PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . Moss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Foo Fighters - Best of You. Randy Moss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

William
vs
Moss

188 cm
24
214 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of William's head.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but William manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moss throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
William throws a body kick that misses.
Moss looks for the body kick but William saw that one coming.
Moss connects with a leg kick. William looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss throws a leg kick but William sees it coming and moves out of range.
William throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moss misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick

and William counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moss is trying to keep William in close.
Moss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William passes Moss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
William is pressing down on Moss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moss is holding on for now.
Moss wants to control but William is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moss trying to control from the bottom.
William trying to control from Moss's half guard. Moss has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
William wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in William's guard.
William controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
William has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moss is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Moss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because James William wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moss connects with a high kick.
William lands a lovely overhand right.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
A swing and a miss from William.
William lands a jab-cross combination.
Moss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and William counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
William working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
William postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Moss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
William throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Moss has wrist control.
William lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James William dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moss throws a head kick that misses.
William throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing William off to one side.
William misses with a body shot.
William thuds a left hand into Moss's body.
William is looking to clinch.
William tries to bum rush Moss with a series of wild strikes but Moss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moss throws a low kick but William avoids it.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss misses with a leg kick.
William avoids the head kick by Moss.
William swings for the body but Moss moves out of range.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
Moss scores with a nice right hand.

William moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moss holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
Moss misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moss.
Moss is working William over against the cage.
William is trying to stall.

Moss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moss throws a low kick, looking for William's leg but William calmly moves out of range.
William throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
William is looking to wear down Moss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Moss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Moss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moss in his tracks.

It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
Moss staying out of range there.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moss throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
A head kick by Moss misses
and William counters with a nice uppercut.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by William.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moss misses with a kick to the body
and William counters with a two punch combo.

William closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moss to the mat! Moss manages to get full guard.
Moss keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Moss has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss tries to land a sweep but no joy.
William works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
William trying to control but Moss is working from the bottom.
William postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
William postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William throws an elbow that misses. Moss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in William's guard. Nice move by Moss!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
William is trying to control the position but Moss postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
William works over Moss with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James William dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
William throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss takes one to the chin there.
Moss thows a leg kick but William checks it
and William counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moss connects with a solid leg kick.
Moss connects with a high kick.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
William misses with a kick to the body.
Moss scores with a nice right hand.

William shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William throwing shots but Moss is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is keen to just control but Moss is a slippery customer.
William thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.
Moss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William stopping the sweep attempt from Moss.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
William wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throwing strikes but missing.
William postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as William accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying to control the position but William postures up.
William passes easily into side control. Nice work.
William throws an elbow but Moss slips to the side and avoids it well.
William throws an elbow but Moss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Moss is trying to get back to half guard.
William misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
William cracks Moss with a big elbow.
William misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
William is looking to take a break and control but Moss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss can't do much from the bottom here.
William lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William grinds an elbow into Moss's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
William is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
The ground and pound from William seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moss keeps working.
Moss wants to control but William postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
James William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James William!