PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Soule (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.

Moore
vs
Soule

191 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cash Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Soule!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soule swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Soule closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moore is trying to stand.
Soule sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soule misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Soule is stalling in the full guard.
Soule postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Moore is looking to stand up but Soule isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soule throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore wants to stand up but Soule is controlling him.
Soule slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soule is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Moore manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moore takes a swing at Soule's ribcage but misses.
Moore lunges at Soule with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soule's hand.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.

Soule closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soule lands in his opponent's guard.
Soule throwing strikes but missing.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soule is one step ahead there.
Soule wants to stand but Moore is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soule gets to his feet - Moore follows without any prompting.

Soule has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Soule keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Soule manages to pull guard.
Moore wants to get up but he can't break Soule's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Soule is working an open guard so Moore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Moore gets caught flat footed, as Soule shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soule preventing the sweep.
Soule stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soule looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soule wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Soule stops Moore from standing up.

Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soule is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Soule gets to his feet. Moore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Soule dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moore throws a series of punches but Soule avoids them all with ease.
Soule slips a jab from Moore.
Cash Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses

and Soule counters by clinching up.

Soule breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cash Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore lands with a nice combination. Soule backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Moore misses.

Soule drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soule slips nicely into half guard.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soule's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soule's back!
Soule looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moore.
Soule is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soule is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soule trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Soule rolls, trying to escape but Moore keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Moore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soule is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cash Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soule takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Soule fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.

Soule breaks from the clinch.
Moore is looking to clinch but Soule is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soule takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore misses with a hook. Soule ducked under it nicely.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moore cracks Soule with a good jab.
Soule showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soule momentarily.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soule takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Soule pushes him off.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Soule ducks down to avoid it.
Soule pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore misses with a hook. Soule ducked under it nicely.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soule.
Soule shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Soule moves away and avoids it.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Soule counters by moving into the clinch.
Moore is pressed up against the cage. Soule has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moore down to the mat. Moore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cash Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Soule.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soule tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Soule moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Soule manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Soule takes one to the chin there.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soule shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Soule keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cash Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore scores with a hook.
Soule defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore throws a series of punches but Soule avoids them all with ease.
Soule shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moore but Moore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soule dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Soule ducks down to avoid it.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Soule pushes him off.
Soule blocks a jab.
Cash Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Soule bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore misses with a head kick.

Soule rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Soule taking a breather.
Moore avoiding damage as Soule throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Soule to work.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Soule keeps him there for the moment.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Soule is controlling the position.
The is referee keeping an eye on Soule - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moore can't break the clinch.

Soule drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soule wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.

Moore stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soule looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moore looks to clinch

and Soule counters with a takedown into side control.
Moore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Soule is controlling the pace.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Soule is very close to passing his half guard.
Soule wants to stand up but Moore has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Soule is very close to passing his half guard.
Soule stops Moore from getting back to his feet.
Soule trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.

Moore kicks Soule off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore cracks Soule with an open hand slap.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Soule was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Soule or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore which made him look bad.
Moore throws a series of punches but Soule avoids them all with ease.
Moore misses with a combination
and Soule counters with a two punch combo.
Soule moves out of range of the body kick.
Soule avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore looks to land a combination but Soule avoids it well.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore throws a right and a left that Soule avoids nicely.
Soule lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.

Soule fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moore sprawls well initially but Soule persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Soule decides to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Soule comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soule has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Soule!