PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liger Justin (ranked 2332 p4p, 5661 weight class) and Ty Moon (ranked 318 p4p, 546 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.

Justin
vs
Moon

185 cm
23
180
11 - 5 - 1

194 cm
28
178
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Liger Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Moon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Moon scores with a four punch combination!
Moon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Justin coming out on top.
Moon throws a lazy head kick

and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justin passes Moon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Justin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moon sees it coming and defends easily.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin prevents Moon from standing back up.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Justin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin winds up and cracks Moon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moon has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Justin working Moon over with strikes.
Justin stalling.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Justin controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Moon's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moon throws out a loose jab but Justin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justin closes the distance and clinches up with Moon, looking for a takedown. Justin pushes Moon against the cage but Moon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Moon loads up on a big right hand but Justin slips the punch.
Justin blocks a jab.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Ty Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justin throws a jab when Moon was well out of range.
Justin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moon can do to turn this around?
Justin blocks a head kick by Moon.
Moon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moon throws a head kick but Justin moves out of range.
Justin throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
As Justin backs off Moon throws a huge counter combo but Justin manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Justin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moon ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Moon tries to counter with a clinch but Justin shakes him off and moves away.
Justin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moon throws a series of punches but Justin moves out of range.
Liger Justin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon wants to land a leg kick but Justin is out of range.

Justin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin content to control rather than advance.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Justin moves into full mount! Moon won't be happy about that!
Justin controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin landing shots from mount.
Justin with a couple of short strikes.
Moon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justin cracks Moon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Justin lands a heavy elbow.

Justin has control of Moon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Justin is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Justin with good strikes from the mount here!
Justin controlling from the full mount.
Justin lands a nice shot to the head.

Moon is rocked!
Justin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!