PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 32 p4p, 161 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 6 p4p, 29 weight class). Al Din comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING BACK. Moore has chosen Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Al Din
vs
Moore

187 cm
31
204
16 - 10 - 0

195 cm
31
220
21 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Core Combat
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Al Din lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Din can pounce on him.
A big left from Al Din misses.
Al Din looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Moore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore avoids the head kick by Al Din.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore checks a low kick from Al Din.
Al Din swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Badr Al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Din throws a leg kick

and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
Moore throwing strikes but Al Din manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din advances to full mount.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moore regains half guard.
Moore is staying active underneath Al Din, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore wants to improve his position but Al Din is controlling well.
Moore gets full guard.
Al Din stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping full guard, as Al Din tries to pass.

Moore working for submissions but it's allowed Al Din to get to half guard.
Moore is looking to control Al Din's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?

Al Din is working for a submission of some sort.
Moore tries to roll over but Al Din keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Din is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Din wants to free his trapped foot but Moore is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Moore looking for submissions off his back.

Al Din seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Moore is refusing to be controlled, as Al Din sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore wants to improve his position but Al Din is controlling well.
Al Din content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moore is looking to improve his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moore slips a straight right by Al Din.
Moore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Al Din dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore cracks Al Din with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Din.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Din.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Din defends it well.
Al Din ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Al Din takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Din looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Din scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Al Din. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Din.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick by Al Din - that's a beauty! Moore is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Al Din can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Badr Al Din!
Badr Al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
Badr Al Din seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Carl Moore was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.