PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Covers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Covers comes to the ring accompanied by All within My Hands. Dusty Covers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Covers
vs
Moore

185 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Covers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moore.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Christopher Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Covers to counter with a crisp jab.
Covers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Covers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Covers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore thuds a left hand into Covers's body.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Covers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Covers moves into the clinch.
Covers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Covers gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Covers.

Covers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Covers scores with a shot to the body.

Covers moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Moore manages to break the clinch.
Covers dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Covers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Moore. Those never looked like landing.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Covers under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Covers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Covers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Covers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Covers is controlling the position.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Covers is controlling the position.
Covers lands a left hand.

Covers breaks the clinch.
Covers tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Covers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Covers there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Covers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Covers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moore throws a series of punches but Covers moves out of range.
Covers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moore misses with a double jab
letting Covers counter with a right hand.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore throws a right hand that Covers ducks under and follows up with a left that Covers also avoids with ease.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Covers defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore moves away from the strike by Covers.
Covers misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covers throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Covers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Covers lands a jab.
Covers looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Covers tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Covers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Covers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Covers clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dusty Covers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moore keeps the fight on the outside.

Covers rushes Moore and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Covers won't allow it.
Moore wants to break free but Covers has control.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Covers smiles and moves away.
Covers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Covers throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Covers counter with a right hand.
Covers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Covers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Covers is looking to clinch.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Covers's leg but Covers calmly moves out of range.
Moore misses with a combination

and Covers counters by moving into the clinch.
Covers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Covers has double underhooks.
Moore blocking some punches.

Covers breaks the clinch.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Covers counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
enabling Covers to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore throws a low kick but Covers avoids it.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Covers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore misses with a body punch
and Covers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Covers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses

and Covers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Covers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Covers has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore wants to break free but Covers has control.
A head punch on the inside from Covers fails to land.
Covers swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.

Covers breaks from the clinch.
Covers misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Covers to counter with a crisp jab.
Covers checks the leg kick.
Covers misses with a wild combination.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Moore throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Covers is out of range and Moore settles back down.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore cracks the inside of Covers's front leg.
Covers throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore throws a head kick but Covers moves out of range.
Covers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Good shot there by Moore.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Covers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore swings widly with a right hand

and Covers counters by moving into the clinch.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Covers is controlling him.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Covers has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Covers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Covers drives through and clinches with Moore against the ropes.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Covers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Covers trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Covers into the ropes.
Moore tries to circle away but Covers has him pinned against the ropes.
Covers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dusty Covers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Moore.
Covers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Covers has double underhooks.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Covers has double underhooks.
Covers lands a right hand.

Covers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Covers tries to clinch up.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Covers moved out of range.
Dusty Covers is winning the standup battle so far.
Covers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
letting Covers counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Covers.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Covers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Covers misses.
Christopher Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Covers throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Covers has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Moore can't break the clinch.

Covers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Covers counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Covers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Covers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Covers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Covers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Covers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Covers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Covers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Covers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Covers misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore cracks Covers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Covers slips a straight right by Moore.
Covers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Covers clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Covers wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Covers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.

Covers moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Covers has him pressed against the ropes.
Covers misses with some punches.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Covers has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Covers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Covers manages to break the clinch.
Christopher Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moore misses with a jab to the body
and Covers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Dusty Covers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Covers is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christopher Moore.
I think Covers 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Covers!