PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Lluoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lluoma comes to the cage accompanied by New Religion - Duran Duran. Moon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heartbeats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Howard Moon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lluoma
vs
Moon

188 cm
28
240 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
245 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Lluoma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Moon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon with a nice cross.
Moon throws out a leg kick but Lluoma moves out of range and Moon only half commits.
Moon looks for the body kick but Lluoma saw that one coming.
Lluoma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moon scores with a head kick.

It looks like Simon Lluoma has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lluoma checks a leg kick nicely.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Lluoma.
Moon just misses with a punch to the body.

Lluoma clinches.
Moon can't find room to land a body shot as Lluoma controls the action.
Lluoma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moon lands an elbow that stopped Lluoma in his tracks for a moment.
Moon blocks a body shot from Lluoma.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lluoma.
Lluoma prevents a body shot from Moon.
Lluoma keeps control of Moon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lluoma trying to stall but Moon improves his position.
Moon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lluoma breaks the clinch.
Lluoma's corner calls for a 1-2. Lluoma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lluoma misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon stalks Lluoma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lluoma's face. Lluoma staggers backwards, shaken.
Moon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Lluoma counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Howard Moon has been cut.
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!
Moon misses with a wild body shot.

Moon lands a big head kick that sends Lluoma tumbling to the mat! Moon takes a step backwards and waves Lluoma back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lluoma is rocked!
Moon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lluoma.
Oh Lluoma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moon looks to land a body kick but Lluoma moved away.
Lluoma wants to slow Moon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lluoma. Moon shrugs it off though.
Moon looks gassed!
Moon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lluoma.
Lluoma seems to have got his legs back now.
Lluoma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moon.
Lluoma throws a sloppy head kick and Moon moves out of range easily.

Moon moves into range and clinches up with Lluoma.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lluoma.
Lluoma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lluoma tries a body shot but Moon blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Lluoma throws an elbow that misses.
Lluoma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lluoma's elbow.
Moon trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws an elbow that misses.
Lluoma looking to throw knees to the head but Moon is blocking nicely.
Moon misses with some punches.
Moon lands a knee to the body.
Lluoma misses with a punch on the inside.
Lluoma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moon has Lluoma pressed against the cage, preventing Lluoma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lluoma blocks a body shot from Moon.
Lluoma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moon tries to work over Lluoma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lluoma or not.
Moon can't find room to land a body shot as Lluoma controls the action.
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lluoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moon lands with a light punch inside.

Moon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moon.
Moon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moon tried to score with a low kick but Lluoma checks it.
Moon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lluoma. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Moon throws a hook but Lluoma avoids it easily.
Lluoma checks a leg kick nicely.
Moon cracks the inside of Lluoma's front leg.
Moon misses the jab.
Lluoma throws a lazy right hand but Moon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lluoma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moon can pounce on him.
A jab from Moon misses.
Lluoma moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Moon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moon lands a big head kick that sends Lluoma tumbling to the mat! Moon takes a step backwards and waves Lluoma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lluoma swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Lluoma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moon. Moon obviously looking to wear him down.
Moon tries to work over Lluoma's front leg with a kick but Lluoma checks it.
A head kick misses from Moon.
Lluoma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lluoma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lluoma checks a leg kick.
Moon throws a low kick but Lluoma avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moon!
Lluoma avoids the head kick by Moon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Lluoma moves out of range easily.
Lluoma lands with a hook. Moon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moon swings for the body but Lluoma moves out of range.
Lluoma blocks a low kick nicely.
Lluoma lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lluoma just misses with a punch to the body.
Lluoma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lluoma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Moon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lluoma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Lluoma misses its intended target.
Howard Moon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moon throws out a loose jab but Lluoma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lluoma moves out of range of the leg kick from Moon.
Lluoma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Moon moves into range and clinches up with Lluoma.
Moon avoiding damage as Lluoma throws knees to the body.
Lluoma avoids the elbow strike from Moon, against the cage.
Lluoma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lluoma tries to work over Moon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lluoma tries to land knees in the clinch but Moon avoids the damage to the body.
Moon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moon lands a body shot.
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!
Moon misses with the head strike.
Lluoma blocks an uppercut.
Lluoma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lluoma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lluoma tries to throw a body punch but Moon avoids it by throwing Lluoma back against the cage.
Lluoma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moon blocks a body shot from Lluoma.
Lluoma tries to break the clinch but Moon is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lluoma misses with a punch on the inside.
Lluoma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lluoma struggles to land a body shot inside as Moon controls his hands.

Lluoma breaks the clinch.
Lluoma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moon avoids the body shot from Lluoma.
Moon with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
Moon moves out of range as Lluoma throws a body kick.
Lluoma misses with an uppercut. Moon saw that one coming.
Moon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Moon lands a big head kick that sends Lluoma tumbling to the mat! Moon takes a step backwards and waves Lluoma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lluoma's sensitive parts.
Moon lands with a right and another and another! Lluoma is in big trouble! Moon lands again and this time it's lights out for Lluoma! A quality knockout there for Moon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Howard Moon!
Howard Moon is the new heavyweight champion!
Howard Moon thanked the fans post fight for their support.