PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hizkeel Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Abu
vs
Moore

180 cm
23
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hizkeel Abu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Moore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abu is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Abu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Abu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu with a hook.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu.
Abu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Abu slips under a jab.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Abu counter with a right hand.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu.
Moore misses with a hook.
Abu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Moore lands a body shot.
Abu slips a jab from Moore.
Abu is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore slips under a jab.
Abu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination

and Abu counters by moving into the clinch.
Abu stalling.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abu lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Abu keeps him there for the moment.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu taking a breather.
Abu works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Abu keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Moore looks gassed!
Abu lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Abu as the two fighters clinch.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Abu avoiding damage.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Abu.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Abu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore jumps guard but Abu stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Abu wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Abu prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.

Moore manages to break the clinch.
Abu defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Abu lands an overhand right.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Abu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abu tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abu to the ground. Abu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu.
Nice uppercut lands for Abu. That snapped Moore's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore throws the left hand but Abu avoids the punch easily.
Richard Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Moore misses the body punch
and Abu counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moore.

Abu has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore shoots and misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Moore.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Moore misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abu.
Abu misses with a few strikes there.
Abu connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu 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.

Abu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the ropes.
Abu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Abu. That snapped Moore's head back.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abu counters with a good low kick that Moore was not able to check.
Moore tests Abu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Abu drives through and clinches with Moore against the ropes.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abu stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Abu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
Moore is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Abu avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abu stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Abu presses Moore against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu looking to stall.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abu scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abu slows down the pace here.
Abu lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Abu is pushing Moore up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Abu.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abu lands a shoulder strike.
Moore looking for a takedown.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hizkeel Abu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abu is working Moore over against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore tries to circle away but Abu has him pinned against the ropes.
Abu effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Abu.
Abu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abu lands a shot to the body.
Abu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore is trying to break free.
Abu tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Abu has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moore is trying to break free.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu pushes Moore back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abu scores with a jab to the body.
Abu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abu cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abu.
Abu moves out of range of the strikes.

Abu instigates a clinch.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abu is working Moore over against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Abu.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Abu.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Nice body punch from Abu.
Nice body punch from Abu - that landed with a thud.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abu lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Abu as the two fighters clinch.
Abu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Abu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abu is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Abu into the ropes.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
Abu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
A short left from Abu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Abu is controlling the position.
Abu looking to stall.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.

Moore decides to pull guard.
Moore striking off his back but it's not causing Abu any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moore missing with punches from the bottom.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Abu is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abu is working away from the top position though.
Abu stalling.

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.

Moore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moore moves into full guard.
Abu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore is striking but Abu is not phased and passes to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moore wants to control but Abu is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Abu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moore misses the body punch
and Abu counters with a nice uppercut.
Abu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Abu rushes Moore and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abu tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hizkeel Abu is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore punishes Abu's body with a nice straight punch.
Abu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Abu darts in and clinches Moore up against the ropes.
Abu can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Abu stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position.
Abu stalling the fight.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Abu stops a takedown attempt from Moore.
Abu trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Abu has Moore pressed against the ropes, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abu keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands a right hand.

Moore jumps guard and drags Abu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moore 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.
Moore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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.
Abu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moore is proving hard to escape from.

Moore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Abu escapes and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Abu trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu blocks the strikes from Moore.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore throws a head kick that misses
and Abu counters with an inside leg kick.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abu can pounce on him.
Abu blocks a jab.

Abu closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abu.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Abu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abu is pushing Moore up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abu lands an elbow inside.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
Abu misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Abu ducks down to avoid it.
Abu stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
Hizkeel Abu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Abu is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abu. That's going to slow Moore down.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Abu throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Abu's head but Abu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Abu darts in and clinches Moore up against the ropes.
Abu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Abu has double underhooks.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu had his way with Richard Moore in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Abu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the ropes.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a double jab
letting Abu counter with a right hand.
Abu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abu with a hook.
Abu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abu. That's going to slow Moore down.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Moore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abu.

Abu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abu throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abu sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abu lands an overhand right.
Abu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage!
Abu lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Abu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Abu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abu.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
Abu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the ropes.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Abu presses Moore against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Moore.
Abu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Abu finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Abu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Abu.
Richard Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Abu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Abu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Abu is controlling the position.
Abu is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abu has his back to the ropes.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands with a left to the head.
Abu looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu misses with some punches.
Abu throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abu misses with some punches.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Abu keeps him there for the moment.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abu lands a body punch.
Abu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Abu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Abu has double underhooks.
Abu looking to stall.
Moore tries to circle away but Abu has him pinned against the ropes.
Abu looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hizkeel Abu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hizkeel Abu!
Hizkeel Abu is the new welterweight champion!