PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Moore has chosen Frank Klepacki - March to doom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Assassin
vs
Moore

170 cm
34
140 lbs
30 - 11 - 1

169 cm
31
157 lbs
17 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore scores with a body shot.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Assassin.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assassin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Assassin throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Assassin misses the jab.
Assassin misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin's corner calls for a 1-2. Assassin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assassin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Moore.
Assassin misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moore cracks the inside of Assassin's front leg.
Assassin thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Assassin 's knee.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assassin thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Assassin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assassin misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Assassin.
Moore stuns Assassin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assassin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Assassin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a leg kick but Assassin moved away.
Assassin scores with a shot to the body.
Assassin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assassin misses with a hook to the body
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assassin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bobby Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moore momentarily.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore moves forwards but Assassin connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Assassin lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assassin.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assassin throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assassin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assassin misses with an uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore defending well as Assassin loads up on a big left hand.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore 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.
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 Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Assassin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.

Assassin gets a double leg takedown into Moore's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin working some strikes from top position.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assassin!
Moore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin wants to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore prevents Assassin from getting the reversal.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moore scoring with strikes but Assassin is staying in there.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Assassin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moore tries to control but Assassin wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Assassin 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.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore lands a heavy elbow.
Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moore winds up and cracks Assassin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Assassin actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard but Moore has mounted him!
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Assassin is trying to escape the mount.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assassin tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Assassin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin regains half guard.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Assassin defends it.
Assassin is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assassin avoid being mounted?
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Assassin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moore prevents Assassin from improving his position.
Moore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Assassin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Assassin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moore avoids it really well and circles away.
Lager Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Moore.
Assassin connects with a crisp jab.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin cracks Moore with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Moore.

Assassin drives through with a takedown into Moore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Assassin distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
Assassin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Moore is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Assassin jumps into side control!
Assassin throws an elbow but Moore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Moore parries the strikes from Assassin easily there. Assassin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Moore to escape.
Assassin throws a strike aimed at the side of Moore's head but Moore avoids it well.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Assassin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Assassin landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Assassin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Assassin working the ground and pound but Moore is defending the strikes.
Moore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Assassin drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Moore won't allow it.
Assassin wants to take a breather but Moore is having none of it.
Assassin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Assassin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moore sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Assassin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Assassin prevents Moore from improving his position.
Assassin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Moore looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lager Assassin clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assassin avoids the head kick by Moore.
Assassin misses with a two punch combination.
Assassin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Assassin misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moore circles away.

Assassin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assassin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assassin's back!
Assassin is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
Assassin tries to escape but Moore has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Moore landing with strikes.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Assassin rolls, trying to escape but Moore keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Assassin is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good control from Moore.
Moore trying to control momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assassin trying to control but not successfully.
Moore has the hooks in. Assassin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Assassin is working hard here to advance position.
Moore scores with strikes from the back.
Assassin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to advance position but Assassin won't allow it.
Moore wants to take a breather but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin looking to control.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Assassin slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.

Assassin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Moore defend it? Assassin steps over the head and cranks it - Moore is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Assassin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin is the new featherweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lager Assassin waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.