PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 929 p4p, 124 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 1814 p4p, 225 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moretti
vs
Angelov

182 cm
30
168 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

186 cm
32
178 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov moves away from the strike by Moretti.

Moretti has Angelov up against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti looking to stall.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov blocking some punches.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov works on Moretti's body with a couple of short punches.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Moretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angelov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Moretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti looking to stall.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelov.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Angelov blocks the elbow strike.
Moretti pressing his opponent against the cage.

Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Angelov.

Moretti gets tackled into the cage by Angelov. Angelov maintains the clinch.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angelov backwards.

It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moretti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Angelov pushes him off.
Angelov slips under a jab from Moretti.
Cuba Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Angelov tries to clinch but Moretti is having none of it.
Moretti throwing a counter right hand but Angelov manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Angelov keeps it at a distance.
Angelov keeps the fight on the outside.
Moretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moretti tries to clinch but Angelov is having none of it.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Moretti is trying to push Angelov away but Angelov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moretti wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelov won't allow it.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelov.
Angelov working Moretti over with knees to the body.
Moretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov avoids a wild elbow strike from Moretti.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moretti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelov digs a right hand underneath Moretti's ribcage. Moretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Moretti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Angelov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Angelov takes one to the side of the head.

Angelov darts in and clinches Moretti up against the cage.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Angelov.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Moretti pushes Angelov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moretti throws a head punch that misses.
Angelov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angelov can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.

Moretti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Moretti darts in trying to clinch
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moretti is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Moretti pushes Angelov up against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Angelov backwards.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angelov.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moretti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moretti throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Moretti won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov tries a body shot but Moretti blocks it.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelov.
Angelov working Moretti over with knees to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter Angelov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Moretti's ribcage.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Moretti won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Moretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Moretti won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moretti is trying to force a seperation but Angelov has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Angelov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Angelov rushes Moretti and presses him up against the cage.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelov.
Moretti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Angelov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Moretti throws a head punch that misses.
Angelov blocking some punches.
Moretti working aggressively here.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov blocks an uppercut.

Moretti breaks the clinch.
Moretti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angelov.
Angelov closes the distance but Moretti moves to the side
and Moretti counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelov clinches up against the cage.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov working Moretti over with knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Moretti breaks from the clinch.
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuba Moretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angelov moves into the clinch.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Moretti is pushing Angelov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Angelov lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Cuba Moretti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelov.

Moretti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moretti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Angelov swings for the body but Moretti moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Moretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moretti misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Moretti.
Moretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Angelov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to clinch up but Angelov circles away and keeps his distance.
Moretti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Angelov pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Angelov. Beautiful body shot.

Angelov instigates a clinch.
Angelov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Moretti shrugs off.
Moretti takes an elbow to the temple.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peter Angelov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good body shot from Angelov.
Angelov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moretti or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Angelov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Angelov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
Post fight, Peter Angelov stared into the camera and said 'Bate Pepo ne proshtava!'.