PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Mica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mica
vs
Moore

195 cm
24
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

204 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Mica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Moore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails with the takedown.
Mica checks a leg kick.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mica was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mica misses with a two punch combination.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.

Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Moore tries for a kimura but Mica is defending well.
Mica is trying to improve his position.

Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mica is looking for a sweep.
Mica sneaks back into half guard.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mica makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mica.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mica swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mica is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.

Mica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore preventing the sweep.

Mica has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Moore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mica has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Mica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mica is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Moore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mica working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mica fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mica misses with a double jab.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Mica shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas Mica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mica misses with a series of wild punches.

Moore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mica defending well though.

Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mica doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Mica wants to get back to full guard.
Mica could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Mica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moore is trying to control. Mica wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mica looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Moore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mica sees it coming and defends easily.

Moore is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Mica gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mica has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Mica keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Mica has wrist control.

Mica has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.

Moore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mica looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Mica will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mica. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mica looking for submissions off his back.

Mica is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
Moore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mica is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.

Mica looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Moore pushes past his half guard into mount!

Moore looking to secure an arm triangle but Mica defends it well.
Mica tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mica is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore dominating with strikes here.

Moore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moore looking to control but Mica is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mica tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Moore lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Mica is looking to get to half guard.
Moore moves to back control.

Moore has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mica has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Moore has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mica tries to escape but Moore has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Moore trying to control.

Mica defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moore's arms.
Mica rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Mica is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moore lands a nice short elbow.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mica defends it well.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mica looking for a kimura from the bottom but Moore passes into side control!
Moore works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mica managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moore.

Moore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Mica is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mica is trying to improve his position.
Mica manages to get back to half guard.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore not doing much here.

Mica looking for submissions off his back.
Mica is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Moore has hold of Mica's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mica manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mica tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Moore postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mica looks a forlorn figure.
Mica is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mica is working hard here to advance position.
Moore punching from mount but Mica doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Moore with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mica is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore looking to ground and pound but Mica is blocking nicely.
Moore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mica?
Mica is looking to get to half guard.

Moore is working for a guillotine from mount but Mica frees his head quite easily.

Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mica has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moore prevents Mica from getting the reversal.
Moore dominating with strikes here.

Moore is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mica can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mica keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore thowing shots but they're missing.
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Mica is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mica is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mica has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mica is desperately trying to improve his position but Moore has a good base and remains in mount.
Mica slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Moore is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mica won't allow Moore to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mica looking for submissions off his back.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mica tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Moore there.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mica is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four 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.

Mica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mica is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.
Moore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mica defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Moore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mica did well to prevent Moore getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

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