PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Pouyade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Pouyade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Moretti
vs
Pouyade

182 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Pouyade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti cracks Pouyade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pouyade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pouyade unleashes a big counter combination but Moretti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pouyade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moretti swings for the body but Pouyade moves out of range.

Moretti moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouyade backwards.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouyade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pouyade tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pouyade throws a head punch that misses.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pouyade swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Moretti is stalling here.
Pouyade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pouyade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Moretti.
Moretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moretti tries to circle away but Pouyade has him pinned against the cage.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Moretti blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pouyade.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Pouyade throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Pouyade.
Pouyade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pouyades head.
Pouyade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Pouyade.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouyade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Moretti.
Pouyade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pouyade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pouyade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
Pouyade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti throws an elbow but it misses.
Moretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pouyade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Pouyade.
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pouyade up against the cage.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Pouyade's head.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Pouyade.
Pouyade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouyade blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pouyade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pouyade misses with a punch on the inside.
Pouyade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pouyade tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moretti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pouyade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
A short left from Moretti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pouyade throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Pouyade keeps control of Moretti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Pouyade.
Pouyade misses with a punch on the inside.

Moretti is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pouyade can't fight it off and eventually Moretti manages to take the fight to the floor. Pouyade looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pouyade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Moretti misses its intended target.

Moretti gets a clinch.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Pouyade pushes Moretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pouyade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pouyade can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Pouyade.
Moretti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pouyade misses with the head strike.
Cuba Moretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pouyade up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Moretti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moretti gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouyade backwards.
Pouyade being controlled against the cage.
Moretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pouyade controls his hands.
Pouyade letting Moretti take a breather here.
Moretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cuba Moretti.
Moretti throws a hook but Pouyade avoids it easily.

Pouyade drops Moretti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moretti looks back up at him and smiles so Pouyade waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Moretti is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti loads up on a big right hand but Pouyade slips the punch.
Oh Moretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moretti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Moretti has closed the distance and engaged Pouyade in a clinch.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti seems to have got his legs back now.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.
Moretti throws an elbow but it misses.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Pouyade tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pouyade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Moretti.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Pouyade blocking some punches.
Moretti is leaning against Pouyade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pouyade.
Moretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pouyade can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Pouyade misses with a punch to the body.
Pouyade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pouyade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pouyade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Moretti.
A short right from Moretti on the inside.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pouyade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouyade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti is trying to push Pouyade away but Pouyade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Moretti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pouyade doesn't seem phased though.
Pouyade throws a big shot that misses.
Pouyade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moretti.
Cuba Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moretti drives through and clinches with Pouyade against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Pouyade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
Moretti tries to circle away but Pouyade has him pinned against the cage.
Pouyade misses with some punches.
Pouyade throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Pouyade.
Moretti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pouyade misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pouyade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pierre Pouyade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pouyade misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Moretti to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pouyade.
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pouyade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moretti walks into a stiff left hand from Pouyade.
A lazy left from Moretti finds it's target.
Good exchange - Moretti coming out on top.

Pouyade tries to sprawl but Moretti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moretti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pouyade wants to control but Moretti is keeping busy.
Moretti trying to control the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti scoring with some ground and pound.
Moretti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pouyade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pouyade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moretti is controlling him.
Moretti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moretti postures up.
Moretti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Moretti moves into range and clinches up with Pouyade.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pouyade.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pouyade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pouyade.
Good leg kick by Pouyade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pouyade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Moretti.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouyade.
Pouyade misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pouyade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouyade uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouyade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pouyade tries to throw a body punch but Moretti avoids it by throwing Pouyade back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Moretti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pouyade.
Pouyade avoids the elbow strike from Moretti, against the cage.
Moretti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pouyade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pouyade can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Pouyade tries to work over Moretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pouyade.
Pouyade scores with a hook to the body.
Pouyade swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouyade swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouyade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Pouyade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pouyade throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pouyade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pouyade struggles to land a body shot inside as Moretti controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pouyade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pouyade swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cuba Moretti.
I think Moretti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!