PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Irokez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Moreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Irokez
vs
Moreau

183 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Irokez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Moreau!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Irokez trying to hold on to Moreau's head to control him but Moreau postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irokez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Irokez gets back to full guard.
Irokez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irokez tries to get out of the position.
Moreau lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Irokez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Irokez is trying to control the position but Moreau postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Irokez trying to keep a closed guard but Moreau is proving a slippery customer.
Moreau working some strikes from top position.
Moreau wants to control from the top but Irokez keeps moving.
Moreau tries to free his leg and advance position but Irokez is retaining full guard.
Moreau looking to sit in guard and control but Irokez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Irokez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Irokez is breathing heavily.
Moreau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moreau wants to get back to his feet but Irokez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moreau wants to sweep here but Irokez controlling him for the moment.
Irokez stops Moreau from standing up.
Moreau seems keen to control Irokez's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moreau lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irokez misses with a takedown
and Moreau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Moreau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moreau distracts Irokez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moreau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irokez has momentary wrist control but Moreau slips an elbow through the middle.
Moreau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moreau won't allow Irokez to sweep him here.
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreau chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreau trying to control but Irokez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreau trying to control the position from guard on top but Irokez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moreau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Irokez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreau lands a couple of digs.
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Irokez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moreau throwing strikes but missing.
Moreau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Moreau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moreau gets a double leg takedown into Irokez's guard.
Moreau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moreau works over Irokez with some ground and pound from guard.

Moreau stands and steps away. Irokez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Moreau dives in and scores a takedown into Irokez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreau stands up over Irokez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moreau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moreau distracts Irokez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moreau wants to control from the top but Irokez keeps moving.
Moreau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreau cracks Irokez with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Irokez's head.
Moreau connects with a couple of short punches.
Moreau cracks Irokez with a solid left hand.
Moreau lands a couple of digs.
Irokez keeping moving, preventing Moreau from controlling successfully.
Moreau landing some decent shots from guard.
Moreau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau lands a couple of digs.
Moreau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irokez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Irokez keeping moving, preventing Moreau from controlling successfully.
Moreau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreau landing some decent shots from guard.
Moreau distracts Irokez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irokez looking to control.
Moreau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Irokez's head.
Moreau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moreau trying to control but Irokez is working from the bottom.
Moreau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Irokez is keeping the position for now.
Moreau throwing strikes from guard but Irokez blocks nicely.
Moreau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irokez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreau thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four 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.
Irokez being controlled here, momentarily.
Moreau works over Irokez with some ground and pound from guard.
Moreau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moreau with a nice head shot there.
Moreau wants to control from the top but Irokez keeps moving.
Moreau postures up and lands a big shot to Irokez's brow.
Moreau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Moreau 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! This is the final round!

Moreau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Maciej Irokez has been cut.
Irokez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moreau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irokez's guard.
Moreau is looking to work some ground and pound but Irokez has wrist control.
Moreau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreau working some strikes from top position.
Moreau landing some decent shots from guard.
Irokez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moreau with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreau tries to free his leg and advance position but Irokez is retaining full guard.
Moreau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Irokez's head.
Moreau stays in close to Irokez's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moreau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irokez has momentary wrist control but Moreau slips an elbow through the middle.
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moreau scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moreau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moreau trying to control the position from guard on top but Irokez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreau postures up.
Moreau landing with the ground and pound.
Moreau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Irokez is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau is in close to Irokez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moreau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irokez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moreau wants to get up but he can't break Irokez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moreau throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moreau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Irokez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moreau controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Irokez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Irokez wants to control from the top but Moreau keeps moving.

Moreau wriggles free and stands up.

Moreau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moreau connects with a nice short shot to Irokez's temple.
Jeff Moreau has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Irokez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maciej Irokez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Moreau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moreau lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Moreau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Moreau!