PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morris Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Winkle
vs
Moore

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Morris Van Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Van Winkle moves out of range easily.
Van Winkle motions for Moore to come forward. Van Winkle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Winkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Winkle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a big head kick but Van Winkle shrugs it off.

Van Winkle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Moore tries for a takedown. No joy.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Van Winkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore which made him look bad.
Van Winkle fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Van Winkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Winkle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moore pushes Van Winkle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van Winkle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Van Winkle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Moore is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Winkle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Winkle trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Moore is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore throws Van Winkle to one side and escapes!
Van Winkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moore pinned against the cage. Moore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Winkle has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Van Winkle was not able to check.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Winkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Van Winkle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Winkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Winkle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moore counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Winkle tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Van Winkle is looking to land body kicks.
Horrible takedown by Van Winkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore which made him look bad.
Van Winkle throws a series of strikes that have Moore backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Winkle closes the distance and clinches.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
John Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Winkle tries for a takedown but Moore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Van Winkle gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Winkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Winkle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Van Winkle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moore defends it nicely.

Van Winkle closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Winkle's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Winkle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Winkle misses with a body punch.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Winkle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Winkle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Moore.
Van Winkle tries to pull guard but Moore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moore is working for takedown but Van Winkle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Van Winkle has him pressed against the cage.

Moore manages to break the clinch.

Van Winkle pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Van Winkle closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore leaning against his opponent.
Van Winkle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Van Winkle on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Van Winkle on that attempt.
Van Winkle has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Winkle misses with a takedown attempt
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Winkle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Van Winkle dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Van Winkle's head and hops out.
Van Winkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Winkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore feints and then cracks Van Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Winkle down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Morris Van Winkle will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Winkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris Van Winkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Winkle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Winkle tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Morris Van Winkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Van Winkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Winkle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Winkle.
Moore is trying to improve his position.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.

Moore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Van Winkle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Moore to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries for a takedown but Moore circles away easily
and Moore counters with a big head kick but Van Winkle shrugs it off.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Van Winkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore which made him look bad.

Moore moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Winkle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Winkle tries to clinch up.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore throws a head kick but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Van Winkle looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris Van Winkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Winkle, pushing him back against the cage.

Moore has hold of one of Van Winkle's legs. Van Winkle is fighting the takedown attempt but Moore gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morris Van Winkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Winkle 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morris Van Winkle!
Post fight, an emotional Morris Van Winkle said 'OOOGA BOOGA'.