PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moon
vs
Piere

187 cm
22
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Moon!
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, Pablo Piere!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piere shoots in looking for a takedown. Moon tries to sprawl out of it but Piere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Moon.
Piere fails with the takedown.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Piere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Piere there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piere.
Julius Moon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Piere.
Piere is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moon.
Piere throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moon's waist but Moon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piere off to one side.
Moon's corner calls for a 1-2. Moon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Piere shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moon but Moon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piere takes one on the button.
Piere shoots for a double leg takedown but Moon sprawls well. He's pushed Piere's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piere on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piere takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moon lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Pablo Piere has been cut.
Piere looks gassed!
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Moon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piere.

Piere is rocked!
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Piere.
Piere is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Moon throws an overhand right that lands on Piere's shoulder, as Piere tries to avoid the shot.
Moon throws a hook but Piere blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Moon.
Moon misses with a few strikes there.
Piere defending well as Moon loads up on a big left hand.
Moon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piere.
Piere seems to have recovered his senses.
Julius Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon lands with a hook. Piere tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piere digs a good body shot into Moon's ribs.
Moon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Piere.
Piere working the ground and pound but Moon is defending the strikes.
Moon is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piere trying to control but Moon postures up.
Piere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Piere pushes Moon off and gets back to his feet.
Piere tries to clinch but Moon moves out of range.
Piere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Piere shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Piere was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moon is looking to improve his position but Piere isn't that keen on the idea.
Moon is squirming around, avoiding Piere's attempts to control the action.
Moon wants to hold on but Piere pushes him away.
Piere punching from mount but Moon doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piere goes for an armbar but Moon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Moon.
Piere tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon trying to control but Piere is working from the bottom.
Moon tries to stand but Piere is controlling from the bottom.
Piere keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
Piere is looking to stand up but Moon isn't so interested in that idea.
Piere looking to control but Moon passes into half guard.
Piere trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moon throws a right and a left that Piere avoids nicely.
Piere throws a low kick, looking for Moon's leg but Moon calmly moves out of range.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Piere shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Piere wants to pass the guard but Moon is keeping the position.
Moon wants to get back to his feet but Piere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Piere wants to control from the top but Moon keeps moving.

Moon pushes Piere off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moon.
Piere takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moon cracks Piere on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Piere falls backwards against the cage. Moon follows up with more strikes that drop Piere to his knees. Moon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Piere! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Moon!