PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falls has chosen "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Moss
vs
Falls

193 cm
29
222 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

179 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Falls!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falls moves away from the strike by Moss.
Falls shoots in for a double leg but Moss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Moss does it's job there.
Falls cracks Moss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moss lunges at Falls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falls's hand.
Moss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falls in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moss, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss tries to bum rush Falls with a series of wild strikes but Falls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moss missing with a left hand there. Falls was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moss throws a series of punches but Falls moves out of range.

Moss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Falls postures up.

Falls stands and steps away. Moss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moss slaps away a takedown attempt from Falls, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Falls.
Moss swings for the body but Falls moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moss.
Moss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss takes a swing at Falls's ribcage but misses.
Falls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moss but Moss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falls looks gassed!
Moss cracks Falls with an open hand slap.
Falls has a takedown stuffed.
Jab by Moss.
Moss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moss connects with a body shot.
Moss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falls circles away quickly and effectively.
Falls throws a sloppy body shot
and Moss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falls thinking.
Moss cracks Falls with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss tries to score with a low kick but Falls moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moss duly obliges.
Moss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moss duly obliges.
Falls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falls off to one side.
Moss connects with a body shot that sends Falls's belly button to the back.
Falls closes the distance and clinches up with Moss, looking for a takedown. Falls pushes Moss against the cage but Moss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Randy Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Moss coming out on top.
Falls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moss lands with a slapping head kick.
Moss tried to score with a low kick but Falls checks it.
Falls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Falls is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Falls misses.
Moss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falls checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Falls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falls scores with a nice right hand.
Falls lands a slapping body shot.

Falls shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moss's guard.
Moss wants to sweep here but Falls controlling him for the moment.

Falls thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falls working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Falls postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Falls thows a big elbow that misses.

Moss pushes Falls off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Moss checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Falls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moss manages to avoid it.
Falls with a jab.
Falls scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Falls.

Moss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falls to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss wants to stand but Falls is controlling the position.
Falls engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falls is looking to work some ground and pound but Moss has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Moss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Falls jabs at Moss's body.
Horrible takedown by Falls or perhaps it was just good defense by Moss which made him look bad.
Falls checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falls shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Falls.
Falls scores with a body shot.
Falls looks to land a right hand but Moss moved out of range.
Falls is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moss rather than just go for the knockout.

Falls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Falls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Falls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falls lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falls landing punches.
Moss is trying desperately to improve position.

Falls is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moss is surviving well by controlling Falls's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Falls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falls lands a nice shot to the head.
Falls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Falls thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Matt Falls has got the better of the ground game so far.
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falls is landing with some decent strikes but Moss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moss is bucking up trying to escape but Falls cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss is squirming around, avoiding Falls's attempts to control the action.
Falls dominating with strikes here.
Falls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falls with the ground and pound from mount.
Falls landing punches.
Falls raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moss is bucking up trying to escape but Falls cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Falls with shots to the head and body - Moss looks very uncomfortable down there.
Falls tries to control but Moss wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moss tries to buck Falls off but he can't manage it.
Moss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Falls with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Moss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Falls is landing with some decent strikes but Moss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Falls working Moss over with strikes here.
Falls lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Falls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Falls unloading with bombs!
Falls looking to control but Moss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss is bucking up trying to escape but Falls cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Falls landing punches.
Falls with shots to the head and body - Moss looks very uncomfortable down there.
Falls raining down shots from the mount!
Falls breaks from Moss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Falls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moss can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Falls unloading with bombs!

Moss is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Moss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falls looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Moss covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Falls!