PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Moses is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Label Society - too tough to die. 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.

Austin
vs
Moses

185 cm
26
167 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

Syndicate Drugs
Black Skull Clothing

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Moses slips the punch.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moses leaves Austin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin throws a series of strikes that have Moses backpedaling.

It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Austin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Austin clinches.
Moses misses with the head strike.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moses lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Good body shot from Moses.
Moses has Austin pressed against the cage.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin working aggressively here.
Austin working aggressively here.
Moses is trying to maintain a safe position but Austin gets an underhook and turns Moses into the cage.
Moses tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin is working Moses over against the cage.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses misses with a body punch.
Moses misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moses.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moses stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moses is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moses wants to stall.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Moses tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets through Moses's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moses struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Moses.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Austin.
Moses blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Moses.

Moses escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moses in his tracks.
Austin with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Moses.
Moses lands a jab to the head.
Austin lands with a nice body punch.
Austin misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a with a good body shot.
Moses looks gassed!
Austin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin shoots in looking for a takedown. Moses tries to sprawl out of it but Austin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moses manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moses circles away.

Moses instigates a clinch.
Moses prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Moses's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Moses backwards.
Austin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Moses controls the action.
Austin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin digs a right hand underneath Moses's ribcage. Moses let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Moses is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Austin is working Moses over against the cage.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moses backwards.
Austin lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin digs a right hand underneath Moses's ribcage. Moses let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Austin digs a right hand into Moses's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moses's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses pushes Austin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moses blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Austin gets through Moses's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moses misses with a low kick.
Austin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moses tries to avoid it but Austin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moses to the ground. Moses escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moses connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moses.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Austin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moses circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moses!
Moses lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but Moses shows good takedown defense.
Moses throws a head kick that Austin semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moses!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses with a jab.
Moses explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ricky Moses seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moses lands with a cross.
Moses scores with a shot to the body.
Moses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moses scores with a one two! Austin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moses scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moses tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Austin misses with a jab to the body
and Moses counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Moses scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Austin is squirming around, avoiding Moses's attempts to control the action.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moses can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Austin cracks Moses with a solid left hand.
Austin 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.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moses ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Moses slips the punch.
Moses throws a low kick but Austin avoids it.
Moses tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Moses lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Austin misses.
Austin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moses's waist but Moses gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Austin off to one side.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moses pinned against the cage. Moses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An inside leg kick lands from Moses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses scores with a decent looking hook.
Moses looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moses takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Austin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Austin misses with a hook.
Austin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses looks to land a body kick but Austin moved away.
Moses bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Austin's head backwards.
Moses throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Moses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moses.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Moses moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Austin avoids the head kick by Moses.
Moses rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Austin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moses on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moses.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin works Moses's body with a nice hook.
Moses misses with a two punch combination.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Austin as he jumps to the side.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up with Moses, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes Moses against the cage but Moses circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Austin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a series of strikes. Austin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Austin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moses counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin walks into a stiff left hand from Moses.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moses staying out of range there.
Moses moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moses punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austin is looking to clinch.
Moses missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin moves out of range as Moses throws a body kick.
Moses moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Austin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin takes one to the side of the head.
Moses walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Moses scores with a shot to the body.
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moses circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moses lands a nice looking body shot.
Moses jabs at Austin's body.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
Moses thuds his right hand into Austin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moses works the jab nicely.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moses shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moses gets slowly back to his feet.
Moses displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to de liver by Moses. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moses 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Moses!