PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aberg
vs
Moody

190 cm
29
190 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberg throws a big shot that misses.
Aberg slips a straight right by Moody.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Moody avoids the body shot from Aberg.
Moody lands a head kick. Aberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Alfons Aberg has been cut.
Aberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Moody.
Aberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aberg scores with a jab. Moody acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aberg throws a right hand that Moody ducks under and follows up with a left that Moody also avoids with ease.
Moody lunges at Aberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aberg's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moody scores with a spinning back kick!
Moody walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moody fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moody scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Moody.
Aberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody lands with a cross.
No joy there for Moody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moody slips under a jab.
Moody lands a nice hook to Aberg's body. Aberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moody with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Aberg. Those never looked like landing.
Moody clobbers Aberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moody throws a wild body kick that Aberg sees coming a mile off.

Moody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Moody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moody blocks a jab.
Moody moves out of range as Aberg strikes.
Aberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moody lands a jab to Aberg's midsection.
Aberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aberg.
Dwight Moody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aberg throws a series of punches but Moody moves out of range.
Jab by Moody.
Moody dodges the punch combination from Aberg.
Moody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moody thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moody moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moody was well out of range. Poor timing from Aberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Moody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfons Aberg's cut.
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.

Aberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moody fails to land with a series of punches.
Dwight Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aberg slips under a jab.
Moody throws a body punch but Aberg moves out of range.
Moody is looking to slow Aberg down with leg kicks.
Aberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moody.
Sloppy strikes from Moody. Those never looked like landing.
Aberg lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moody.
Moody looks to land a combination. Aberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moody slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moody lands a nice shot to the body.
Moody cracks Aberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moody jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aberg moves away from the strike by Moody.
Moody throws a sloppy head kick and Aberg moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Moody misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aberg is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Aberg.
Moody displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aberg.
Aberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Moody misses.
Aberg tries to clinch but Moody moves out of range.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch but Aberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moody misses with a low kick.
Moody throws out a powerful jab.
Dwight Moody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moody looks for the body kick but Aberg saw that one coming.
Moody throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Moody is just out of range.
Aberg wants to clinch up but Moody keeps it at a distance.
Moody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moody.
Aberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moody on the side of the head.
Aberg blocks a head kick by Moody.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Moody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfons Aberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aberg moves away from the strike by Moody.
Aberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moody throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Aberg misses the target.
Moody scores with a body shot.
Moody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aberg.
Aberg slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody lands a jab to Aberg's midsection.
Moody scores with a sloppy right hand. Aberg should have avoided that one.
Moody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moody slips under a jab.
Moody bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aberg's head backwards.
Aberg avoids the body shot from Moody.
A telegraphed right hand from Aberg misses the target.
Moody scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aberg.
A head kick from Moody lands but Aberg takes it in his stride.
Aberg slips a jab and a cross from Moody.
Moody lands a head kick. Aberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moody circles away quickly and effectively.
Aberg slips under a jab.
Aberg slips a jab from Moody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Moody tenderised Aberg's leg. Aberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Moody misses.
Moody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moody misses with a series of wild punches.

Aberg looking to score a takedown here. Moody is defending well but Aberg drives through and ends up in Moody's guard.
Moody tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moody not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aberg stopping the sweep attempt from Moody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moody looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moody looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moody!
Moody working the strikes but Aberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Aberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moody.
Aberg has momentary wrist control but Moody slips an elbow through the middle.
Dwight Moody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moody trying to control but Aberg is working from the bottom.
Aberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alfons Aberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moody wants to control from the top but Aberg keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Moody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moody 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Dwight Moody!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Dwight Moody!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Dwight Moody!

Dwight Moody wins by unanimous decision!
Dwight Moody thanked the fans post fight for their support.