PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mighty Boosh - Nanageddon. Howard Moon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moon
vs
Ruthless

185 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lex Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless jabs at Moon's body.
Moon moves in looking to clinch but Ruthless pushes him off.
Moon is looking to chop away at Ruthless's legs.
Ruthless walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruthless throws a combination. Moon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruthless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthless was well out of range. Poor timing from Moon.
Ruthless blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruthless tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruthless lands with a kick to the temple. Moon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruthless throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruthless moves out of range as Moon throws a body kick.
Moon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruthless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthless.
A head kick misses from Ruthless.
Ruthless lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthless moves out of range easily.
Ruthless tries to work over Moon's front leg with a kick but Moon checks it.
Moon scores with a jab to the head.
Moon misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruthless as he connects with a hook.
Ruthless displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthless looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless connects with a nice looking jab.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthless moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moon.
Ruthless throws a head kick but Moon moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ruthless. Beautiful body shot.
Ruthless takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moon.
Howard Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruthless slips under a jab.
Ruthless throws a combination. Moon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moon takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Ruthless scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruthless not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruthless slips a nice elbow through Moon's hands, connecting with Moon's forehead.
Ruthless landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruthless missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon has hold of Ruthless's hands but Ruthless slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruthless has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthless.
Moon tries to roll over but Ruthless keeps him under control.
Ruthless is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruthless thows a huge punch but Moon dodges it nicely.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruthless.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruthless takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruthless is trying to control the action in half guard but Moon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruthless.
Moon is refusing to be controlled, as Ruthless sits in half guard.
Ruthless landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruthless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruthless looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless working Moon over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthless landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruthless.
Moon is breathing heavily.
Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruthless working the head and body with strikes.
Ruthless is stalling here. Moon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ruthless seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ruthless manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthless tries to kick Moon off but Moon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Ruthless dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruthless fails to land the takedown.
Moon throws a leg kick that misses.
Moon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lex Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruthless 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.
Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Ruthless throws a front kick aimed at Moon's knee but Moon avoids it well.
Ruthless lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruthless throws a head kick but Moon moves out of range.
Moon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruthless to score with a decent uppercut.
Moon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruthless looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruthless lands a jab to Moon's midsection.
Moon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruthless.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruthless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruthless misses with a shot to the body
and Moon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruthless connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moon's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Moon moves into the clinch.
Moon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruthless's efforts to push away.
Ruthless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruthless is looking to break free of the clinch but Moon has double underhooks.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruthless avoids the damage to the body.
Ruthless has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Moon pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruthless leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruthless leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruthless avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Ruthless is trying to break the clinch but Moon is controlling him.
Moon lands an elbow that stopped Ruthless in his tracks for a moment.
Ruthless avoids a wild elbow strike from Moon.
Moon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruthless takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruthless.

Ruthless's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruthless throws a head kick that misses.
Ruthless does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless not doing much here.
Ruthless working Moon over with strikes.
Ruthless drops an elbow to the side of Moon's head.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruthless scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ruthless jumps into side control!
Ruthless throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruthless landing strikes.
Moon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruthless scores with punches from side control.
Moon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Moon is trying to control Ruthless's posture but Ruthless avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruthless in side control lands a decent elbow.
Moon parries the strikes from Ruthless easily there. Ruthless is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Moon to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruthless.
Ruthless in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Ruthless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruthless pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moon back to the cage. Ruthless follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruthless connects with a right hand. Moon shakes it off.

Ruthless fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moon sprawls well initially but Ruthless persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruthless missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruthless thows a huge punch but Moon dodges it nicely.
Ruthless not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruthless.
Ruthless working Moon over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruthless is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ruthless moves nicely into side control.
Moon dodges the ground and pound from Ruthless.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is not content to let Ruthless control the position.
Ruthless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruthless lands some shots froms side control.
Ruthless throws an elbow but Moon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruthless in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ruthless is working Moon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Howard Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruthless connects with a decent elbow.
Ruthless takes a little break here. Moon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Moon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruthless postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to score with some ground and pound. Moon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruthless fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthless lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruthless scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moon to see if he's OK.
Lex Ruthless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruthless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moon keeps working.
Ruthless throws an elbow but Moon slips to the side and avoids it well.

Ruthless decides to stand back up. Ruthless steps back and let's Moon get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless lands a right hook to the body.
Moon misses with a jab to the body
and Ruthless counters with a two punch combo.
Ruthless connects with a crisp jab.
Ruthless scores with a jab to the body.
Ruthless moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruthless connects with a body shot that sends Moon's belly button to the back.
Moon takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Moon tries to sprawl but Ruthless drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ruthless is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Ruthless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruthless winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Ruthless!