PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Amon Tobin / El Cargo as his entrance music. Daniel Speed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Vieira Moreira's chin.

Vieira Moreira
vs
Speed

193 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

200 cm
25
213 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a solid leg kick but Moreira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
Moreira dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Speed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moreira doesn't seem phased though.
Moreira looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Speed cracks Moreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
Speed throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Moreira.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Moreira looks to land a combination. Speed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
Moreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moreira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moreira.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moreira.
Speed avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreira moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Moreira throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira misses with a looping left.
Moreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed lands a nice looking body shot.
Moreira looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.

Moreira clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.
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!
Speed is trying to push Moreira away but Moreira has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.

Speed manages to break the clinch.
Moreira slips under a jab from Speed.
Moreira slips a straight right by Speed.
Moreira lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moreira counters with a low kick, right behind Speed 's knee.
Moreira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speed.
Speed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Speed if he has to take too many more of those.
Moreira throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Speed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Moreira should have avoided that one.
Speed blocks a head kick by Moreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Moreira walks into a jab.
Speed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Speed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Speed misses with the combination.
Moreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed moves out of range as Moreira throws a body kick.
Moreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Moreira misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Speed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Moreira moves out of range easily.
Moreira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Moreira's head back.
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
Moreira misses with a looping right.
Speed scores with a one two! Moreira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Speed slips under a jab.
Moreira misses with the body kick
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Moreira.
Moreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed tried to score with a low kick but Moreira checks it.
Moreira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Moreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Moreira as he checks the leg kick.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Moreira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreira lands with a nice body kick.
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moreira connects with a right hand. Speed shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira digs a good hook to Speed's body.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed moves out of range as Moreira throws a body kick.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
Moreira looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
Moreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Speeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Moreira moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Moreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Speed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreira throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira looks to land a body kick but Speed moved away.
Moreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moreira misses with a body kick.
Moreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed takes one on the button.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Moreira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Speed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moreira.
Moreira dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Moreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moreira's hands.
Speed avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Moreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Moreira.
Moreira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Speed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Moreira ducks down to avoid it.
Moreira lands the left hand.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Moreira misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Moreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed lands a nice hook to Moreira's body. Moreira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Moreira needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Speed misses.
Moreira throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moreira misses with a kick to the body.
Moreira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moreira throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Moreira wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Moreira looks to land a body kick but Speed moved away.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Speed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Speed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses with a few strikes there.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Moreira.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Speed defending well as Moreira loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Moreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speed slips a jab from Moreira.
A punch combination from Moreira misses.
Moreira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Speed slips a straight right by Moreira.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed misses the jab.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moreira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Speed looks to throw a body kick
and Moreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Moreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Speed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moreira. That one must have hurt.
Moreira misses with an uppercut
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreira.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Speed slips a jab from Moreira.
Moreira checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed blocks the body kick.
Speed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moreira eats them both and turns towards Speed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Moreira blocks the leg kick.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel Vieira Moreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Moreira misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed takes one to the chin there.
Moreira misses with a two punch combination.
Speed stuns Moreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Moreira is looking to land body kicks.
Moreira walks into a jab.
Speed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moreira lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses
and Speed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moreira's knee momentarily.
Moreira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Moreira throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moreira misses with a kick to the body.
Moreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moreira has time to react.
Moreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moreira.
Speed moves away from the strike by Moreira.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
Speed stalks Moreira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moreira's face. Moreira staggers backwards, shaken.
Moreira dodges the punch combination from Speed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moreira.
Moreira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tries to land a front kick but Moreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed digs a good hook to Moreira's body.
Moreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Speed blocks the leg kick.
Speed throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moreira.
Moreira looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Moreira checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Daniel Vieira Moreira did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Speed tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
Speed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreira.
Moreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Speed throws a nice head kick!
Moreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moreira scores with a leg kick.
Moreira throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Speed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Moreira finds it's way through Speed's defenses.
Moreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Moreira checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Moreira clinches up against the ropes.
Moreira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moreira digs a right hand into Speed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Speed's gas tank.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Moreira's ribcage. Moreira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed is trying to push Moreira away but Moreira has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moreira throws a head punch that misses.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Speed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moreira's elbow.
Moreira gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speed.
Moreira taking a breather.
Moreira prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.

Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Speed.

Moreira is rocked!
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Moreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreira connects with a jab.
Speed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moreira's head.
Moreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moreira tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Speed throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Moreira is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Speed!
Daniel Speed is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Daniel Speed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.