PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 2221 p4p, 23067 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Izanagi
vs
Moore

190 cm
31
187
19 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
190
8 - 57 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 57 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Izanagi.
Moore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moore shoots in but Izanagi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Izanagi stuffs the takedown.
Izanagi scores with a leg kick.
Izanagi scores with a shot to the body.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sora Izanagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Izanagi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Izanagi closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore looks winded!
Izanagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Izanagi cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Izanagi works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Izanagi with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Izanagi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi scores with a hook to the body.
Izanagi lands a shot to the body.
Izanagi lands a right hand.
Izanagi crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Izanagi cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Izanagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Izanagi scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Izanagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Izanagi lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Izanagi as the two fighters clinch.
Izanagi lands a body shot.
Izanagi working Moore over with knees to the body.
Izanagi lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
A short left from Izanagi.
Izanagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Izanagi pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a knee to the head.
Izanagi is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Izanagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
Izanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore's coach down at Pure Progress Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi is struggling to control the position.
Izanagi cracks Moore with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Izanagi as the two fighters clinch.
Izanagi connects with a knee to the head.

Moore is rocked!
Izanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Izanagi finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Izanagi.
Izanagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Izanagi manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Moore drops to the canvas! He's done! Izanagi goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sora Izanagi!
A victorious Sora Izanagi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.