PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rose Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Mooneyham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rose Red has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Red
vs
Mooneyham

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rose Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Mooneyham!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooneyham misses with a head kick.
Mooneyham is looking to slow Red down with leg kicks.
Mooneyham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Red - just one landing.

Mooneyham lands a big head kick that sends Red tumbling to the mat! Mooneyham takes a step backwards and waves Red back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Rose Red has been cut.
Rose Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mooneyham 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 Red has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Red and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Red misses its target.
Danga de danga de dang - Red scores with a four punch combination!
Mooneyham throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Red shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mooneyham sprawls well. Mooneyham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Red gets slowly back to his feet.
Mooneyham throws a solid leg kick but Red takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mooneyham.
Red seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Red shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mooneyham as he jumps to the side.
Red connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Red darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mooneyham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Red is able to avoid easily.
Mooneyham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mooneyham throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
Mooneyham throws a head kick that misses
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rose Red. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Red blocks the leg kick.
Red is looking to counter punch.
Mooneyham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mooneyham tries to close the distance and clinch but Red swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red scores with a jab. Mooneyham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mooneyham tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooneyham throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Red looks to land a combination. Mooneyham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mooneyham throws a chopping leg kick but Red manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mooneyham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red throwing a counter right hand but Mooneyham manages to avoid it.
Mooneyham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Red connects with a right hand. Mooneyham shakes it off.
Red throws a combination. Mooneyham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mooneyham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mooneyham misses with the head strike.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red's corner calls for a 1-2. Red obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Red has closed the distance and engaged Mooneyham in a clinch.
Mooneyham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mooneyham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Red has him pressed against the cage.
Red jumps guard but Mooneyham stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Red lands an uppercut.
Mooneyham stalls.
Mooneyham misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Red lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mooneyham backwards.
Mooneyham tries to work over Red's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red dodges an elbow strike from Mooneyham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red fails to pull guard.
Mooneyham misses with some punches.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mooneyham throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.
Mooneyham misses with some punches.
Mooneyham trying to land knees to the body.
Mooneyham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mooneyham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mooneyham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mooneyham can't break the clinch.
Mooneyham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Red misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooneyham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mooneyham misses with the head strike.
Mooneyham tries to circle away but Red has him pinned against the cage.
Red keeps control of Mooneyham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Red drags the fight down to the ground.

Mooneyham stands and steps away. Red gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice uppercut lands for Red. That snapped Mooneyham's head back.

Red has closed the distance and engaged Mooneyham in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mooneyham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooneyham fails to land with a short punch 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 Rose Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rose Red's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mooneyham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose Red is winning the standup battle so far.
Mooneyham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooneyham takes one on the button.
Mooneyham tries a head kick but it misses.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooneyham tries to counter with a clinch but Red shakes him off and moves away.
Red throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mooneyham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mooneyham tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mooneyham throws a leg kick that misses.
Red throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mooneyham's waist but Mooneyham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red off to one side.
Red fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mooneyham on the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mooneyham breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Red lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mooneyham doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Mooneyham throws out a leg kick but Red moves out of range and Mooneyham only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mooneyham defends well and Red ends up having to push Mooneyham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mooneyham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red counters with a series of strikes. Mooneyham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mooneyham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Red is out of range and Mooneyham settles back down.
Red takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mooneyham throws a head kick that misses
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
Red getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Red lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Red. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Red.
Zack Mooneyham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Mooneyham.
Red getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Red.
Some bone on bone action there as Red checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Red bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mooneyham wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
Red looks for a takedown but Mooneyham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rose Red. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mooneyham lands a head kick. Red smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Red smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Red keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Red is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mooneyham throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mooneyham misses with a low kick as Red jumps back.
Red avoids the head kick by Mooneyham.
Red is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mooneyham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Red lands.
Mooneyham throws a head kick that half lands.

Mooneyham lands a big head kick that sends Red tumbling to the mat! Mooneyham takes a step backwards and waves Red back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Red is rocked!
Mooneyham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Red is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mooneyham is trying to force a seperation but Red has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Mooneyham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mooneyham.
Mooneyham has a couple of punches blocked by Red.
Mooneyham swings wildly with an uppercut but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooneyham can't find room to land a body shot as Red controls the action.
Red seems to have got his legs back now.
Mooneyham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Mooneyham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mooneyham working aggressively here.
Red lands a shoulder strike.
Mooneyham throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.
Mooneyham misses with the head strike.
Red lands with a light punch inside.
Mooneyham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zack Mooneyham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Red scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooneyham throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
A jab from Red does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Mooneyham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Red dives in and grabs Mooneyham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mooneyham pushes down on Red's head and hops out.
Red lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Red both land. Nice combination.
Red darts in looking for a takedown but Mooneyham gets double underhooks and turns Red into the cage.
Red lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mooneyham.
Red scores with a jab. Mooneyham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Red scores with a sloppy right hand. Mooneyham should have avoided that one.
Red takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Red scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mooneyham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mooneyham motions for Red to come forward. Mooneyham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mooneyham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mooneyham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rose Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rose Red's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Red blocks a leg kick.
Red connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mooneyham scoring well with a low kick there.
Mooneyham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mooneyham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Red darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mooneyham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mooneyham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mooneyham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mooneyham throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Red connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mooneyham throws a sloppy head kick
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mooneyham tries to work over Red's front leg with a kick but Red checks it.
Red checks a low kick from Mooneyham.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mooneyham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Red shoots in and drives through. Mooneyham sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red lands with a cross.
Red lands a really nice looking cross but Mooneyham seems unphased.
Red scores with a decent looking hook.
Red blocks a head kick by Mooneyham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooneyham tries to clinch
and Mooneyham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mooneyham tries to clinch up
and Red counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy body kick from Mooneyham
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Red.
Red connects with a crisp jab.
Red connects with a crisp jab.
Mooneyham throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
Red dips to his left and cracks Mooneyham with an uppercut!
Red scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mooneyham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooneyham throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mooneyham's head backwards.
Mooneyham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Red tries to counter with a takedown but Mooneyham is quick to defend against it.

Red darts in and clinches Mooneyham up against the cage.
Red jumps guard but Mooneyham stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooneyham tries a body shot but Red blocks it.
Red can't break the clinch.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mooneyham misses with a punch to the body.
Red blocking some punches.
Mooneyham tries to land a knee to the head but Red blocks with his arms.
Mooneyham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mooneyham missing with knees to the body.
Mooneyham is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mooneyham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooneyham on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Red clinches with his opponent.
Mooneyham misses with a hook to the ribs.

Red drags the fight down to the ground.
Mooneyham prevents Red from getting back to his feet.
Red is striking but Mooneyham is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mooneyham working over Red with some ground and pound. Red looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Red wants to get back to his feet.
Red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mooneyham on the ground.

Mooneyham decides to stand up.
Mooneyham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mooneyham throws a head kick that misses
and Red counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooneyham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Red.
Mooneyham throws a leg kick but Red moved away.
Mooneyham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Red darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mooneyham stuffs the takedown.
Mooneyham wants to counter with a clinch but Red pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rose Red. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Red coming out on top.
Mooneyham misses with a low kick.
Red is looking to counter punch.

Red gets a clinch.
Mooneyham being controlled against the cage.
Rose Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mooneyham misses with a body punch.
Zack Mooneyham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mooneyham tries a body shot but Red blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rose Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Red, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rose Red!