PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Angle
vs
Moore

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barack Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in and drives through. Angle sprawls well.

Angle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moore tries to roll over but Angle keeps him under control.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Angle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Angle's back!
Moore struggling to land strikes to the head as Angle covers up.
Moore wants to control but Angle is keeping busy.

Angle showing good submission defense here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Moore trying to control.
Moore is not going to allow Angle to sit and survive in this position.

That's two 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.
Angle is really stuck here.

Moore is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Angle has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Angle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Angle trying to control the action but Moore just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Angle right now.
Moore struggling to land strikes to the head as Angle covers up.
Moore thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Moore is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Angle turns into Moore and is now in his guard.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt

so Angle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moore looks gassed!
Angle content to stall in guard here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore striking off his back but it's not causing Angle any problems.
Angle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Angle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.

That's six 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 trying to keep Angle in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Angle controls the pace.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Angle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moore working a defensive guard here.
Angle trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Angle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moore to the mat! Moore manages to get full guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Angle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Angle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Angle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moore's half guard.
Moore won't allow Angle to pass to mount.
Angle slows the pace down in half guard.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Angle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Angle is keeping busy.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two 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 working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Angle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Angle's back!
Moore struggling to land strikes to the head as Angle covers up.
Will Moore go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Moore tightening his grip on Angle, looking for the choke.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Angle trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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.
Angle trying to control the hands but Moore won't let him.
Moore trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

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 controlling well, preventing Angle from escaping the position.
Moore trying to control momentarily.
Angle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Moore is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Moore seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Angle's chin but Angle turns very nicely into Moore's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Angle.
Angle controlling from the top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angle.
Angle misses the shot to the body.
Moore has his takedown stuffed

and Angle counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Angle looking to pass the guard.
Moore controls Angle momentarily but Angle frees himself.
Angle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Angle's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's eight 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 wants to hit a switch here but Angle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Moore there!
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Angle controlling the pace for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Angle content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Angle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angle 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Barack Angle!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Barack Angle!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Barack Angle!

Barack Angle wins by unanimous decision!