PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 2575 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Luther Socippo (ranked 329 p4p, 386 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Moore
vs
Socippo

182 cm
21
212
8 - 9 - 1

189 cm
20
215
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socippo throws out the jab.
Socippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Socippo throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Socippo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Socippo misses with a looping left.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Socippo throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Socippo.
Socippo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo cracks Moore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Socippo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Socippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Socippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socippo looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with the body kick
and Socippo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Socippo thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Socippo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moore takes a step back to recover.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Moore.

It looks like Luther Socippo has been cut.
Socippo lands with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Socippo shrugs it off though.
Socippo dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Socippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Socippo scores with a jab to the head.
Socippo loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socippo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Socippo scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Socippo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Socippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Socippo swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Socippo with an uppercut!
Socippo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Socippo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore misses with a hook. Socippo ducked under it nicely.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Socippo.
Socippo slips under a jab from Moore.
Socippo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moore takes a swing at Socippo's ribcage but misses.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Socippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Socippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore avoids the body shot from Socippo.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Socippo.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Socippo moves out of range easily.
Socippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Socippo.
Moore slips under a jab from Socippo.
Moore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Socippo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Socippo slips a straight right by Moore.
Socippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Socippo looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Socippo misses the target.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Socippo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Socippo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Socippo misses with a body punch
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.
Moore throws a series of punches but Socippo avoids them all with ease.
Moore throws the left hand but Socippo avoids the punch easily.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Socippo is just out of range.
It seemed like Socippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Socippo throws a combination that misses
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Socippo.
Socippo throws a lazy body kick
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Socippo misses.
Socippo blocks the body kick.
Socippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Socippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Socippo.
Socippo throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Socippo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Socippo.
Socippo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Socippo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socippo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Socippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Socippo.
A countering left hand to the body from Socippo misses.
Moore throws a body punch but Socippo moves out of range.
A big right from Moore misses.
Socippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Socippo throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Socippo moves away and avoids it.
Socippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Socippo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react.
Moore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Socippo throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Socippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socippo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Socippo.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Socippo. Beautiful body shot.
Socippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Socippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socippo scores with a hook.
Moore jabs Socippo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Socippo does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Socippo misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore throws a head kick but Socippo moves out of range.
Socippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Socippo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Socippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Moore.
Nice defenses there by Socippo.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Socippo.
Socippo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Socippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Socippo takes one to the chin there.
Socippo swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Socippo is looking to chop away at Moore's legs.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Moore thuds his right hand into Socippo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Socippo throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Socippo swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socippo moves away.
Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Socippo tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
Moore throws a right and a left that Socippo avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Socippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Socippo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Socippo works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Moore feints and then cracks Socippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Socippo down.
Moore has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Socippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Moore.
Socippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socippo scores with a jab.
Socippo misses with a straight right.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Socippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tests Socippo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Socippo shrugs it off though.
Moore misses with a hook. Socippo ducked under it nicely.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Socippo can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range as Socippo strikes.
Moore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Socippo avoids the head kick by Moore.
Moore misses with a kick to the body
and Socippo counters with a thumping low kick.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Socippo.
Socippo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socippo.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Socippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Socippo.
Socippo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Socippo moves away and avoids it.
Moore swings for the body but Socippo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Socippo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Socippo finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Socippo.
Socippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Socippo misses with a wild body shot.
Socippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moore duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Socippo.
Nice shot by Moore.
Socippo throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socippo misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Socippo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Socippo duly obliges.
Socippo throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Socippo lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Socippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moore misses with an uppercut
letting Socippo counter with a right hand.
Socippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socippo throws out the jab.
Socippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Socippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Socippo's head but Socippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Socippo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Socippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Socippo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Socippo saw that one coming.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socippo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Socippo tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Socippo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Socippo swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Socippo ducks down to avoid it.
Socippo avoids a kick to the body.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore thinks about countering with a head kick.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Socippo throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Socippo avoids the body shot from Moore.
Socippo unleashes a big counter combination but Moore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Socippo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Socippo thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Socippo avoids a kick to the body.
Socippo slips under a jab from Moore.
Socippo loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Socippo.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Socippo.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Socippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore misses with a hook.
Socippo lands with a cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Socippo lands a head shot.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Moore blocks a head kick by Socippo.
Socippo swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Socippo looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Socippo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Socippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Socippo misses with a looping right.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice hook to Socippo's body. Socippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Socippo misses with a leg kick
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Socippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Socippo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Socippo is breathing heavily.
Socippo misses with a wild body shot.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Socippo stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore works the jab nicely.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Socippo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a head kick but Socippo moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Socippo misses.
Moore slips under a jab from Socippo.
Socippo checks a leg kick.
Socippo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Socippo moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore backing away here, and Socippo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Socippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Socippo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Socippo misses with a wild body shot.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Socippo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Socippo thinks about the counter body kick.
Moore moves out of range as Socippo throws a body kick.
Socippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Socippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Socippo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Socippo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Socippo is rocked!
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Socippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Socippo is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Socippo.
Socippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Socippo seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Socippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Socippo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
Socippo lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Socippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
A clash of legs there as Socippo blocks the low kick.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Socippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Socippo.
Socippo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Socippo.
A right-left combo lands from Socippo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Socippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Socippo misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Socippo.
Moore blocks a head kick by Socippo.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Socippo avoids the body shot from Moore.
Socippo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Socippo connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Socippo's shoulder, as Socippo tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Socippo misses.
Socippo avoids a kick to the body.
Socippo takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Socippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Socippo slips a jab from Moore.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socippo needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Socippo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Socippo's head.
Socippo throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Socippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Socippo lands a head shot.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Socippo misses with a double jab.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Socippo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore cracks Socippo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Socippo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moore.
Socippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore takes a swing at Socippo's ribcage but misses.
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socippo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Moore feints a jab promting Socippo to slip. Moore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Socippo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo misses with an uppercut.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Socippo is looking to land body kicks.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Socippo counter with a right hand.
Moore staying out of range there.
Socippo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Socippo scores with a punch to the head.
Socippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
Socippo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Socippo.
Socippo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore defending well as Socippo loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Socippo.
Socippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Socippo misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socippo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Moore's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Socippo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.