PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag S selechena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewellyn Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

S selechena
vs
Moss

183 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dag S selechena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Llewellyn Moss!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S selechena shoots in but no luck this time.
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but S selechena sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.

Moss scores with a takedown into S selechena's guard.

S selechena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moss scoring with some ground and pound.

S selechena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moss defends well.
S selechena could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moss scoring with some ground and pound.
S selechena keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss lands a couple of elbows.
Moss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moss connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moss working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

S selechena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moss distracts S selechena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Moss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
S selechena is breathing heavily.
Moss works over S selechena with some ground and pound from guard.
S selechena looking to control.

S selechena working for a triangle but Moss defends it easily.
Moss lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with S selechena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of S selechena's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

S selechena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
S selechena has momentary wrist control but Moss slips an elbow through the middle.

Moss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
S selechena with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. S selechena didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss is stalling in the full guard.
Moss passes into half guard.
Moss content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moss is keen to just control but S selechena is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

S selechena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moss pulls his head out easily.
Moss perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moss landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
S selechena on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Moss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for S selechena to stand up.

Moss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moss showed some decent athleticism there.
Moss wants to control but S selechena is keeping him busy.

S selechena looking for submissions off his back.
Moss takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moss controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed S selechena's head.
Moss is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
S selechena moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

S selechena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moss trying to control but S selechena is working from the bottom.
Moss is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

S selechena is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moss is aware though and is defending well.
Moss distracts S selechena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Llewellyn Moss dominated that 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.

S selechena misses with a takedown attempt
and Moss counters with a three punch combo that has S selechena backing up. S selechena nods at Moss to acknowledge the strikes.
S selechena lands a jab-cross combination.

Moss closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. S selechena did well to prevent Moss getting side control.
Moss tries to stand and escape but S selechena is controlling the position.
Nice strikes from Moss there.

S selechena looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Moss stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows S selechena to get to his feet.
S selechena doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moss counters with a nice double leg into side control. S selechena won't be happy with that.
Moss working the head and body with strikes.
S selechena gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks S selechena with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S selechena wants to improve his position but Moss is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

S selechena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moss pulls his head out easily.
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. Moss connects with a nice short shot to S selechena's temple.

Moss stands up out of the half guard.
S selechena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moss counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moss.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag S selechena. That's going to take a lot out of him.

S selechena is looking for a triangle but Moss pushes his legs off easily.
Moss distracts S selechena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

S selechena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but S selechena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S selechena throws a strike but Moss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
S selechena keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
Moss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

S selechena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

S selechena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moss defends well.
S selechena can't keep his opponent in guard - Moss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S selechena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
S selechena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moss thows a big elbow that misses.
Moss is looking to work some ground and pound but S selechena has wrist control.

S selechena scrambles and gets back to his feet.
S selechena doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
S selechena has momentary wrist control but Moss slips an elbow through the middle.

S selechena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moss lands a couple of digs.

S selechena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

S selechena has his foot on Moss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moss works his way back into a safe position though.
Moss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moss is working S selechena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

S selechena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moss defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moss won't allow S selechena to sweep him here.

S selechena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moss scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Llewellyn Moss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 ducks under a wild hook from S selechena.
Moss is trying hard to land a takedown here. S selechena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

S selechena gets caught flat footed, as Moss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

S selechena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moss postures up and lands a big shot to S selechena's brow.
Llewellyn Moss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moss connects with a couple of short punches.

S selechena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moss defends well.
Moss is in close to S selechena's body, working some short punches and elbows.

S selechena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moss is in close to S selechena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

S selechena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moss trying to control but S selechena is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss postures up and lands a big shot to S selechena's brow.

Moss got a little sloppy there for a moment and S selechena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moss has managed to get both his arms back between S selechena's legs - danger averted.

S selechena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moss is working S selechena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

S selechena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moss defends well.
Moss postures up and lands a big shot to S selechena's brow.
Moss lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moss stands up over S selechena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

S selechena is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moss is aware though and is defending well.
Moss scoring with some ground and pound.

S selechena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moss lands a couple of elbows.
Moss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
S selechena keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.

S selechena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moss tries to free his leg and advance position but S selechena is retaining full guard.
Moss stops S selechena from standing up.

S selechena is looking for a triangle but Moss pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S selechena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moss content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

S selechena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moss postures up and lands a big shot to S selechena's brow.

S selechena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

S selechena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moss defends it easily.

Moss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt - S selechena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S selechena misses with a takedown attempt

and Moss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moss is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. S selechena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but S selechena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Moss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moss is pushing down on S selechena's leg trying to pass to half guard. S selechena is fighting to maintain full guard but Moss has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
S selechena has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moss is working away from the top position though.
Dag S selechena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llewellyn Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice strikes from Moss there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dag S selechena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moss 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Llewellyn Moss!