PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hempdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Hempdog acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Moxon
vs
Hempdog

189 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Moxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Hempdog!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hempdog throws a series of punches but Moxon moves out of range.
Hempdog misses with the combination.
Hempdog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moxon fails to land the takedown.
Hempdog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moxon fails with a takedown attempt.
Moxon dives in and grabs Hempdog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hempdog pushes down on Moxon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Moxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxon shoots in for a takedown but Hempdog shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hempdog lands a two punch combo.
Hempdog throws a series of punches but Moxon avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Hempdog scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Hempdog both land. Nice combination.
Hempdog misses with a wild combination.
Hempdog misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hempdog.
Kyle Hempdog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moxon.
Moxon slips a jab and a cross from Hempdog.
Hempdog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Hempdog as Moxon shoots in.
Hempdog throws a series of punches but Moxon moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hempdog!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hempdog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moxon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moxon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hempdog tries to avoid it but Moxon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hempdog to the ground. Hempdog escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hempdog looks to land a combination but Moxon avoids it well.
Kyle Hempdog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moxon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Hempdog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hempdog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hempdog throws a series of punches but Moxon avoids them all with ease.
Moxon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hempdog throws a nice looking combination but Moxon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hempdog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moxon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hempdog.
Hempdog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moxon dodges the punch combination from Hempdog.
Hempdog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hempdog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hempdog connects with a crisp jab.
Hempdog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moxon.
Hempdog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hempdog.
Hempdog throws a series of punches but Moxon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hempdog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hempdog misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hempdog lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moxon backs up against the cage.
Hempdog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Hempdog misses.
Hempdog misses with a double jab.

Moxon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moxon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hempdog gets back to half guard.
Hempdog manages to get to full guard.
Moxon throwing strikes but missing.

Hempdog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moxon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moxon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hempdog has momentary wrist control but Moxon slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hempdog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moxon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hempdog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moxon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moxon lands a couple of elbows.
Moxon works over Hempdog with some ground and pound from guard.
Moxon working some strikes from top position.
Moxon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hempdog throws his legs up looking for a submission but Moxon uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon lands a few punches from side control.
Moxon lands an elbow.
Moxon cracks Hempdog with a big elbow.
Hempdog is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moxon scores with punches from side control.
Hempdog tries to buck Moxon off but Moxon is having none of it.
Moxon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moxon cracks Hempdog with a big right hand but Hempdog just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hempdog on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hempdog is looking to reverse the position.
Moxon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hempdog throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Moxon working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Hempdog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moxon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moxon showed some decent athleticism there.

Hempdog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moxon slips a nice elbow through Hempdog's hands, connecting with Hempdog's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moxon lands a nice short elbow.
Moxon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hempdog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moxon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moxon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Moxon.
Hempdog tries to get to full guard but Moxon has control of the leg.
Moxon is nestled in close to Hempdog, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moxon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moxon working over Hempdog with some ground and pound. Hempdog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moxon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hempdog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moxon is in close to Hempdog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moxon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moxon landing with the ground and pound.
Moxon lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon landing with the ground and pound.
Moxon stopping the sweep attempt from Hempdog.

Hempdog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moxon defends well.
Moxon with a nice head shot there.
Moxon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moxon postures up and lands a big shot to Hempdog's brow.
Moxon scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hempdog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moxon is one step ahead there.
Moxon lands a couple of digs.
Moxon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moxon connects with a couple of short punches.
Moxon is in close to Hempdog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moxon cracks Hempdog with a solid left hand.
Moxon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moxon with a nice head shot there.

Hempdog is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moxon stands up over Hempdog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moxon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hempdog's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hempdog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moxon chips away with some ground and pound.
Moxon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moxon stands up over Hempdog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hempdog manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moxon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hempdog. What's that going to do exactly?
Hempdog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moxon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Hempdog goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Moxon is on top in guard.
Moxon chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Moxon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Moxon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hempdog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hempdog is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hempdog trying to get back to full guard but Moxon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Moxon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hempdog can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hempdog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moxon with good strikes from the mount here!
Hempdog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon lands a heavy elbow.
Moxon cracks Hempdog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moxon dominating with strikes here.

Hempdog is rocked!
Hempdog takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Moxon's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Moxon!