PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thrusting Vigorously (ranked 2496 p4p, 3325 weight class) and Jake Moossaka (ranked 334 p4p, 435 weight class). Thrusting Vigorously has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vigorously
vs
Moossaka

175 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
181
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thrusting Vigorously!
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, Jake Moossaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigorously connects with a crisp jab.
Vigorously swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Vigorously throws a right and a left that Moossaka avoids nicely.
Vigorously throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Vigorously throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moossaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vigorously shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moossaka eats them both and turns towards Vigorously to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moossaka avoids the body shot from Vigorously.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Vigorously throws a series of punches but Moossaka avoids them all with ease.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Vigorously.
Vigorously getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vigorously swings for the body but Moossaka moves out of range.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigorously. Moossaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vigorously swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vigorously throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigorously fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Vigorously throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Vigorously does no damage.
Vigorously throws a right hand that Moossaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Moossaka also avoids with ease.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moossaka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vigorously throws a hook but Moossaka blocks it.
Moossaka tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously throws a nice looking combination but Moossaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously misses the shot to the body.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vigorously throws a series of punches but Moossaka moves out of range.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Vigorously, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moossaka ducks under a wild hook from Vigorously.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Vigorously looks to land a combination but Moossaka avoids it well.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously misses with a body shot.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Vigorously swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vigorously fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Moossaka tries to clinch but Vigorously moves out of range.
Vigorously will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously looks to land a right hand but Moossaka moved out of range.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Vigorously rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moossaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vigorously sets himself, and Moossaka steps forward looking for the clinch! Vigorously avoids it this time.
Vigorously will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moossaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Moossaka looks to move away, Vigorously throws a big counter combo but Moossaka just gets out of the way.
Moossaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Vigorously circles away.
Vigorously scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vigorously swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vigorously swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vigorously misses with a double jab.
Moossaka moves in looking to clinch but Vigorously pushes him off.
Vigorously moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vigorously misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vigorously looks to land a combination but Moossaka avoids it well.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Moossaka moves out of range as Vigorously strikes.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
Vigorously looks to land a combination but Moossaka avoids it well.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Vigorously misses with a straight right.
Vigorously throws a series of punches but Moossaka avoids them all with ease.
Vigorously misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vigorously looks to land a right hand but Moossaka moved out of range.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Vigorously misses with a few strikes there.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
Moossaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Vigorously misses with a series of wild punches.
Vigorously looks to land a combination but Moossaka avoids it well.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigorously throws a lazy right hand but Moossaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vigorously swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigorously swinging wildly here.
Moossaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moossaka wants to clinch.
No joy there for Vigorously, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vigorously sets himself, and Moossaka steps forward looking for the clinch! Vigorously avoids it this time.
Vigorously fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Thrusting Vigorously is winning the standup battle so far.
Vigorously throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigorously misses with a wild combination.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
Vigorously throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moossaka.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously scores with a body shot.
Vigorously lands with a nice body punch.
Vigorously throws a series of punches but Moossaka avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Vigorously does no damage.
Vigorously waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moossaka.
Vigorously misses with the combination.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Vigorously fails to land with a series of punches.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Vigorously does no damage.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moossaka wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vigorously.
Vigorously swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigorously sets himself, and Moossaka steps forward looking for the clinch! Vigorously avoids it this time.
Vigorously throws a right hand that Moossaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Moossaka also avoids with ease.
Moossaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vigorously throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Vigorously fails to land with a series of punches.
Vigorously misses with a straight left.
Vigorously sets himself, and Moossaka steps forward looking for the clinch! Vigorously avoids it this time.
Vigorously throws a solid leg kick but Moossaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vigorously.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously fails to land with a series of punches.
Vigorously throws out a loose jab but Moossaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Vigorously throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moossaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vigorously lands a lovely overhand right.
Vigorously throws a series of punches but Moossaka moves out of range.
Moossaka tries to clinch but Vigorously is having none of it.
Vigorously is looking to chop away at Moossaka's legs.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously misses with a two punch combination.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Vigorously. Those never looked like landing.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.
Vigorously throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moossaka.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vigorously works over Moossaka's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thrusting Vigorously dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moossaka dodges the punch combination from Vigorously.
Vigorously misses with a body shot.
Moossaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Vigorously misses.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moossaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vigorously throws a body shot but no joy.
Moossaka wants to counter the offense by Vigorously and move into the clinch position.
Moossaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vigorously paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vigorously throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Moossaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigorously takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Thrusting Vigorously has been cut.
Moossaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moossaka lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vigorously creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moossaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vigorously can't find room to land a body shot as Moossaka controls the action.
Vigorously misses with a body punch.
Moossaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vigorously blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vigorously misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vigorously has Moossaka pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moossaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vigorously's brow.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vigorously working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Moossaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vigorously's defenses.

Thrusting Vigorously's cut is getting worse.
Vigorously tries to throw a body punch but Moossaka avoids it by throwing Vigorously back against the cage.
Vigorously avoids the elbow strike from Moossaka, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously working aggressively here.
Moossaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moossaka prevents a body shot from Vigorously.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Vigorously slows down the pace here.
Vigorously goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moossaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moossaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vigorously tries a body shot but Moossaka blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moossaka.

Thrusting Vigorously's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vigorously lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moossaka backwards.
Moossaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vigorously tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vigorously dodges an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Jake Moossaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka misses with an elbow strike.
Vigorously holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Vigorously tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moossaka's elbow.
Moossaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Vigorously controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moossaka throws an elbow but misses.
Moossaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Vigorously uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Vigorously blocks a body shot from Moossaka.
Moossaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Vigorously uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moossaka lands an elbow that stopped Vigorously in his tracks for a moment.
Moossaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jake Moossaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Thrusting Vigorously's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Vigorously pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moossaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Vigorously circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Vigorously. Those never looked like landing.
Moossaka tries to counter with a clinch but Vigorously shakes him off and moves away.
Good shot there by Vigorously.
Vigorously misses with a double jab.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
Thrusting Vigorously is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigorously throws a nice looking combination but Moossaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moossaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vigorously.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moossaka avoids the body shot from Vigorously.
Moossaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vigorously tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moossaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigorously.
Thrusting Vigorously seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moossaka dodges the punch combination from Vigorously.
Moossaka wants to counter with a clinch but Vigorously pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Moossaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vigorously has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thrusting Vigorously!