PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - too tough to die. This should be a great matchup!

Moses
vs
Danky

176 cm
27
166 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

187 cm
21
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Danky or perhaps it was just good defense by Moses which made him look bad.
Moses scores with a punch to the head.
Moses blocks a head kick by Danky.

Moses closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moses 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.
Danky strikes from the bottom but Moses takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Moses looking to control but Danky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moses landing shots from mount.
Danky swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Danky wants to control but Moses is having none of it.
Moses is landing with some decent strikes but Danky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky tries to hold on but Moses postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Moses kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Moses trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moses 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.
Danky is desperately trying to improve his position but Moses has a good base and remains in mount.
Danky bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danky postures up.
Moses is really struggling to control Danky but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Moses ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danky is fending him off so far but Moses persists. Nope, Danky circles away and we're back to standing.
Moses throws a lazy uppercut
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danky works the jab nicely.
Danky throws a head kick that misses.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danky.
Danky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Danky takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Moses working for a guillotine from mount but Danky is in no mood to give up.
Danky can't escape the position.
Moses throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Danky tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moses sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moses cracks Danky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moses controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moses cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Danky is trying desperately to improve position.
Moses can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Danky is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses raining down shots from the mount!
Moses scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Danky?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moses bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danky throws a head kick that misses
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Danky fails to land with a series of punches.
Moses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Moses.
Moses shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danky defends it nicely.
Jab from Danky.
Moses blocks a head kick by Danky.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Moses connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Moses. No joy for Danky on that attempt.
Danky cracks the inside of Moses's front leg.
Danky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moses with a nice cross.
Moses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky lands a jab to the head.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Danky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moses counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danky's knee momentarily.
Moses looks to land a right hand but Danky moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses lands an overhand right.

Danky gets caught flat footed, as Moses shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Danky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moses stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moses is one step ahead there.
Danky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moses's head.
Moses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danky.
Danky throws a right hand that Moses ducks under and follows up with a left that Moses also avoids with ease.
Moses shoots in and drives through. Danky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moses. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses misses with a straight left.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses checks a leg kick nicely.
Danky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Danky lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danky with a jab.
Moses looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Moses swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky looks to land a combination but Moses avoids it well.
Danky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moses pinned against the cage. Moses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danky takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moses checks a leg kick.
Danky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Danky.
Danky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moses showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
Moses closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danky circles away.
Moses lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danky at a distance.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danky drops his hands momentarily and Moses takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danky cracks Moses with a good jab.
Moses lands a jab to Danky's midsection.
Moses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky tries to bum rush Moses with a series of wild strikes but Moses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Danky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good work by Moses as he checks the leg kick.
Moses shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Danky misses with a kick to the body
and Moses counters with a nice uppercut.
Danky throws a series of strikes that have Moses backpedaling.
Danky tries for a takedown but Moses sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working a defensive guard but Moses passes into half guard.
Danky trying to get back to full guard but Moses takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moses has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Danky's face.
Moses sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moses tries to control but Danky wriggling away.
Moses with shots to the head and body - Danky looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moses working the ground and pound effectively.
Moses landing punches.

Danky is rocked!
Ricky Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to control the pace but Danky is squirming around nicely.
Danky is still in real trouble! Can Moses finish him?
Danky tries to hold on but Moses postures up.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Danky wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky wants to control but Moses is having none of it.
Moses working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moses raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moses throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moses controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Danky that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ricky Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danky tries to reverse the position but Moses maintains control.
Moses sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Moses throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses avoids the attempt from Danky to control.
Moses putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moses has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Moses!
Ricky Moses bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.