PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen John Cena - My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moss
vs
Cena

186 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
242 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moss instigates a clinch.
Cena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moss digs a right hand into Cena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cena's gas tank.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Moss lands a shoulder strike.
Cena has Moss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cena looking for a takedown.
Moss lands with a left to the head.
Moss throws an elbow but it misses.

Moss pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena wants to stand but Moss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cena working some strikes from top position.

Cena drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moss dives on top into guard.

Cena has his foot on Moss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moss works his way back into a safe position though.
Moss slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cena throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Moss working the ground and pound.
Cena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss cracks Cena with a big right hand but Cena just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cena is trying to improve his position.
Cena looks gassed!
Cena throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Moss advances to full mount.
Moss lands a big elbow.
Moss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cena is looking to escape.
Moss landing strikes from the mount and Cena is in trouble!
Moss lands a big elbow.

Moss working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cena working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moss looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Moss looking for a guillotine from mount but Cena is having none of it.
Cena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Moss is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cena is surviving well by controlling Moss's body position as best he can.
Moss with a couple of short strikes.
Moss punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cena is looking to get to half guard.
Cena looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to escape the position.
Moss is landing with strikes from the back.

Moss working for the choke.
Moss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moss trying to control momentarily.
Moss lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Cena.
Cena tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moss looking to finish Cena with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cena!
Cena is trying desperately to improve position.
Moss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moss is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cena?
Moss tries to control but Cena wriggling away.
Moss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moss misses with a head shot.
Cena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cena is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Moss has taken his back.
Moss trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cena doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Moss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cena has a takedown stuffed.
Moss 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.
Cena changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moss tries to avoid it but Cena manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moss to the ground. Moss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense.
Pete Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Moss moves in looking to clinch but Cena pushes him off.

Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cena!
Moss landing shots from mount.
Cena is trying desperately to improve position.
Cena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cena's face.
Pete Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cena wants to get back to full guard.
Moss wants to free his trapped foot but Cena is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cena wants to improve his position but Moss is controlling well.
Cena works his way to full guard. Good work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Cena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moss!

Cena jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Moss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Moss and Cena has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss manages to get back to half guard.
Moss gets back to full guard.
Moss striking from the bottom here.
Cena cracks Moss with a solid left hand.
Cena with a nice head shot there.
Cena distracts Moss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moss is keeping the position for now.
Cena cracks Moss with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena pushing down on Moss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cena looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Moss is rocked!
Cena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Moss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cena is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Moss has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena prevents Moss from improving his position.
Moss seems to have got his legs back now.
Cena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cena drops an elbow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss wants to control but Cena is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moss regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moss throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Moss looking to control.

Moss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cena's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Moss from controlling successfully.
Cena wants to sweep here but Moss controlling him for the moment.
Cena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moss!
Moss is trying desperately to improve position.
Cena pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Moss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss gets back to half guard.
Cena trying to pass the guard but Moss defending well.
Moss preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Cena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cena shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Moss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cena goes for a takedown attempt but Moss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moss wants to clinch.

Moss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cena keeps working.
Moss has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moss wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is in a horrible position here. Moss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss prevents Cena from getting the reversal.
Moss manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cena to take his back!
Cena tries to roll but Moss sticks to his back.
Cena breaks Moss's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cena landing some decent shots from guard.
Moss is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Cena is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cena is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena postures up and lands a big shot to Moss's brow.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Moss is keeping the position.
Moss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Moss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moss has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Moss looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Moss jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cena manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cena is trying to get back to half guard.
Moss wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.

Moss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cena, who protects the arm well.
Moss throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cena tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moss presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cena is in a horrible position here. Moss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss dominating with strikes here.
Moss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moss trying to control but Cena is having none of it.
Moss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cena?
Moss scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Moss working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moss trying to control but Cena is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cena defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moss 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Moss!