PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 2749 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Troy Moreno (ranked 357 p4p, 217 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rhino
vs
Moreno

200 cm
29
178
9 - 17 - 0

184 cm
24
179
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Moreno - just one landing.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moreno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moreno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
Rhino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Troy Moreno has been cut.
Rhino lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Moreno.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moreno but Moreno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moreno throws out a counter right but Rhino avoids it with no problem.
Moreno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown. Moreno tries to sprawl out of it but Rhino 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.
A little jabbing left from Moreno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Rhino scores with a takedown into Moreno's guard.
Rhino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moreno working for a triangle but Rhino defends it easily.
Moreno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Moreno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moreno keeping full guard, as Rhino tries to pass.
Rhino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Moreno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rhino tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Rhino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rhino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Moreno looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhino sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moreno working for a triangle but Rhino defends it easily.
Rhino passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Moreno looking for submissions off his back.

Moreno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rhino pushes past his half guard into mount!
Moreno is squirming around, avoiding Rhino's attempts to control the action.
Moreno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rhino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rhino looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreno is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moreno's face.
Moreno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhino with good strikes from the mount here!
Rhino working Moreno over with strikes here.
Moreno is trying to escape the mount.

Rhino jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moreno manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here as Rhino stalls from top position.

Rhino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreno is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moreno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moreno can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moreno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rhino controlling the pace.
Rhino prevents Moreno from improving his position.
Rhino is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Moreno has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rhino escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rhino!
Moreno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rhino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moreno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moreno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moreno wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Rhino frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rhino misses with a double jab.
Rhino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Troy Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino throws a head kick but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreno can do to turn this around?
Moreno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moreno wants it to stay on the feet.
Moreno sizes up Rhino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Rhino is rocked!
Rhino circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Moreno. Rhino falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Moreno!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Moreno!
Troy Moreno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.