PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lyoto moochiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

moochiefa
vs
Karate

196 cm
19
264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, lyoto moochiefa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

moochiefa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
moochiefa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karate dodges the ground and pound from moochiefa.
Karate manages to work his way to half guard, despite moochiefa's best efforts.
Karate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Karate kicks moochiefa off and gets back to his feet.

moochiefa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
moochiefa stops Karate from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
moochiefa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
moochiefa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karate is looking for a sweep. moochiefa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moochiefa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karate gets back to full guard.
Karate wants to sweep here but moochiefa controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karate keeping full guard, as moochiefa tries to pass.
Karate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in moochiefa's guard.
moochiefa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
moochiefa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
moochiefa is landing with some decent strikes but Karate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Karate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate tries to reverse the position but moochiefa maintains control.
Karate looks gassed!
moochiefa with the ground and pound from mount.
Karate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karate taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
moochiefa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Karate tries to reverse the position but moochiefa maintains control.
The referee warns Karate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by moochiefa.
moochiefa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karate hang on?
Karate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karate taking shots to the head.
moochiefa cracks Karate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karate trying desperately to get to his feet.
Karate can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
moochiefa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karate?
moochiefa won't let Karate get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! moochiefa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
moochiefa breaks from Karate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karate tries to reverse the position but moochiefa maintains control.
moochiefa lands a big shot there that rocks Karate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
moochiefa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karate regains half guard.
moochiefa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
moochiefa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
moochiefa stops Karate from getting back to his feet.
Karate is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate blocking the ground and pound attempt from moochiefa.
moochiefa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
moochiefa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Karate makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
moochiefa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
lyoto moochiefa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Karate moves into the clinch.
moochiefa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karate pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
moochiefa keeps the fight on the outside.
Karate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lyoto moochiefa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
lyoto moochiefa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
moochiefa lands with an uppercut that bounces Karate off the cage and back into rage.
Karate fails in his attempt to clinch.
moochiefa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Karate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
moochiefa is concentrating on defense, preventing Karate from advancing position.
Karate prevents moochiefa from standing back up.
moochiefa is refusing to be controlled, as Karate sits in half guard.
Karate tries to pass to full mount but moochiefa defends it.

Karate postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for moochiefa to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

moochiefa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karate is trying to control the position but moochiefa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moochiefa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Karate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but moochiefa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst moochiefa is controlling him.
moochiefa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karate's guard.
Karate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karate 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.
Karate is trying to keep moochiefa in close.

That's two 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.
moochiefa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karate wants to sweep but no luck.
Karate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
moochiefa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
moochiefa trying to control but Karate is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Karate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karate prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Karate.

Karate gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karate slips a nice elbow through moochiefa's hands, connecting with moochiefa's forehead.
Karate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but moochiefa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing moochiefa to regain full guard.
moochiefa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karate is one step ahead there.

moochiefa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karate off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

moochiefa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karate!
Karate taking shots to the head.
Karate manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.
Karate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
moochiefa tries to pass to full mount but Karate defends it.
Karate wants to get back to his feet.
Karate is looking for a sweep. moochiefa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
moochiefa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
moochiefa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
moochiefa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karate misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that lyoto moochiefa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

moochiefa looks for a takedown but Karate sprawls well.
Jab from moochiefa.
moochiefa circles away from the clinch attempt.
moochiefa missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like lyoto moochiefa has been cut.
Karate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
moochiefa dodges the punch combination from Karate.
Karate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
moochiefa throws a combination that misses

and Karate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in moochiefa's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate is looking to work some ground and pound but moochiefa has wrist control.
moochiefa wants to sweep here but Karate controlling him for the moment.
Karate trying to control but moochiefa is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
moochiefa is trying to keep Karate in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moochiefa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karate is one step ahead there.
Karate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
moochiefa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if moochiefa tries to get out of the position.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but moochiefa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
moochiefa with a poor takedown

and Karate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for moochiefa!
Karate landing strikes from the mount and moochiefa is in trouble!
Karate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Karate thowing shots but they're missing.
Karate lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
moochiefa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
moochiefa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
moochiefa gets back to half guard.
moochiefa is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate wants to take a breather but moochiefa is having none of it.
moochiefa is trying to stand back up but Karate is controlling him
Karate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but moochiefa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
moochiefa controlling the position for now.
moochiefa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
lyoto moochiefa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
moochiefa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karate has a takedown stuffed.
moochiefa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lyoto moochiefa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
moochiefa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karate.
moochiefa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate throws the kick towards the body but moochiefa avoids it.

moochiefa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karate's half guard.
moochiefa throwing shots but Karate is blocking nicely.
moochiefa wants to pass the guard but Karate is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lyoto moochiefa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Karate looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think moochiefa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Karate!