PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla's entrance music is Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Moses

198 cm
31
201 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

187 cm
26
197 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Moses!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla leaves Moses with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carolla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moses.
Carolla misses with a wild combination.
Moses has a takedown stuffed.
Adam Carolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Moses.

Moses shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moses throwing shots but Carolla is blocking nicely.
Moses missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carolla wants to get back to full guard but Moses has mounted him!
Carolla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Moses there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moses throws some wild stikes that Carolla manages to avoid easily.
Moses thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Moses throwing strikes here but Carolla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moses tries to control but Carolla wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moses wants to control the pace but Carolla is squirming around nicely.
Moses thowing shots but they're missing.
Carolla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moses tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carolla is looking to improve his position but Moses isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses punching from mount but Carolla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carolla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moses lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moses trying to control but Carolla is having none of it.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carolla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moses is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carolla has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moses scoring with strikes but Carolla is staying in there.
Moses lands a heavy elbow.
Moses scoring with strikes but Carolla is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carolla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moses controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Moses dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carolla takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Moses fails with the takedown
and Carolla counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moses is defended easily by Carolla.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carolla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Carolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Moses.
Moses walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carolla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moses somewhat.
Moses shoots in but Carolla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Carolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Carolla.
Mark Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses dodges the punch combination from Carolla.
Moses fails with the takedown
and Carolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moses looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carolla lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Carolla gets caught flat footed, as Moses shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Carolla, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla is working hard here to advance position.
Moses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moses is one step ahead there.
Carolla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moses's guard.
Carolla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Moses is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Moses looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carolla showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carolla postures up.
Mark Moses has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carolla is looking to stand up but Moses won't let him.

Moses has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Carolla should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Moses has tightened it up now! Carolla should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Moses!