PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John St Clair (ranked 6014 p4p, 24618 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John St Clair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

St Clair
vs
Moore

185 cm
20
190
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190
5 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair lands a body shot.
St Clair scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Clair throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
St Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore throws a counter combo.
Moore's coach down at Pure Progress Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Clair is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
John St Clair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Clair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair connects with a body shot.
Moore looks winded!

St Clair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Clair landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Clair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Clair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
St Clair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from St Clair - that landed with a thud.
St Clair lands a nice knee to the body.
St Clair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Clair obliges.
St Clair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Clair scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Clair is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Clair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Clair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
St Clair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Clair lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Clair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Clair landing knees to the head.
St Clair pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Clair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by St Clair.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
St Clair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Clair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Clair stalling against the cage.
St Clair lands a knee to the body.
St Clair lands a knee to the body.
St Clair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Clair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Clair obliges.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Clair stalling.
The referee calls for St Clair to work.
St Clair working Moore over with knees to the body.
St Clair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Knees to the body from St Clair.
St Clair lands a knee to the body.
St Clair gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Clair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Clair.
St Clair working Moore over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Clair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Clair gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Clair.
St Clair lands an elbow inside.
St Clair scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair lands a knee to the body.
St Clair working Moore over with knees to the body.
St Clair crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
St Clair is working Moore over against the cage.
St Clair leaning against his opponent.
St Clair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Clair lands with a left to the head.
St Clair working Moore over with knees to the body.
St Clair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Clair lands a nice elbow.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Clair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Clair obliges.
St Clair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Clair scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by St Clair.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Clair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Clair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore tries to move into range but St Clair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Clair thuds his shin into the meat of Moore's side.
St Clair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

St Clair lands a big head kick that sends Moore tumbling to the mat! St Clair takes a step backwards and waves Moore back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Moore is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Clair thows a body kick. Moore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can St Clair finish him?

St Clair clinches up against the cage.
Moore is breathing heavily.
St Clair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
St Clair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Clair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Clair.
St Clair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from St Clair.
St Clair pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Clair just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
St Clair gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
St Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John St Clair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Clair lands a nice knee to the body.
St Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Clair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

St Clair drops Moore with a big knee straight up the middle! Moore is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Clair throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Moore crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John St Clair!