PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gajah Mada (ranked 3020 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Declan Moss (ranked 387 p4p, 521 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fighter Mode. Moss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mercury kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gajah Mada had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mada
vs
Moss

190 cm
32
180
10 - 31 - 0

173 cm
25
172
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 10 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Declan Moss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss scores with a head kick. Mada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Moss looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moss looks to land a left hand but Mada moved out of range nicely.
Mada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moss sprawls and moves away.
Moss throws a combination that misses

and Mada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mada is working Moss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Mada stands and steps away. Moss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mada counters with a single leg into guard. Moss didn't expect that.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Mada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mada wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Mada throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Mada throwing strikes but missing.
Mada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mada.
Mada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Mada stops Moss from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Mada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.
Mada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mada trying to control the action but Moss is working from the bottom.
Mada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moss defending well though.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Moss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mada shoots for a takedown but Moss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mada has been working on his balance at Reach Around, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Moss.
Moss moves to clinch but Mada breaks away

and Mada counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moss!
Moss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mada throws an elbow but Moss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mada in side control, throwing shots but Moss defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Moss is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mada asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Moss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mada.
Mada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Mada seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Mada crashes against the mat.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Mada drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gajah Mada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gajah Mada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moss throws a sloppy head kick
and Mada counters with a body kick that stops Moss in his tracks momentarily.

Mada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moss napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mada looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moss is avoiding damage well.
Mada in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mada fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Moss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mada is chipping away with strikes.
Moss struggling a bit here.
Mada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mada landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada prevents Moss from escaping the position.
Moss takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mada in side control, throwing shots but Moss defends.
Mada working the ground and pound from side control.
Moss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mada off and has taken his back!
Mada trying to control the position but Moss manages to sink in the hooks.
Mada is in bad spot here.
Mada breaks Moss's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mada is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mada postures up.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mada connects with a couple of short punches.
Mada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mada won't allow Moss to get back to his feet.
Mada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mada postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Mada throws a big elbow that misses.

Mada stands and steps away. Moss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mada there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss wants to clinch up but Mada keeps it at a distance.
Mada seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mada is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moss's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mada connects with a nice short shot to Moss's temple.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Moss has one foot on Mada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Moss misses.
Mada feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mada tries to counter with a takedown but Moss is quick to defend against it.
Moss throws a head kick that misses

and Mada counters with a single leg into guard. Moss didn't expect that.
Gajah Mada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mada postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.

Mada stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Mada attempts a counter takedown but Moss avoids it well and moves away.
Moss throws a poor cross that misses

and Mada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moss is trying to stand back up but Mada is controlling him
Mada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gajah Mada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gajah Mada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Moss throws a right and a left that Mada avoids nicely.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mada appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Mada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moss trying to control but Mada postures up.
Moss looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mada is thwarting Moss's attempts to control the position.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moss has hold of Mada's hands but Mada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moss trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moss tries to kick Mada off but Mada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moss has hold of Mada's hands but Mada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.

Mada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mada circles away quickly and effectively.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Mada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Mada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moss sprawls and moves away.
Mada shoots for a double leg takedown but Moss sprawls well. He's pushed Mada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gajah Mada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss throws a right hand that misses

and Mada counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moss!
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mada cracks Moss with a big elbow.
Moss is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mada is controlling him well.
Mada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada trying to control the action but Moss is working from the bottom.
Mada misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mada tries to score with some ground and pound. Moss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moss is trying to buck Mada off.
The strikes coming from Mada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Declan Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gajah Mada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Moss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mada in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Mada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Mada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gajah Mada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gajah Mada!
A relieved looking Gajah Mada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Declan Moss stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was boxing the bleedin head off him and kicking the bleedin leg off him. THIS IS NOT OVER! If I have to take this outside with him, it's on outside. I don't give a bollocks.'.