PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by I Could Kick Your Ass. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Moore
vs
Wolfe

178 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolfe scores with a takedown into Moore's guard.
Moore controls Wolfe momentarily but Wolfe frees himself.
Wolfe is stalling in the full guard.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Wolfe slips an elbow through the middle.
Moore controls Wolfe momentarily but Wolfe frees himself.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Wolfe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.

Moore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wolfe escapes and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore struggling a bit here.

Wolfe stands up and beckons Moore to his feet.
Moore has his takedown stuffed

and Wolfe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moore!
Wolfe prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Wolfe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore tries to control Wolfe's body but Wolfe pushes him off. Moore squirms to his side and now Wolfe has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe missing with punches from the back.
Moore controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Moore is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe with a poor takedown

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolfe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Wolfe trying to control the position here.
Wolfe looking to control.
Moore wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.

Wolfe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

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.
Wolfe is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wolfe swinging wilding here.
Moore throws a one two combo.
Moore tries to clinch but Wolfe moves out of range.

Wolfe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse Wolfe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Moore.
Wolfe clinches but Moore breaks the clinch

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Moore is working for a kimura but Wolfe is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control from the bottom.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Wolfe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolfe missing with punches from the bottom.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolfe is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wolfe's guard.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolfe is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolfe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wolfe's guard.
Wolfe trying to get back to full guard but Moore takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wolfe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moore controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Moore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wolfe for as long as he can get away with.
Moore dominating with strikes here.

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.
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here. Moore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Moore stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Moore has Wolfe up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Moore dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wolfe looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Moore fails with the takedown

and Wolfe moves into the clinch.

Wolfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wolfe is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wolfe fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Wolfe has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore is working for takedown but Wolfe is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wolfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt

and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore won't allow Wolfe to sweep him here.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Wolfe is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.

Wolfe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moore stacks Wolfe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moore!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is letting Moore control him for a moment.
Wolfe tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.

Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wolfe is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moore tries to move to mount but Wolfe blocks the move with his legs.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep.
Moore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wolfe looks to move to half guard but instead Moore has passed into mount! Damn!
Justin Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore controlling from mount.
Wolfe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moore content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

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