PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maricus Moore (ranked 2405 p4p, 2289 weight class) and Billy Cramer (ranked 361 p4p, 348 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Moore
vs
Cramer

180 cm
26
215
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
210
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maricus Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Cramer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws the left hand but Cramer avoids the punch easily.
Cramer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maricus Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Cramer.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cramer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore slips a jab from Cramer.
Cramer misses with a straight right.
Cramer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Cramer throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Cramer misses.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cramer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Cramer cracks Moore with a good jab.
Cramer misses with a hook.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cramer just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Cramer's head but Cramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Cramer misses.
Cramer looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cramer throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Moore catches Cramer right on the button with a cross.
Cramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cramer blocks it with crossed arms.
Cramer can't break the clinch.
Cramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Cramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Cramer controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cramer's elbow.
Cramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut 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!
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Cramer's head.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cramers head.
Cramer 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.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Cramer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Cramer.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Cramer blocking some punches.
Moore blocking some punches.
Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the cage.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cramer.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Cramer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cramer misses with some punches.
Cramer taking a breather.
Cramer working aggressively here.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Cramer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Cramer tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cramers head.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Cramer.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cramer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Cramer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Moore.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Cramer controls the action.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maricus Moore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Moore blocks a jab.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cramer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Cramer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moore slips a jab from Cramer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Cramer tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.

Cramer manages to break the clinch.
Cramer throws a big shot that misses.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cramer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Cramer.
Cramer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Cramer's defenses.
Moore slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer throws a big shot that misses.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cramer takes one to the chin there.

Moore rushes Cramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Cramer looking to slow down the pace here.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer is trying to stall.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cramer can do to turn this around?
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Maricus Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer stalling in the clinch.

Cramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Cramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cramer! But no joy.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Cramer's defenses.
Cramer misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.

Cramer is rocked!
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cramer doesn't seem bothered though.
Cramer is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Cramer is breathing heavily.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cramer seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cramer's hands.
BOOM! Moore lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cramer. Cramer tries to recover but Moore is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cramer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maricus Moore!