PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 554 p4p, 708 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 76 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Patriot
vs
Moxley

165 cm
22
161
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
160
7 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patriot. Moxley shrugs it off though.
Patriot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moxley on the side of the head.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot defending well as Moxley loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick from Patriot lands but Moxley takes it in his stride.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Moxley.

Patriot closes the distance and clinches.

Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot throws a body kick that misses
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moxley checks a leg kick nicely.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Patriot.
Patriot tests Moxley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Patriot tries to clinch but Moxley is having none of it.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moxley. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley misses with a straight right.
Moxley checks a leg kick.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley throws a lazy uppercut
and Patriot counters with a straight right hand.
Moxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patriot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moxley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patriot. That's going to slow Moxley down.
Moxley misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Moxley takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
Patriot connects with a body shot.
Moxley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moxley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Moxley.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the strikes.
Patriot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moxley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Patriot slips under a jab from Moxley.
Moxley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
Patriot wants to clinch but Moxley slips to the side
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patriot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Moxley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Patriot half committed to a counter leg kick.

Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxley.
Moxley blocking some punches.
Moxley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patriots head.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patriot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Moxley is working Patriot over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moxley fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patriot working aggressively here.
Patriot is leaning against Moxley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Patriot tries a body shot but Moxley blocks it.
Patriot digs a right hand into Moxley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moxley's gas tank.
Patriot takes a shot to the head.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Moxley lands a right hand.
Moxley is trying to break the clinch but Patriot has him pressed against the cage.
Patriot takes a shot to the head.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot misses with some punches.

Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot thows a leg kick but Moxley checks it
and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moxley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Moxley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Moxley takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Patriot tries to land a leg kick but Moxley saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Patriot tenderised Moxley's leg. Moxley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Moxley walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Moxley blocks the low kick.
Moxley misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Moxley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot throws a lazy body kick
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Moxley misses.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Moxley lands with a nice body punch.

Patriot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot lands with a left to the head.
Moxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moxley lands a nice uppercut.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moxley lands a left hand.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Moxley.

Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Moxley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Patriot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moxley misses with a straight right.
Patriot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moxley is able to avoid easily.
Moxley throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Moxley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patriot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moxley. Moxley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moxley scores with a shot to the body.
Moxley misses with a hook.
Patriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Patriot!
Moxley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patriot throws a sloppy head kick and Moxley moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Moxley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patriot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patriot clinches up with Moxley and pushes him back against the cage.

Moxley manages to break the clinch.
Moxley checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Moxley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patriot thows a leg kick but Moxley checks it
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Patriot slips under a jab from Moxley.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
It looked like Patriot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moxley.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Moxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Patriot doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patriot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patriot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Moxley as he checks the leg kick.
Moxley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
As Moxley backs away, Patriot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Moxley misses the jab.
Patriot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot tries to clinch up
and Moxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moxley throws a body punch but Patriot moves out of range.
Patriot misses with a leg kick
and Moxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Georges Moxley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Patriot is looking to clinch but Moxley is avoiding it.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patriot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patriot misses with an uppercut
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moxley checks a leg kick nicely.
Patriot lands with a straight right. Moxley didn't see that one coming.
Patriot connects with a looping right hand.
Moxley blocks a head kick by Patriot.
Moxley blocks a head kick by Patriot.
Some bone on bone action there as Moxley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moxley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Patriot with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
Patriot throws a leg kick but Moxley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Patriot misses
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Moxley misses.
Patriot throws a low kick but Moxley avoids it.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot misses with a leg kick.
Moxley takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Patriot looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Patriot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moxley.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley.
A low kick from Patriot misses
and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moxley avoids the head kick by Patriot.
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moxley throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot slips a straight right by Moxley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley checks a low kick from Patriot.
Moxley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patriot.
Moxley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Patriot is looking to chop away at Moxley's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Patriot tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moxley manages to circle out of the way.
Moxley swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Patriot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxley throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.

Patriot drives through and clinches with Moxley against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patriot tries to work over Moxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Moxley avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moxley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Patriot.
Patriot working aggressively here.
Moxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Moxley can't break the clinch.
Moxley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Patriot.
Gorgon Patriot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moxley blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxley.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Moxley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moxley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley lands an uppercut.
Moxley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patriot prevents a body shot from Moxley.
Moxley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patriots head.
Moxley has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
A hook to the body from Moxley.
Moxley has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
A short left from Moxley.

Moxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patriot throws a sloppy head kick
and Moxley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Patriot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moxley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Moxley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patriot counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Gorgon Patriot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Moxley checks a low kick from Patriot.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patriot connects with a high kick.
Patriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Patriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Moxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
Moxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moxley or not.
Moxley lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Moxley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moxley takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moxley lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Moxley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patriot working aggressively here.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moxley swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.

Moxley breaks the clinch.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Patriot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moxley is out of range and Patriot settles back down.

Patriot instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moxley.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Moxley.
Moxley swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patriot tries a body shot but Moxley blocks it.
Moxley lands a body shot.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Moxley avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Moxley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Patriot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Moxley controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moxley.
Moxley is looking to break free of the clinch but Patriot has double underhooks.
Moxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moxley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot is working Moxley over against the cage.
Moxley blocks an uppercut.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Moxley.
A right hook to the body lands for Patriot.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Moxley controls the action.
Good body shot from Patriot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.
Moxley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Moxley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Moxley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moxley misses with the head strike.
Moxley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Moxley fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Moxley.
Patriot misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Patriot slips under a jab from Moxley.
Patriot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley misses with some punches.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.

Moxley breaks from the clinch.
Moxley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moxley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moxley drops his hands momentarily and Patriot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot throws a leg kick but Moxley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patriot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patriot misses with a body kick.
Patriot is looking to slow Moxley down with leg kicks.
Patriot wants to slow Moxley down by chopping away at his legs.
Moxley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patriot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Moxley takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Moxley.
Georges Moxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Moxley avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Moxley avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Moxley misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Patriot as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot is leaning against Moxley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Moxley breaks the clinch.

Moxley gets tackled into the cage by Patriot. Patriot maintains the clinch.
Moxley tries to circle away but Patriot has him pinned against the cage.
Moxley misses with a body punch.

Moxley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Moxley pushes him off.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
Patriot 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.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Patriot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moxley checks a low kick from Patriot.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Patriot misses
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patriot looks to land a body kick but Moxley moved away.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Patriot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moxley is able to avoid easily.
Moxley throws a looping overhand right but Patriot ducks down to avoid it.
Moxley misses with an uppercut.

Patriot closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Moxley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Moxley controls the action.
Patriot working aggressively here.
Moxley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot scores with a shoulder strike.
Moxley blocking some punches.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Patriot.

Moxley breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Moxley.
Patriot tries to clinch but Moxley is having none of it.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patriot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Gorgon Patriot started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.