PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reid Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jac Baclk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jac Baclk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moody
vs
Baclk

153 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reid Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jac Baclk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody blocks a head kick by Baclk.
Baclk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Baclk misses with a takedown

and Moody moves into the clinch.
Moody is trying to pull guard but Baclk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moody really is a fat lump.
Moody keeps control of Baclk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moody tries to score a body lock takedown but Baclk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moody tries for a takedown but Baclk manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reid Moody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moody is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baclk is defending well.
Moody jumps guard but Baclk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moody tries for a takedown but Baclk manages to get underhooks.

Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baclk slips under a jab from Moody.

Moody is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baclk's half guard.
Moody sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baclk defending well though.
Moody missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moody throwing shots but Baclk is blocking nicely.
Baclk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moody scores with a couple of nice shots.

Moody is trying to work for a kimura but Baclk is defending well.
Moody thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baclk's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baclk has hold of Moody's hands but Moody slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moody thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moody scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moody missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baclk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moody content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moody might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moody scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baclk has momentary wrist control but Moody slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moody throws a big right hand that misses.
Moody trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moody throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moody scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moody throwing strikes but missing.
Moody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baclk misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baclk is defended easily by Moody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody shoots in for a double leg but Baclk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Moody darts in and clinches Baclk up against the cage.

Moody decides to pull guard.

Moody looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baclk content to stall in guard here.
Moody manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baclk manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moody slips a jab from Baclk.
Baclk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moody misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jac Baclk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody closes the distance and clinches up with Baclk, looking for a takedown. Moody pushes Baclk against the cage but Baclk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Moody tenderised Baclk's leg. Baclk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moody changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baclk defends well and Moody ends up having to push Baclk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baclk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baclk is breathing heavily.
Moody misses with a takedown attempt - Baclk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reid Moody. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moody closes the distance and clinches.

Moody has hold of one of Baclk's legs. Baclk is fighting the takedown attempt but Moody gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Moody throws an elbow that misses. Baclk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moody's guard. Nice move by Baclk!

Baclk preventing the sweep.
Moody is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moody is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baclk manages to get himself to full guard.

Moody chips away with some ground and pound.
Moody lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moody throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baclk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moody throws a big right hand that misses.
Moody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baclk has momentary wrist control but Moody slips an elbow through the middle.
Moody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baclk wants to stand and escape but Moody is having none of it.
Moody lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moody is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Moody closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moody lands in his opponent's guard.
Moody postures up and lands a big shot to Baclk's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moody is working Baclk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moody working some strikes from top position.
Moody working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baclk looking for a sweep. Not yet Baclk, not yet.
Moody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baclk can do to turn this around?
Moody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baclk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Baclk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baclk is trying to keep Moody in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reid Moody dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moody closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baclk circles away.
Moody cracks Baclk with an open hand slap.
Moody fails with the takedown.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baclk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moody defends well and Baclk ends up having to push Moody into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moody.
Baclk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baclk has his takedown stuffed
and Moody counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baclk moves into range and clinches up with Moody.
Moody jumps guard but Baclk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reid Moody. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moody pulls guard successfully.
Moody trying to control the position.
Baclk preventing the sweep.
Baclk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid Moody overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moody is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Moody had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baclk defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baclk manages to get himself to full guard.

Moody works over Baclk with some ground and pound from guard.
Moody lands a couple of elbows.
Baclk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baclk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody works over Baclk with some ground and pound from guard.
Moody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moody throws a big right hand that misses.
Moody landing some decent shots from guard.
Moody works over Baclk with some ground and pound from guard.
Baclk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moody stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Baclk tries to keep at a distance but Moody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moody tries to pull guard but Baclk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moody fails to pull guard.
Baclk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moody is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moody wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Moody gets control of Baclk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moody will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moody is trying to hold Baclk in close to prevent damage but Baclk has managed to pass into half guard.
Jac Baclk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid Moody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moody trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reid Moody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moody 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reid Moody!