PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante 's entrance music is LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. A fine choice. Dwight Moody told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Brigante
vs
Moody

190 cm
28
201 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante misses with a combination
letting Moody counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moody.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch but Brigante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brigante is looking to score with low kicks.
Brigante checks the leg kick nicely there.

Brigante darts in and clinches Moody up against the cage.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moody.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brigante .
Moody tries to break free but Brigante pushes him back against the cage.

Brigante manages to break the clinch.
Moody checks a leg kick nicely.
Brigante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moody throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante scores with the left hand. Moody knows he should have avoided that one.
Brigante is looking to chop away at Moody's legs.
Brigante pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moody back to the cage. Brigante follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante scores with a jab. Moody acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Moody counters with a one-two to the body.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
Moody jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Moody fails to land with a series of punches.
Moody throws a sloppy body shot
and Brigante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brigante lands a right hook to the body.
Brigante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brigante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moody.
Moody misses with a straight left.
Moody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moody throws a lazy body kick
and Brigante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Good shot there by Brigante .
Brigante throws out a loose jab but Moody uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a solid leg kick but Moody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brigante .
Brigante feints and then cracks Moody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moody down.
Moody throws a nice head kick!
Moody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brigante .
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante throws a series of strikes that have Moody backpedaling.
Brigante tries to clinch but Moody moves out of range.
Brigante wants to clinch up but Moody keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brigante , as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brigante .
A slow jab from Moody misses its intended target.
Moody throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moody.
A jab lands there for Brigante .
Moody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody catches Brigante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Brigante instigates a clinch.
Brigante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moody has Brigante pushed against the cage.

Moody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moody takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moody is looking to slow Brigante down with leg kicks.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigante was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Brigante misses with a wild body shot.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Moody catches Brigante right on the button with a cross.
Brigante misses with a looping left.
Brigante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moody.
Moody misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante ducks under a wild hook from Moody.
Moody tests Brigante 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante ducks right into an uppercut from Moody.
Brigante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Moody throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moody throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moody thinking.
Moody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Brigante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moody doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a body punch
and Moody counters with an outside leg kick.
Moody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moody lands with a nice body punch.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Moody saw that one coming.
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 Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brigante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moody.
Brigante misses with a series of wild punches.
Moody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brigante .
Moody is looking to score with low kicks.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Moody saw that one coming.
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Brigante lands a lovely overhand right.
Brigante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moody throws out the jab.
Moody throws a right hand that Brigante ducks under and follows up with a left that Brigante also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Moody.
Brigante connects with a jab.
Moody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Moody tries to clinch but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante lands with a cross.
Brigante misses with a looping left.
Moody throws a leg kick that misses.
Moody lands with an uppercut that bounces Brigante off the cage and back into range.
Brigante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moody counters with a head kick. That will keep Brigante thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Moody avoids the body shot from Brigante .
Moody tries to clinch up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moody!
Moody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moody lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brigante will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante lands with a good body shot.
Brigante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Brigante misses
and Moody counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody stalks Brigante and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brigante 's face. Brigante staggers backwards, shaken.
Moody throws a nice looking combination but Brigante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moody misses with a wild combination.
Moody slips a jab from Brigante .
Brigante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moody thumps Brigante with a low kick.
Moody lunges at Brigante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brigante 's hand.
Brigante throws a right hand that misses
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moody blocks a leg kick.
Brigante lands a jab to Moody's midsection.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moody lands with a cross.
Moody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brigante throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brigante misses with the combination.
Moody thows a body shot but no joy.
Moody misses with a body shot.
Moody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigante throws out the jab.
Brigante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moody is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante . Moody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moody backs up against the cage.

Moody pushes Brigante up against the cage in a clinch.

Brigante breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moody lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brigante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brigante keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moody manages to avoid it.
Moody throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante swinging wildly here.
Moody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a straight right.
Moody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dwight Moody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Moody manages to break the clinch.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
Brigante feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Moody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moody paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moody defending well as Brigante loads up on a big left hand.
Moody moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
A clash of legs there as Brigante blocks the low kick.
Brigante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moody takes a swing at Brigante 's ribcage but misses.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moody fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody lands an overhand right.
Moody takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brigante scores with a body shot.
Brigante throws a body punch but Moody moves out of range.
Moody throws a right hand that misses
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante throws a right hand that Moody ducks under and follows up with a left that Moody also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brigante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brigante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brigante throws a hook but Moody blocks it.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Brigante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a jab when Moody was well out of range.
Moody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brigante lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brigante is looking to slow Moody down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante misses with a lunging right hand
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moody looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.
Brigante looks to land a left hand but Moody moved out of range nicely.
Brigante avoids a kick to the body.
Moody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brigante .

Brigante closes the distance and pushes Moody back into the cage.
Moody gets underhooks to prevent Brigante 's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moody sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brigante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moody takes one on the button.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
Brigante throws a lazy right hand but Moody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moody has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brigante throws a looping overhand right but Moody ducks down to avoid it.
Moody lands the left hand.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante misses with a body shot.
Moody lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Moody.
Moody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brigante .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody scores with a nice strike.
Brigante looks to throw the jab but Moody is out of range.
Moody is looking to clinch.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moody moves away.
Moody swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Moody pushes Brigante up against the cage in a clinch.
Brigante tries to pull guard but Moody won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlito Brigante .
Well Brigante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Brigante !
Carlito Brigante thanked the fans post fight for their support.