PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friar Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Moore
vs
Santiago

189 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mango Nutrition
Dragon

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friar Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a double jab.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clay Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Santiago counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Santiago to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore lands a body shot.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Santiago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Moore cracks Santiago with an open hand slap.
Santiago throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Santiago swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
A big right from Moore misses.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santiago's head.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santiago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago misses the jab.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore misses with a jab to the body
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Moore misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
A jab from Moore misses.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santiagos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santiago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Santiago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a hook.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore thuds his right hand into Santiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Moore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Santiago tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Santiago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.
Santiago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Moore.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Friar Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Moore misses the jab.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Santiago off the ropes and back into range.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore cracks Santiago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiago ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Moore dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Moore lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore moves away from the strike by Santiago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Moore lands with a straight right. Santiago didn't see that one coming.
Clay Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore sizes up Santiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Santiago takes one to the chin there.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santiago might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moore has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santiago misses with a leg kick.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago misses with a looping right.
Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santiago sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friar Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Clay Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santiago's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Moore!
Clay Moore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.