PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey Badger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Moreira's chin.

Moreira
vs
Badger

170 cm
43
155 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

173 cm
32
150 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badger throws a lazy uppercut
and Moreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Moreira tries for a takedown but Badger circles away easily
and Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Badger misses.
A big left from Moreira misses.
Moreira dives in and grabs Badger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badger pushes down on Moreira's head and hops out.
Badger lands with a straight right. Moreira didn't see that one coming.
Badger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Badger throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
Moreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badger misses with an uppercut

and Moreira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moreira throws an elbow that misses. Badger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moreira's guard. Nice move by Badger!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Badger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badger throwing strikes from guard but Moreira blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moreira is on top in guard.

Moreira wants to control from the top but Badger keeps moving.
Badger controlling Moreira's posture.
Badger keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.

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.
Moreira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badger keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger is trying to keep Moreira in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Badger is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Badger is just out of range.
A nice side step and Badger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Badger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moreira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badger misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moreira counter with a right hand.
Moreira punishes Badger's body with a nice straight punch.
Badger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Badger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moreira's hands.

Badger gets caught flat footed, as Moreira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moreira content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throwing strikes from guard but Badger blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Badger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Moreira 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.

Badger loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Badger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badger walks into a jab.
Moreira moves out of range as Badger strikes.
Daniel Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Badger cracks Moreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Badger scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Moreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moreira misses with a body shot.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Badger catches Moreira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Badger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Moreira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Badger.
Moreira ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Moreira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Moreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Badger doesn't seem phased though.
Badger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreira. Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Badger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
Badger throws a right hand that Moreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Moreira also avoids with ease.
Moreira throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
A jab from Badger misses.
Moreira thuds a left hand into Badger's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Badger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreira.
Moreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreira is looking to wear down Badger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moreira cracks a nice hook into Badger's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Badger.
Badger moves out of range as Moreira strikes.
A slow jab from Moreira misses its intended target.
Badger misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming.
Moreira staying out of range there.
Moreira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Badger misses.
Moreira throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badger checks a leg kick.
Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badger manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Moreira.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badger.
A bone on bone clash there as Badger blocks the leg kick.
Moreira misses with a straight left.
Honey Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Moreira.
Badger scores with a nice head shot.
Badger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badger jabs at Moreira's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira missing with a left hand there. Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badger misses with a wild body shot.
Badger takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Moreira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moreira throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moreira.
Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Moreira feinted with a counter takedown.
No joy there for Badger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moreira takes one to the side of the head.
Badger misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Moreira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Honey Badger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Badger lands a jab to the nose.
Moreira misses with a shot to the body
and Badger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt - Badger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Badger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Badger wants it to stay on the feet.
Moreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Badger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badger is fending him off so far but Moreira persists. Nope, Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badger throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira misses with a straight right.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Badger is just out of range.
Badger misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming.
Moreira misses with a shot to the body
and Badger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moreira connects with a right hand. Badger shakes it off.
Badger misses with a looping right.
Moreira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Badger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moreira.
Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badger takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Moreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moreira throws an off balance right hand
and Badger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt
and Badger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreira.
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
Badger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Badger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreira moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBadger.
Moreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badger unleashes a big counter combination but Moreira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moreira moves away from the strike by Badger.
Moreira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badger tries to avoid it but Moreira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badger to the ground. Badger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Badger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moreira slips a straight right by Badger.
Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Moreira's shoulder, as Moreira tries to avoid the shot.
Badger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Badger connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fails with the takedown
and Badger counters with a nice body shot.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range.
Nice cross by Badger.
Badger with a jab.
Moreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moreira.
Badger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Badger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moreira walks into a left hand.
Badger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Moreira is rocked!
Moreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badger.
Oh Moreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badger throws a series of strikes that have Moreira backpedaling.

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!
Moreira motions for Badger to come forward. Moreira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moreira.
Moreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Moreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Moreira throws a leg kick but Badger moved away.
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range.
Moreira moves away from the strike by Badger.
Moreira connects with the punch.
Badger loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Honey Badger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Badger 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Honey Badger!
Honey Badger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.