PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between QQ Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sug Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Moore
vs
Knight

190 cm
27
290 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

190 cm
26
290 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Clothes

Clothes
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, QQ Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sug Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Moore throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Moore scores with a nice body kick.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Moore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knight if he has to take too many more of those.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knight - that will leave a mark!
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters circling a little - Moore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Moore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with the body kick
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Knight tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
A head kick from Moore lands but Knight takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knight.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knight if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knight.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.

Knight rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Knight.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore staying out of range there.

Knight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that QQ Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on QQ Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore connects with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moore.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moore - the referee stops the clock and Knight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moore. Knight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moore jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Moore digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
QQ Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Knight finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore counters with a head kick.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight avoids the head kick by Moore.
Crunch! Knight slams his shin into Moore's torso.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Moore.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Knight throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knight.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Knight tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Moore is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moore lands a nice looking body kick.
Knight throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
Knight has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moore.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Moore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

QQ Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on QQ Moore's cut.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moore.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Moore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moore.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore throws a head kick that misses
and Knight counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Knight wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moore scores with a head kick.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a good, hard body kick but Knight shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moore taking a breather.
Knight working aggressively here.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore prevents a body shot from Knight.
Moore tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight working aggressively here.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
A right handed body shot lands from Moore.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Moore misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Moore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight blocks a body shot from Moore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Sug Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Moore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
QQ Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... QQ Moore!
An out of breath QQ Moore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.