PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nuttall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moore
vs
Nuttall

190 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very flexible

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Nuttall!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails with the takedown.
Nuttall misses with a two punch combination.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Nuttall pushes him off.

Moore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.

Moore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moore is keen to just control but Nuttall is a slippery customer.

Nuttall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nuttall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Moore seems content to control.

Nuttall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Nuttall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Moore 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.

Nuttall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Moore is working for a kimura but Nuttall is defending it quite comfortably.
Moore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Nuttall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Nuttall is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Tommy Moore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nuttall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore looks to land a combination but Nuttall avoids it well.
Tommy Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nuttall off to one side.
Nuttall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nuttall!
Nuttall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nuttall looks gassed!
Moore wants to control the pace but Nuttall is squirming around nicely.
Moore scoring with strikes but Nuttall is staying in there.
Nuttall wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Moore controlling from mount.
Nuttall tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Nuttall is trying to reverse the position but instead Moore has taken his back - oops!
What can Nuttall do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Moore has the hooks in. Nuttall is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Nuttall hold on?! Moore is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Moore controlling the positon.
Moore tries to get the hooks in deep but Nuttall pushed the leg off.
Nuttall is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuttall is trying to stand back up.

Moore is persistently looking for the submission but Nuttall is defending it well.
Moore controlling well, preventing Nuttall from escaping the position.
Moore is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Nuttall up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Moore 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.

Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nuttall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuttall with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
Moore controlling from side mount.
Nuttall is not content to let Moore control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore advances to mount.
Nuttall wants to control but Moore is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nuttall is working to get back to half guard.
Moore trying to control but Nuttall is having none of it.
Nuttall is working to get back to half guard.
Moore tries to control but Nuttall wriggling away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nuttall wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore keeps control of the position easily here as Nuttall tries to buck him off.
Moore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Moore doesn't have the hooks in and Nuttall manages to turn into his guard.
Moore has a closed guard, preventing Nuttall from standing up.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Moore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moore tries for a takedown but Nuttall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moore fails with the takedown
and Nuttall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Nuttall.

It looks like Tommy Moore has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuttall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moore but Moore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nuttall shoots in for a double leg but Moore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nuttall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nuttall throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Nuttall fails to land the takedown.
Tommy Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Moore enables Nuttall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nuttall is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuttall won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Moore wants to stand but Nuttall is controlling the position.

Nuttall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nuttall, into his guard.
Nuttall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.

Nuttall is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nuttall working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Moore trying to control but Nuttall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Nuttall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Moore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nuttall sprawls well initially but Moore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nuttall is looking to improve his position.
Moore trying to control the pace.

Nuttall looking for submissions off his back.

Nuttall is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.
Moore is taking a breather. Nuttall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuttall wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Nuttall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moore.

Nuttall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tommy Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Moore is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Nuttall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
Nuttall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nuttall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Nuttall looking for submissions off his back.
Moore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Moore is working for a kimura but Nuttall is defending it quite comfortably.

Nuttall looking for submissions off his back.
Moore is trying to control. Nuttall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nuttall for as long as he can get away with.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moore trying to control from half guard but Nuttall is working away.

Moore is working for a kimura but Nuttall is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like Moore is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Nuttall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nuttall is not content to let Moore control the position.

Nuttall looking for submissions off his back.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nuttall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Nuttall actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Moore!