PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bud Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Moore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Moore

178 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
178 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moore dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Moore shoots in.
Bud Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Moore.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes one on the button.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Johnson throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Moore backs away looking to recover.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.

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.
Johnson throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Moore staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore moves away from the strike by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bud Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moore.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moore is looking for a kimura here.
Moore prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.

Moore escapes and gets back to his feet.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Bud Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Moore.

Johnson lands a left and a right that send Moore crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Bud Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!

Moore is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Moore looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isaac Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Johnson clinches but Moore breaks the clinch
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!

Moore goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Moore bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
Johnson lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Moore is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!