PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Moore acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vergara
vs
Moore

175 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Vergara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Moore!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moore counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vergara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Vergara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vergara tries to clinch up.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Vergara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vergara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vergara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Vergara.
Vergara has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara tries to work over Moore's front leg with a kick but Moore checks it.
Vergara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Vergara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Vergara on that attempt.
No luck for Vergara with that takedown attempt.
Vergara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Vergara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vergara looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vergara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore leaves Vergara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vergara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Vergara is breathing heavily.
Vergara shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vergara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vergara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vergara motions for Moore to come forward. Vergara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vergara wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Vergara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore checks a low kick from Vergara.
Vergara misses with a takedown attempt
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Vergara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moore blocks a jab.
Vergara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Vergara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Vergara is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vergara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vergara, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Moore ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moore no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vergara passes into half guard.

Moore has one foot on Vergara's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vergara throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Vergara throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Moore closes the distance and pushes Vergara back into the cage.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vergara tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Vergara dominated that round.
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.

Vergara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vergara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vergara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Vergara takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Vergara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Vergara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vergara tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Vergara swinging wildly here.
Vergara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vergara duly obliges.
Vergara throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vergara misses the shot to the body.
Vergara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vergara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vergara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Vergara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vergara shoots and misses
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Vergara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vergara misses with a leg kick.
Vergara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore checks a low kick from Vergara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergara tries to clinch up.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vergara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Moore moves into the clinch successfully.

Moore works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Moore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Moore.
Vergara misses with a low kick.
Vergara lands a right hook to the body.
Vergara throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Vergara throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.
Vergara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vergara wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs.
Vergara throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergara swinging wildly here.
Vergara moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Daniel Vergara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vergara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel Vergara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vergara thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
Vergara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vergara tries for a takedown but Moore circles away easily
and Moore counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vergara, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Vergara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vergara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moore counters with a head kick.
Vergara just misses with a punch to the body.
Vergara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vergara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore checks a low kick from Vergara.
Vergara wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vergara tries to land a body kick
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Vergara was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vergara misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Vergara misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Vergara shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.
Vergara swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore staying out of range there.
Vergara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vergara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Vergara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore lands with a nice combination. Vergara backs away looking to recover.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergara shoots in for a double leg but Moore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vergara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Vergara throws a combination that misses
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Vergara backing up. Vergara nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Vergara misses
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Vergara backing up. Vergara nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Vergara. Those never looked like landing.
Vergara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Vergara tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergara throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Vergara. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel Vergara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vergara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Vergara.

Moore has Vergara up against the cage in a clinch.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vergara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vergara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vergara misses with a body shot
and Moore finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vergara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vergara misses with a few strikes there.
Vergara throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vergara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Vergara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vergara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Moore's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vergara is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore blocks a head kick by Vergara.
Vergara thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.

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 Daniel Vergara.
I think Vergara 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Daniel Vergara!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Daniel Vergara!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Daniel Vergara!

Daniel Vergara wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Vergara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.