PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Moore's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch - Dying Breed. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maine
vs
Moore

182 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Maine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Moore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Maine.
Maine misses with a body kick.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Maine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maine clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Maine blocks an elbow strike.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Maine just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maine is defending well for now.
Maine dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Maine dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maine is struggling to control the position.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maine slowing the pace effectively.
Maine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Maine blocks with his arms.
Maine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.

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.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Come on Maine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maine avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maine blocks the elbow strike.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Maine.
Maine seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maine lands a damaging elbow.
Maine managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Maine avoids the damage to the body.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maine lands an elbow inside.
Maine blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Maine to work.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Maine blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maine blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Maine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maine lands a damaging elbow.
Maine avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore blocks a head kick by Maine.
Maine throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Maine dominated that round.
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.

Maine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maine!

Maine forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Maine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.
Maine throws a head kick that half lands.
Moore is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maine.

Maine pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Maine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.
Maine lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maine blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maine gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Maine blocks with his arms.
Maine just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.
Maine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maine misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maine.
Maine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore avoids the head kick by Maine.
Maine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maine misses with a low kick.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.

Maine has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Maine avoids the damage to the body.
Maine is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maine blocks it with crossed arms.
Maine pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Maine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore wants to clinch but Maine slips to the side
and Maine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Moore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moore closes the distance but Maine moves to the side
and Maine counters with a body kick.
Maine tries a head kick but it misses.

Maine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Maine is blocking nicely.
Maine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maine avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.

Maine gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moore regains guard.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maine is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Christopher Maine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maine cracks the inside of Moore's front leg.
Maine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maine throws a head kick that half lands.

Maine has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Maine blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Maine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Maine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Maine.
A head kick misses from Maine.
Moore darts in trying to clinch
and Maine counters with a good low kick that Moore was not able to check.
Clayton Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Maine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Maine moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Christopher Maine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Maine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Maine!