PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Moon (ranked 2411 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 327 p4p, 245 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Moon
vs
Vettori

194 cm
26
178
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
180
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

MKFC

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Moon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Vettori counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moon!
Vettori throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vettori misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vettori on the ground.
Vettori working the ground and pound but Moon is defending the strikes.
Vettori controlling the position.
Vettori scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vettori landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon wants to get back to his feet but Vettori drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori working the ground and pound but Moon is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori working the ground and pound from side control.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vettori in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vettori wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
Moon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vettori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vettori lands a nice forearm strike.
Moon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vettori taking a breather here.
Vettori cracks Moon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Vettori seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vettori connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moon some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moon keeps working.
Vettori scores with punches from side control.
Vettori has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Moon!
Vettori unloads with some shots from mount but Moon bucks and avoids them well.
Vettori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vettori punching from mount but Moon doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vettori landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vettori working the ground and pound effectively.
Vettori is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vettori scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vettori breaks from Moon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori content just to control the position here.
Vettori is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vettori landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moon swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moon throws out the jab.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Vettori closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moon did well to prevent Vettori getting side control.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vettori sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Moon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moon tries to get out of the position.
Vettori looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettori is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vettori in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vettori looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vettori lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vettori lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vettori missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori slows the pace down in half guard.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vettori scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vettori lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Vettori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vettori lands a nice short elbow.
Vettori lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Vettori is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vettori scores with a couple of nice shots.

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.
Vettori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vettori looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettori wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vettori in particular looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ty Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vettori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moon eats them both and turns towards Vettori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vettori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moon's guard.
Vettori throws a big elbow that misses.
Vettori slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vettori stands up over Moon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vettori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vettori is pushing down on Moon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moon is fighting to maintain full guard but Vettori has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori moves into full mount! Moon won't be happy about that!
Vettori lands a nice shot to the head.
Vettori postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moon hang on?
Moon is trying to stand.
BOOM! Vettori connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vettori looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vettori working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Vettori with shots to the head and body - Moon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vettori postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.
Vettori controlling his opponent.
Vettori breaks from Moon's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori with the ground and pound from mount.
Vettori controlling from the full mount.
Vettori lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vettori working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vettori controlling from mount.
Vettori lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori controlling his opponent.
Moon is bucking up trying to escape but Vettori cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vettori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vettori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Moon is rocked!
Vettori with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Moon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vettori loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Moon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vettori land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vettori stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori took to the microphone: 'This is MMA SAVAGE, I'm the most savage here, so gimme the fuckin' belt!!! Italian team will dominate in this ORG'.