PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Moses (ranked 2894 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Solomon Snider (ranked 385 p4p, 389 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Moses
vs
Snider

195 cm
25
215
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Snider!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moses perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snider is looking to control Moses's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snider avoid being mounted?
Snider is looking to improve his position.
Moses tries to pass to full mount but Snider defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snider is looking to improve his position.
Snider is in trouble now - Moses has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider tries to hold on but Moses postures up.
Moses looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Moses's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
BOOM! Moses connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moses lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses controlling from the full mount.
Moses tries to control but Snider wriggling away.
Moses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snider tries to hold on but Moses pushes him away.

Moses is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Snider moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.
Snider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moses seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moses misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snider lands with a nice combination. Moses backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Joseph Moses has been cut.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Snider gets tackled into the cage by Moses. Moses maintains the clinch.
Snider is looking to break free of the clinch but Moses has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Moses - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Moses pulls Snider into guard.
Snider wants to stand and escape but instead Moses has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Moses wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.
Snider is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Snider is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
Moses is pushing down on Snider's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snider is fighting to maintain full guard but Moses has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moses.
Moses takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moses wants to control but Snider is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Moses seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Moses's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Snider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snider shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moses swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snider shoots for a double leg takedown but Moses sprawls well. He's pushed Snider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Snider.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snider.
Joseph Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Snider.
Moses with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snider moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Snider gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moses to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moses stands and steps away. Snider gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Snider. No joy for Moses on that attempt.
Snider doesn't manage to clinch there - Moses circles away.

Moses closes the distance and pushes Snider back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Moses.

Moses drags the fight down to the ground.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snider's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
Snider working a defensive guard but Moses manages to pass into side control anyway.
Moses landing strikes.
Moses has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Snider!
Moses is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snider can do to turn this around?
Moses is landing with some decent strikes but Snider is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moses has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Snider is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Moses!