PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Moore

200 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcel Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moore taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson wants to stand but Moore has his arm trapped.

Johnson tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Moore defending against the ground and pound.

Moore bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Moore has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Moore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand but Moore is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moore!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Moore trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Moore trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.

Moore has hold of Johnson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Johnson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Moore cranks the arm and Johnson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Johnson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcel Moore!