PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moore
vs
Berry

179 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Berry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry is looking to clinch.
Moore looks to land a combination but Berry avoids it well.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Berry shrugs it off though.
Berry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berry but Berry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Berry, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Berry against the cage but Berry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berry wants to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moore.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berry throws a one two combo.

It looks like Leroy Moore has been cut.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berry tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.

Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Berry was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Moore stands up and waves to Berry to follow him.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry slips a straight right by Moore.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Berry wants to clinch.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Berry with a poor takedown

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Berry fights it but they end up in guard.

Moore stands and steps away. Berry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Berry swinging wilding here.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berry darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berry's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Derek Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry looks to clinch
and Moore finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Berry blocks the low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Berry scores with a four punch combination!
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry closes the distance looking to clinch

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Berry fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berry is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Berry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Berry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Moore has Berry pressed against the cage, preventing Berry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Berry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berry tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berry is working Moore over against the cage.
Berry tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Berry is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Berry is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Berry can't break the clinch.
Berry trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Berry tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moore swivels and escapes.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Berry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Berry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Moore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Berry closes the distance looking to clinch

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Berry throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moore. What's that going to do exactly?
Berry throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moore. What's that going to do exactly?
Berry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Berry wants to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry wants to control but Moore is having none of it.
Moore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moore blocks Berry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

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.
Berry tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Berry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Berry is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
Berry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Berry missing with punches from the bottom.
Leroy Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
Berry tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Berry missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berry throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.

Berry clinches up against the cage.
Berry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry slows down the pace here.
Berry working hard to break the clinch.
Berry can't break the clinch.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berry tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Berry was not able to check.
Berry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Berry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
Berry tries to clinch up.
Berry darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a head kick.
Berry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Berry wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Berry tries to clinch

and Moore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore preventing the sweep.

Moore decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Moore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry is looking to clinch.
Berry is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Berry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Berry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Berry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is looking to clinch.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berry.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Berry backing up. Berry nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moore throws a right and a left that Berry avoids nicely.
Berry darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Berry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Berry darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Berry jumps guard but Moore stands there with Berry around his waist. Berry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Berry is pressed up against the cage. Moore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berry down to the mat. Berry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt

and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to hit a switch here but Moore passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berry there!
Moore controlling from mount.
Berry tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berry tries to hold on but Moore postures up.

That's four 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.
Moore content just to control the position here.
Berry regains half guard.
Moore controlling the pace.
Berry pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Berry trying to control here.
Berry is trying to stand up here but Moore is controlling him well.

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 Leroy Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Moore!