PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pena (ranked 5893 p4p, 6753 weight class) and Litas Lewis Moe (ranked 670 p4p, 727 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pena
vs
Lewis Moe

189 cm
18
266
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
260
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Litas Lewis Moe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena misses with a looping left.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Lewis Moe misses with a takedown attempt
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis Moe.
Pena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Lewis Moe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pena sprawls well initially but Lewis Moe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lewis Moe stalling.
Pena keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pena wants to control but Lewis Moe is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis Moe prevents Pena from improving his position.
Pena is trying to stand back up but Lewis Moe is controlling him
Pena trying to hold on to Lewis Moe's head to control him but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena tries to kick Lewis Moe off but Lewis Moe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena throws an off balance right hand

and Lewis Moe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis Moe is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Lewis Moe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pena wants to improve his position but Lewis Moe is controlling well.

Lewis Moe decides to stand up.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis Moe.

Lewis Moe scores with a takedown into Pena's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pena trying to control the position.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Lewis Moe is having none of it.

Pena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis Moe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Lewis Moe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pena keeping full guard, as Lewis Moe tries to pass.

Lewis Moe gets to his feet - Pena follows without any prompting.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pena misses with a lunging right hand

and Lewis Moe moves into the clinch.
Pena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis Moe trying to control the position but instead, Pena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis Moe into the cage.

Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Litas Lewis Moe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lewis Moe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pena throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis Moe.
Lewis Moe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pena smiles and moves away.

Pena tries to keep at a distance but Lewis Moe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewis Moes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis Moe can't break the clinch.
Pena could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pena tries a body shot but Lewis Moe blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Pena.
Lewis Moe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis Moe is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pena breaks the clinch.
Pena lands a head shot.
Pena thuds his right hand into Lewis Moe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pena stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis Moe. Lewis Moe gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Litas Lewis Moe.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis Moe eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Litas Lewis Moe has been cut.
Lewis Moe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
As Pena backs off Lewis Moe throws a huge counter combo but Pena manages to avoid it all.
Pena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lewis Moe back to the cage. Pena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pena tries to clinch
and Lewis Moe counters with a nice body shot.
Pena cracks a nice hook into Lewis Moe's ribs.
Lewis Moe is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis Moe avoids the body shot from Pena.

Lewis Moe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Litas Lewis Moe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis Moe is trying to control. Pena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pena pushes Lewis Moe off looking to stand but Lewis Moe dives back in and keeps control.
Pena trying to control but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pena is staying active underneath Lewis Moe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pena tries to sprawl but Lewis Moe drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis Moe is thwarting Pena's attempts to control the position.
Lewis Moe prevents Pena from improving his position.
Lewis Moe is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis Moe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Pena with the active half guard here but Lewis Moe passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lewis Moe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lewis Moe trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Pena's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pena tries to bench press Lewis Moe off him but Lewis Moe keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Pena dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Litas Lewis Moe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis Moe.
And Lewis Moe tries to counter it with a takedown but Pena pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pena misses with a straight right.

Pena gets caught napping as Lewis Moe dives in and scores a takedown. Pena manages to retain guard.
Pena wants to stand up but Lewis Moe is controlling him.
Pena trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis Moe is proving a slippery customer.
Pena keeping full guard, as Lewis Moe tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena working a defensive guard but Lewis Moe manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lewis Moe trying to control the position but Pena is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis Moe scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Jose Pena has been cut.
Lewis Moe trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.

Lewis Moe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Pena's face as Lewis Moe controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pena is trying to buck Lewis Moe off.
Lewis Moe working the head and body with strikes.
Pena struggling a bit here.
Pena tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis Moe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lewis Moe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe slows the pace down.
Pena taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis Moe scoring with strikes.
Pena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pena trying to hold on to Lewis Moe's head to control him but Lewis Moe postures up.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis Moe controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jose Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lewis Moe backs up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pena with a jab.
A jab from Pena misses.
Litas Lewis Moe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Litas Lewis Moe.
I think Lewis Moe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litas Lewis Moe!