PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 1551 p4p, 105 weight class) and Ma Moru (ranked 1224 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poulsen
vs
Moru

162 cm
29
148 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

163 cm
27
140 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dark Knight Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ma Moru!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Poulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Moru saw that one coming.
Moru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Moru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moru moves away.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Moru.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moru checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Moru moves out of range.
Moru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moru misses with a right hand
and Moru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Moru as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moru.
Poulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poulsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Poulsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moru throws a right and a left that Poulsen avoids nicely.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moru misses with a leg kick.
Moru lands a jab to Poulsen's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Poulsen - just one landing.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Moru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moru moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Moru lands with a nice combination. Poulsen backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Moru misses its intended target.
Poulsen tests Moru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poulsen scores with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Moru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moru.
Moru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moru misses with a body shot.
Moru misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Moru throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poulsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moru throws a head kick that misses.
Moru lands with a nice combination. Poulsen backs away looking to recover.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moru misses with a low kick.
Moru throws a body kick that misses.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Moru.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Moru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Poulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moru was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Moru. Those never looked like landing.
Moru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poulsen's calf.
Moru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Moru throws a shot from downtown. Poulsen moves away and avoids it.
Moru throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Moru throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Moru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Moru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru blocks it.
Moru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moru misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ma Moru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poulsen moves out of range as Moru strikes.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moru.
Ma Moru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moru.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Moru is looking to land body kicks.
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moru.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moru scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moru tries a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen is wise to it.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Moru lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poulsen takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Moru tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moru misses with a hook to the body
and Moru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen takes a swing at Moru's ribcage but misses.
Moru moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Moru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moru ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
A countering left hand to the body from Moru misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru blocks it.
Moru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moru lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moru misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moru scores with a jab.
Moru misses with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Moru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Moru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moru manages to avoid it.
Moru takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Moru misses.
Poulsen clobbers Moru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moru moves away.
Moru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moru.
Moru takes one on the button.
Moru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Moru.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulsen throws a wild body kick that Moru sees coming a mile off.
Moru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moru.
A lazy body kick from Moru
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Moru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a body kick that misses
and Moru counters with a nice body shot.
Moru scores with a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moru to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen swings for the body but Moru moves out of range.
Moru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poulsen walks into a jab.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Moru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moru misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poulsen throws a hook but Moru avoids it easily.
Moru throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Poulsen.
Moru is looking to chop away at Poulsen's legs.
Poulsen walks into a left hand.
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 Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Moru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Moru's head but Moru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moru tries a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen is wise to it.
Moru throws a right hand that Poulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulsen also avoids with ease.
Moru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moru tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moru counters with a nice body shot.
Poulsen punishes Moru's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Poulsen.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Moru's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru feints a jab promting Poulsen to slip. Moru then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Poulsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poulsen looks to land a body kick but Moru moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moru scores with a kick to the body.
Moru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen defending well as Moru loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Poulsen misses the target.
Moru misses with a series of wild punches.
Moru takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moru tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Moru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Moru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moru at a distance.
Moru loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Moru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Poulsen digs a good hook to Moru's body.
A swing and a miss from Moru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Moru seems unphased.
Poulsen wants to land a leg kick but Moru is out of range.
Moru looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Moru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Moru.
Moru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulsen is looking to counter punch.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Poulsen.
A left and a right from Moru both land. Nice combination.
Moru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poulsen avoids the elbow strike from Moru, against the cage.
Moru tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Poulsen works on Moru's body with a couple of short punches.
Moru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Moru takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Moru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen gets through Moru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moru is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Moru into the cage.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moru landing knees to the body.
Poulsen prevents Moru from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moru prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Moru is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Moru into the cage.
Poulsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moru.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Moru - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Moru improves position.
Moru gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vang Poulsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Poulsen breaks from the clinch.
Moru drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moru cracks Poulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Moru misses.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Moru manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Moru ducked under it nicely.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Moru is just out of range.

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 Vang Poulsen.
I think Poulsen 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.