PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronn Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Bhuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moss
vs
Bhuda

180 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronn Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Bhuda!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss shoots in but Bhuda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhuda is defended easily by Moss.

Bhuda moves into range and clinches up with Moss.
Bhuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Bhuda successfully pulls guard.
Bhuda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Bhuda pushes Moss off and gets back to his feet.
Moss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Moss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bhuda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bhuda wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhuda.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Bhuda from controlling successfully.

Moss is looking for a triangle here but Bhuda uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Bhuda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bhuda looks up at the clock and then as Moss takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bhuda smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moss tries to buck Bhuda off but Bhuda is having none of it.
Moss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhuda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moss defending well though.
Moss is looking to improve his position.
Moss has a hand on Bhuda's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bhuda takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Bhuda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Moss can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bhuda prevents Moss from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bhuda with good strikes from the mount here!

Bhuda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moss tries to hold on but Bhuda pushes him away.

Bhuda looking for a guillotine from mount but Moss is having none of it.
Bhuda looks gassed!
Moss bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bhuda looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhuda, not yet.
Moss looking to sit in guard and control but Bhuda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Moss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bhuda passes into side control.
Bhuda works to advance to full mount. Moss defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Bhuda has hold of Moss's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moss manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moss is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhuda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moss swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bhuda trying to control but Moss is having none of it.

Bhuda working for a submission but Moss is keeping him at bay.
Bhuda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moss can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bhuda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bhuda misses with a low kick.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but Bhuda shows good takedown defense.
Bhuda misses with a straight right.
Moss doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bhuda counter with a right hand.
Moss with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bhuda to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronn Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhuda swinging wildly here.
Bhuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bhuda tries to avoid it but Moss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bhuda to the ground. Bhuda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moss misses with a takedown

and Bhuda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moss won't be happy with that.
Moss taking punishment in the form of punches.
Moss regains half guard.
Bhuda is trying to control. Moss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bhuda is trying to work for a kimura but Moss is defending well.
Bhuda content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bhuda seems to be working for a kimura but Moss defends the submission attempt.
Moss is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bhuda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bhuda's back!

Moss looking for the RNC.
Bhuda is really stuck here.

Bhuda defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhuda trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
Bhuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Moss is retaining full guard.

Bhuda drops back looking for a leg! Moss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moss manages to kick Bhuda off! Bhuda jumps back into Moss's guard.

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

Bhuda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moss looking for a guillotine here but Bhuda defends easily.
Bhuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Bhuda from controlling successfully.
Bhuda passes Moss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bhuda blocks the strikes from Moss.

Moss looking for submissions off his back.
Moss is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bhuda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sammy Bhuda has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bhuda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moss sees it coming and defends easily.
Moss wants to improve his position but Bhuda is controlling well.
Bhuda wants to pass to mount but Moss is defending the position.
Bhuda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moss with a poor takedown
letting Bhuda counter with a right hand.
Bhuda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bhuda scores with a punch to the head.
Bhuda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moss swivels and escapes.
Moss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bhuda pinned against the cage. Bhuda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moss misses with a takedown
and Bhuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bhuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moss fails with the takedown
and Bhuda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bhuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Moss circles away.
Bhuda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sammy Bhuda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhuda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt
and Bhuda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bhuda.
Bhuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moss.

Bhuda has Moss up against the cage in a clinch.
Moss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronn Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bhuda breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bhuda pushes Moss up against the cage in a clinch.
Bhuda avoiding damage.
Bhuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhuda lands a nice elbow.

Bhuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bhuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bhuda counters with a right hand to the body.

Bhuda has Moss up against the cage in a clinch.

Bhuda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bhuda closes the distance and pushes Moss back into the cage.

Bhuda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Bhuda is working for a kimura but Moss is defending it quite comfortably.

Moss actively working from the bottom here.
Bhuda is trying to control the action in half guard but Moss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bhuda lands a nice short elbow.
Bhuda working over Moss with some ground and pound. Moss looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bhuda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bhuda wants to pass the guard but Moss is defending well.
Bhuda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Moss shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bhuda is trying to defend but Moss finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Moss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sammy Bhuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhuda pushes Moss off looking to stand but Moss dives back in and keeps control.

Moss is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bhuda sees it coming and defends easily.

Moss wants to work for an arm triangle but Bhuda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bhuda gets full guard.

Moss drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bhuda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moss has Bhuda in his guard.
Bhuda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Moss looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bhuda has picked Moss up and slammed him! Moss can't keep hold of the triangle and Bhuda manages to pass to side control!
Moss is looking for a sweep.

Bhuda is working to tighten is grip on Moss's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Moss has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bhuda is really squeezing tight and eventually Moss passes out! Bhuda breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sammy Bhuda!