PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Ding Dong (ranked 4950 p4p, 5104 weight class) and Kai Moorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ding Dong
vs
Moorman

200 cm
21
265
6 - 15 - 0

175 cm
26
225
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ding Ding Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Moorman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding Dong walks into a jab.
Moorman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ding Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moorman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ding Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Moorman lands with a straight right. Ding Dong didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Moorman.
Moorman lands a slapping body shot.
Ding Dong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moorman as he jumps to the side.
Moorman lands with a nice body punch.
Ding Dong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moorman lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ding Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moorman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Moorman.
Ding Dong throws a series of punches but Moorman avoids them all with ease.
Ding Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorman is just out of range.
Moorman scores with a decent looking hook.
Moorman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moorman scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding Dong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ding Dong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ding Dong shoots in looking for a takedown. Moorman tries to sprawl out of it but Ding Dong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moorman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moorman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ding Dong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ding Dong misses with a looping left.
Moorman jabs Ding Dong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moorman lands a slapping body shot.
Moorman throws a shot to the body.
Ding Dong is breathing heavily.
Moorman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ding Dong swinging wildly here.
Moorman lands a jab to Ding Dong's midsection.
Ding Dong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moorman but Moorman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ding Ding Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorman tests Ding Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kai Moorman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A countering left hand to the body from Moorman misses.
Nice takedown defense from Moorman. No joy for Ding Dong on that attempt.
Ding Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Moorman.
Moorman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ding Dong rather than just go for the knockout.
Moorman lands with a nice body punch.
Moorman lands a nice hook to Ding Dong's body. Ding Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moorman cracks a nice hook into Ding Dong's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Moorman as he connects with a hook.
Moorman lands a body shot.
Moorman scores with a jab to the body.
Moorman scores with a jab to the body.
Moorman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ding Dong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moorman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moorman jabs Ding Dong right on the nose. Ding Dong blinks but takes it well.
Moorman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ding Dong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ding Dong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moorman to score with a decent uppercut.
Moorman lands a nice shot that snaps Ding Dong's head back.
Kai Moorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorman digs a good body shot into Ding Dong's ribs.
Moorman lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorman scores with a hook to the body. Ding Dong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moorman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Moorman lands.
Moorman scores with a sloppy right hand. Ding Dong should have avoided that one.
Ding Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moorman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moorman.
Moorman scores with a nice right hand.
Moorman cracks Ding Dong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moorman cracks a nice hook into Ding Dong's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moorman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ding Dongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ding Dong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moorman lands a slapping body shot.
Moorman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moorman jabs Ding Dong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moorman lands with a shot to the body.
Moorman cracks Ding Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moorman thuds a left hand into Ding Dong's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorman lunges at Ding Dong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ding Dong's hand.
Moorman works Ding Dong's body with a nice hook.
Ding Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ding Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Moorman.
Good exchange - Moorman coming out on top.
A jab from Moorman does it's job there.
Moorman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moorman lands a jab to the nose.
Moorman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ding Dong takes one to the chin there.
Ding Dong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moorman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moorman works Ding Dong's body with a nice hook.
Moorman connects with a right hand. Ding Dong shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moorman scores with a jab. Ding Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moorman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ding Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moorman cracks a nice hook into Ding Dong's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ding Dong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moorman moves into range and connects with a jab.

Ding Dong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ding Dong is keen to just control but Moorman is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ding Dong trying to pass the guard but Moorman defending well.
Moorman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ding Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ding Dong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ding Dong is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorman wants to get back to his feet.

Ding Dong seems to be looking for submissions.
Ding Dong is trying to control the action in half guard but Moorman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ding Dong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ding Dong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ding Dong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moorman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ding Dong.

Ding Dong is working for a submission of some sort.
Ding Dong works his way into full mount!

Ding Dong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ding Dong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ding Dong looking to ground and pound but Moorman is blocking nicely.
Moorman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moorman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Ding Dong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ding Dong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ding Dong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Moorman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ding Dong.
Ding Dong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moorman has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ding Ding Dong dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Moorman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moorman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moorman sizes up Ding Dong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kai Moorman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moorman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ding Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
Moorman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moorman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ding Dong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ding Dong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moorman jabs at Ding Dong's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moorman connects with a single shot there.
Moorman lands a glancing blow to the side of Ding Dong's head.
Ding Dong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moorman pinned against the cage. Moorman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moorman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ding Dong in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ding Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Moorman cracks Ding Dong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moorman throws a shot to the body.
Moorman lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Moorman finds it's way through Ding Dong's defenses.
Ding Dong shoots in for a double leg but Moorman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moorman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ding Ding Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding Dong shoots in for a double leg but Moorman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ding Ding Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorman dips to his left and cracks Ding Dong with an uppercut!
Moorman scores with a jab to the head.
Ding Dong needs to keep his hands up - Moorman had a free shot at his head there.
Moorman scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moorman cracks Ding Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moorman lands with a hook. Ding Dong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ding Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Moorman.
Moorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moorman scores with a jab to the body.
Moorman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ding Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ding Dong on the side of the head.
Moorman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ding Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moorman clobbers Ding Dong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ding Dong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moorman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moorman lands with a right hand.
Moorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moorman lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Ding Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moorman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moorman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ding Dong's head.
A punch lands to the side of Ding Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moorman with a nice cross.
Moorman clobbers Ding Dong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Moorman.
Moorman scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moorman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ding Dong.
Moorman lands a jab to Ding Dong's midsection.
Moorman works Ding Dong's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Moorman. Beautiful body shot.
Moorman cracks Ding Dong with a good jab.
Moorman works Ding Dong's body with a nice hook.
Moorman connects with a body shot.
Moorman lands a jab to Ding Dong's midsection.
Moorman lands with a hook. Ding Dong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moorman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Moorman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moorman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ding Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Moorman lands a nice hook to Ding Dong's body. Ding Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moorman stuns Ding Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moorman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moorman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorman throws a shot to the body.
Ding Dong takes one on the button.
Moorman lands a nice shot to the body.
Moorman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ding Dong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moorman connects with a body shot.
Moorman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moorman.
Ding Dong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moorman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moorman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moorman connects with a body shot that sends Ding Dong's belly button to the back.
Moorman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ding Dong drops his hands momentarily and Moorman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moorman throws a shot to the body.
Moorman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ding Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moorman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Moorman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moorman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Moorman!
After the fight, Kai Moorman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Ding Ding Dong stepped up to the mic, saying '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.