PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Moxley (ranked 24852 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 526 p4p, 340 weight class). Luke Moxley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miyamoto Musashi's chin.

Moxley
vs
Musashi

185 cm
19
145
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
148
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Moxley !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Musashi gets caught napping as Moxley dives in and scores a takedown. Musashi manages to retain guard.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Musashi wants to hit a sweep here but Moxley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Musashi there!
Musashi reaches up and holds on to Moxley to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi really wants to buck Moxley off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moxley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Moxley tries to sprawl but Musashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Moxley has one foot on Musashi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Musashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Musashi has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Moxley works to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moxley pulls Musashi in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to stand but Moxley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moxley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Musashi wants to stand and escape but instead Moxley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moxley 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.
Musashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Musashi has control of Moxley 's left arm, preventing Moxley from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Musashi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Musashi wants to stand but Moxley has his arm trapped.
Moxley struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Moxley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moxley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Musashi is trying to defend but Moxley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moxley has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Musashi works to full guard.
Musashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi wants to control but Moxley passes easily into half guard.
Moxley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Luke Moxley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Musashi gets a takedown into half guard.
Moxley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Musashi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Moxley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Musashi is on him like a limpet, forcing Moxley back against the cage.

Moxley has picked Musashi up - he's going for a ride! Moxley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Moxley wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Moxley dominated that second round.
That's time! Moxley 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moxley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Moxley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Musashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moxley avoids it really well and circles away.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moxley but Moxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Musashi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moxley is controlling Musashi's posture.

Musashi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi fails to land the takedown.
Luke Moxley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.

Musashi tries to sprawl but Moxley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Musashi pushes Moxley off but Moxley dives into side control.

Moxley stands up.

Musashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moxley !

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Musashi decides to stand back up. Musashi steps back and let's Moxley get back to his feet.
Musashi darts in looking for a takedown but Moxley gets double underhooks and turns Musashi into the cage.

Moxley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moxley showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Musashi tries to get to full guard but Moxley has control of the leg.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard but Moxley has passed into side control.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Moxley stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Moxley clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Musashi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moxley is trying to defend but Musashi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Moxley pushes Musashi off and gets back to his feet.

Moxley gets a double leg takedown into Musashi's guard.
Musashi is trying to keep Moxley in close.
Musashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Musashi, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Musashi is trying to keep Moxley in close.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi is controlling his posture from full guard.

Moxley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Musashi, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Moxley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Musashi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Moxley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Musashi was covering up waiting for the punch and Moxley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Musashi trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musashi has control of Moxley 's left arm, preventing Moxley from doing any damage.
Moxley wants to stand but Musashi is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Musashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Moxley had his way with Miyamoto Musashi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Musashi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moxley 's guard.
Moxley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi wants to stand but Moxley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley is adopting a defensive guard.
Moxley continues to stall.
Miyamoto Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Moxley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Musashi wants to control but Moxley passes into side.
Moxley working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi tries to bench press Moxley off him but Moxley keeps the position.

Moxley decides to stand back up.
Luke Moxley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Musashi.

Moxley looking to score a takedown here. Musashi is defending well but Moxley drives through and ends up in Musashi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Musashi working for submissions but it's allowed Moxley to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to sweep but Moxley has passed to side control!
Musashi is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Moxley decides to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Moxley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moxley 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Moxley !
Luke Moxley is the new featherweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Moxley made sure he mentioned ALPHAwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Miyamoto Musashi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.