PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Moukako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Moukako has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moukako
vs
Reardon

190 cm
23
221 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Moukako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moukako changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reardon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moukako landing strikes.
Moukako grinds an elbow into Reardon's temple.
Reardon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reardon regains half guard.
Moukako keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reardon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Reardon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moukako pulls his head out easily.
Moukako is pressing down on Reardon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reardon is holding on for now.
Reardon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moukako trying to control but Reardon is working from the bottom.
Reardon 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.

Reardon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moukako gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reardon throws a hook but Moukako blocks it.
Reardon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moukako was well out of range. Poor timing from Reardon.

Moukako is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reardon's half guard.

Moukako is working for a kimura but Reardon is defending it quite comfortably.
Reardon tries to get to full guard but Moukako has control of the leg.
Reardon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moukako is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moukako is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reardon tries to roll over but Moukako keeps him under control.
Reardon trying to control here.
Reardon is concentrating on defense, preventing Moukako from advancing position.
Reardon tries to get to full guard but Moukako has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reardon with a nice cross.
Reardon cracks Moukako with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reardon throws the left hand but Moukako avoids the punch easily.
Reardon swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reardon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moukako manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reardon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moukako pulls Reardon in close to prevent any damage.
Moukako is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reardon is trying to get back to full guard.
Moukako missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reardon is pressing down on Moukako's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Moukako advances position into side control!

Moukako tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moukako is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon sneaks back into half guard.
Reardon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moukako seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reardon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reardon works his way to full guard. Good work.

Reardon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reardon 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.
Moukako lands a couple of digs.

Moukako drops back looking for a leg! Reardon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reardon manages to kick Moukako off! Moukako jumps back into Reardon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hank Reardon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reardon misses with a two punch combination.
Reardon misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Moukako checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reardon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moukako staying out of range there.
Reardon moves away from the strike by Moukako.
Sammy Moukako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moukako uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reardon.
Reardon has his takedown stuffed

and Moukako counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reardon!
Reardon is in a horrible position here. Moukako smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moukako with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon is trying desperately to improve position.

Moukako jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reardon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reardon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reardon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moukako on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reardon throwing shots but Moukako is blocking nicely.
Reardon is looking to take a break and control but Moukako is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reardon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reardon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moukako defending well though.
Moukako blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reardon.
Reardon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moukako with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reardon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moukako is trying to control but can't.
Reardon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moukako regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moukako is trying to control the position but Reardon postures up.
Reardon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reardon wants to pass the guard but Moukako is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon is working Moukako over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reardon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moukako avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reardon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reardon is looking to work some ground and pound but Moukako has wrist control.
Reardon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reardon postures up in Moukako's guard and throws a big left but Moukako blocks it.
Moukako preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reardon throws a hook but Moukako avoids it easily.
Moukako steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reardon.
Reardon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moukako counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reardon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moukako manages to get himself to full guard.
Reardon throwing strikes from guard but Moukako blocks nicely.
Reardon tries to free his leg and advance position but Moukako is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moukako holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Moukako dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moukako shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reardon moves into full guard.
Reardon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moukako!
Reardon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moukako is looking to escape.
The referee warns Moukako that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Moukako that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon thowing shots but they're missing.
Reardon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moukako sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reardon winds up and cracks Moukako with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reardon is keen to just control but Moukako is a slippery customer.
Reardon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reardon is stalling here. Moukako is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reardon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moukako has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reardon tries to improve position but can't.
Moukako trying to control the action but Reardon is working from the bottom.
Reardon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moukako is looking to take a break and control but Reardon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reardon trying to hold on to Moukako's head to control him but Moukako postures up.
Reardon manages to get to full guard.

Moukako 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.

Reardon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moukako gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sammy Moukako overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moukako stopping the sweep attempt from Reardon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reardon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Moukako is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reardon.
Reardon is trying to improve his position.
Moukako trying to control the position but Reardon is working away.
Reardon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Moukako working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reardon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moukako's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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

Reardon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reardon is looking to get back to full guard here but Moukako has managed to pass to side control instead.

Moukako is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reardon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Reardon wants to control but Moukako is having none of it.
Reardon working to try and regain half guard.
Reardon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Reardon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reardon 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hank Reardon!