PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jussi Kyronviita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Moore's chin.

Kyronviita
vs
Moore

177 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jussi Kyronviita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Moore.
Kyronviita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore misses with a jab to the body

and Kyronviita counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moore's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyronviita won't allow Moore to get back to his feet.
Kyronviita throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Kyronviita trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyronviita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyronviita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Kyronviita from controlling successfully.
Kyronviita landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is looking to stand up but Kyronviita isn't so interested in that idea.
Kyronviita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Kyronviita from controlling successfully.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kyronviita is controlling him.
Kyronviita throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Kyronviita works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Kyronviita takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kyronviita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moore defending well though.
Kyronviita drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Kyronviita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kyronviita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Kyronviita eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Kyronviita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyronviita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kyronviita trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Kyronviita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kyronviita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyronviita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kyronviita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Moore has one foot on Kyronviita's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kyronviita throws a combination that misses
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Kyronviita will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyronviita shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyronviita.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Moore.
Moore looks to land a combination but Kyronviita avoids it well.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Kyronviita.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyronviita stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
Kyronviita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Moore leaves Kyronviita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kyronviita misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Kyronviita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jussi Kyronviita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore tries to bum rush Kyronviita with a series of wild strikes but Kyronviita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyronviita misses with a double jab.
Kyronviita misses with a double jab.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Moore.
Moore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moore wants it to stay on the feet.
Moore works over Kyronviita's head and body with a nice combination.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Kyronviita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyronviita throws a combination that misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyronviita.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore throws a one two combo.
Kyronviita works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita shoots in and drives through. Moore sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Kyronviita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore feints a jab promting Kyronviita to slip. Moore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyronviita slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kyronviita circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Kyronviita walks into a jab.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kyronviita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Moore looks to land a combination. Kyronviita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moore is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kyronviita misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Kyronviita backing up. Kyronviita nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kyronviita. Those never looked like landing.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Jussi Kyronviita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyronviita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Moore both land. Nice combination.
Kyronviita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
Moore lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Kyronviita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kyronviita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kyronviita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kyronviita back to the cage. Moore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Moore. Those never looked like landing.
Bobby Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyronviita walks into a jab.
Kyronviita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kyronviita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Kyronviita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyronviita's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyronviita backs up against the cage.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Kyronviita.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Kyronviita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kyronviita throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyronviita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyronviita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyronviita misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kyronviita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kyronviita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyronviita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyronviita prevents Moore from getting back to his feet.
Kyronviita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Moore is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kyronviita.
Moore is trying to break free.

Kyronviita works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kyronviita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kyronviita trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyronviita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Moore scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyronviita fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyronviita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kyronviita misses with a combination
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Kyronviita misses with the combination.
Kyronviita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyronviita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyronviita misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore thuds his right hand into Kyronviita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bobby Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyronviita with a poor takedown
and Moore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Moore catches Kyronviita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore misses with the combination.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kyronviita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Moore kicks off Kyronviita and gets to his feet.
Kyronviita dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyronviita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kyronviita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Moore.
I think Moore 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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