his feet but Souirrel is in full control for now.
Moreno takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Moreno is trying to stand back up.
Moreno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Syco Souirrel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souirrel 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syco Souirrel!