PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 322 p4p, 614 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 41 p4p, 84 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Moore
vs
Brown

185 cm
27
185
14 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
189
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition
Pit Bull Development

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore with a nice calf kick.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Moore throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Brown throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Moore catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice kick to the body.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
A low kick lands for Moore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore connects with the punch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Brown lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.

Brown forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick lands for Moore.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Moore tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Moore throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Brown gets a clinch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Brown pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moore prevents a body shot from Brown.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Moore digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore blocks a head kick by Brown.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Brown throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angelo Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Moore breaks the clinch.
Bill Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Moore fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Moore blocks a jab.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angelo Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Moore slips a jab from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown 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.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice cross by Brown.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.

Brown moves into the clinch.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Moore tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Moore.
Brown throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice body kick.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore lands the left hand.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Brown throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Brown lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown lands a head kick. Moore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moore connects with a leg kick.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore with the inside leg kick.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown scores with a head kick. Moore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.

Moore tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Moore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown is looking to chop away at Moore's legs.
Brown wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a low kick but Moore avoids it.
A jab from Moore misses.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Brown is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown wants to clinch.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bill Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moore with a jab.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Jab by Moore.
Moore moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Angelo Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Angelo Moore!
Our winner, Angelo Moore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.