PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marion Moesby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moesby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shipping up to Boston. The key to victory for Marion Moesby has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moesby
vs
Brutality

185 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marion Moesby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutality shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moesby pinned against the cage. Moesby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality moves out of range.

Moesby has Brutality up against the cage in a clinch.
Brutality goes for a takedown attempt but Moesby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Brutality or perhaps it was just good defense by Moesby which made him look bad.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brutality.
Moesby scores with a one two! Brutality had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby is looking to clinch but Brutality is avoiding it.
Brutality fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moesby moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
Moesby tries to clinch up but Brutality circles away and keeps his distance.
Brutality fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Brutality looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moesby!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brutality looks gassed!
Moesby is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brutality controlling the position easily from mount.
Moesby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moesby is trying to stand but he's just given Brutality his back.
Brutality is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moesby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Moesby is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brutality controls the action.
Moesby is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brutality working for a choke but Moesby is defending well.

Brutality has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Moesby has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The referee is taking a good look at Moesby as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Brutality!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moesby looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brutality working for a choke but Moesby is defending well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brutality is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moesby knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moesby for a finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moesby trying to get back to his feet but Brutality is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Brutality with that takedown attempt.
Brutality throws a wild body kick that Moesby sees coming a mile off.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby stuffs the takedown.
Marion Moesby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moesby but Moesby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Moesby throws out a loose jab but Brutality uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brutality is breathing heavily.
Moesby fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
Moesby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moesby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutality lands with a nice combination. Moesby backs away looking to recover.
Brutality has a takedown stuffed.
Brutality fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Moesby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moesby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moesby tries to clinch up but Brutality circles away and keeps his distance.
Moesby misses with a straight left.
Brutality swats away the attempt to clinch by Moesby.
Brutality shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moesby defends it nicely.

Moesby moves into range and clinches up with Brutality.
Moesby looking to throw knees to the head but Brutality is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moesby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brutality is working for takedown but Moesby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moesby lands a good knee to the midsection. Brutality won't want to take too many of those.
Moesby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moesby throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moesby.
Moesby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brutality.
Brutality fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moesby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moesby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brutality.
Brutality wants to get back to striking at distance but Moesby won't allow it.
Moesby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brutality avoids it.

Brutality breaks the clinch.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality is having none of it.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brutality swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brutality steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moesby. That one must have hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moesby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brutality. That did some damage!
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Marion Moesby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brutality looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moesby!
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 Marion Moesby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Moesby is looking to clinch.
Moesby is looking to clinch but Brutality is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moesby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.

Moesby moves into range and clinches up with Brutality.
Moesby tries to land knees in the clinch but Brutality avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brutality breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Brutality takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Brutality changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moesby tries to avoid it but Brutality manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moesby to the ground. Moesby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brutality paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moesby moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Moesby.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brutality paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moesby wants to clinch.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moesby tries to clinch there but Brutality circles away.
Moesby throws a head kick but Brutality moves out of range.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch but Brutality swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Moesby misses.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moesby tries to clinch there but Brutality circles away.
Marion Moesby is winning the standup battle so far.
Brutality throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moesby wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.
Brutality looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moesby is fending him off so far but Brutality persists. Nope, Moesby circles away and we're back to standing.
Moesby scores with a head kick.
Moesby tries to clinch up.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch but Brutality swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brutality rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moesby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moesby sprawls well. Moesby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brutality gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock Brutality seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moesby tries to clinch up.
Moesby looks to land a body kick but Brutality moved away.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marion Moesby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moesby 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marion Moesby!