PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marques Moura (ranked 4898 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Eric Ries (ranked 493 p4p, 431 weight class). Moura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Tainted Love. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Moura
vs
Ries

188 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Ries!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ries stuffs the takedown attempt from Moura. Moura gets slowly back to his feet.
Moura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Moura has Ries up against the cage in a clinch.
Moura has Ries pressed against the cage, preventing Ries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ries is leaning against Moura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ries avoiding damage as Moura throws knees to the body.

Moura tightens his grip and picks Ries up, before dumping him to the ground. Ries manages to land in guard.
Moura trying to control but Ries is working from the bottom.
Moura works over Ries with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ries is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moura is stalling in the full guard.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ries is trying to control the position but Moura postures up.
Moura slips nicely into half guard.
Moura winds up and cracks Ries with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moura working Ries over with strikes.
Moura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ries is trying to stand.
Moura is taking a breather. Ries says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ries wants to control but Moura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moura wants to control but Ries is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ries looking for submissions off his back.

Moura seems to be looking for submissions.
Moura wants to control but Ries is keeping him busy.

Moura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moura trying to mount his opponent but Ries defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ries trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura working over Ries with some ground and pound. Ries looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ries is trying to maintain the position but Moura is very close to passing his half guard.
Ries has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tez’s Stand N Bang !. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ries keeps working.
Ries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ries trying to control but Moura postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ries can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moura stalling.
Ries is trying to maintain the position but Moura is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Ries is defending well.
Ries has hold of Moura's hands but Moura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Moura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moura tries to clinch there but Ries circles away.
Ries keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Ries. That snapped Moura's head back.
Ries dodges the punch combination from Moura.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moura checks the leg kick.
Marques Moura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ries tries to sprawl but Moura drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ries is trying to stand back up but Moura is controlling him
Ries is trying to control but can't.
Moura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ries misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moura working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura trying to control the pace.
Moura moves nicely into side control.
Ries can't do much from the bottom here.
Ries is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ries is looking to reverse the position.

Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moura trying to control the action but Ries is working from the bottom.
Moura working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Ries is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moura lands a nice forearm strike.

Moura is trying to get an arm triangle but Ries is defending well.
Moura lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ries keeps working.
Marques Moura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Moura is trying to get an arm triangle but Ries is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura advances to mount.
Ries tries to hold on but Moura pushes him away.
Moura dominating with strikes here.
Moura lands a big shot there that rocks Ries but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moura landing punches.
Ries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Moura has hold of Ries's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ries manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ries really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moura controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries is wriggling around trying to escape.

Moura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moura 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ries wants to control but Moura is having none of it.
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ries can do to turn this around?
Moura wants to control the pace but Ries is squirming around nicely.

Moura has isolated one of Ries's arms. Ries looking to fight him off but Moura twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marques Moura!
An intense looking Marques Moura took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Mais vale tarde que nunca.'.