PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Wyrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyrm has chosen Don't Tread by Damn Yankees as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moroba
vs
Wyrm

172 cm
23
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
29
156 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Wyrm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wyrm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moroba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyrm somewhat.
Moroba slaps away a takedown attempt from Wyrm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moroba takes a swing at Wyrm's ribcage but misses.
Moroba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moroba swings for the body but Wyrm moves out of range.
Moroba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyrm shoots in for a takedown but Moroba shows good takedown defense.
Jun Moroba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Wyrm.
Wyrm is looking to clinch.
Wyrm has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moroba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moroba misses with a wild combination.
Moroba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wyrm's hands.
Moroba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Wyrm rushes Moroba and presses him up against the cage.
Wyrm managing to block the knees to the body from Moroba.
Wyrm misses with the head strike.
Wyrm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moroba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyrms head.
A hook to the body from Moroba.
Moroba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wyrm avoids it.
Wyrm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moroba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moroba blocks an elbow strike.
Wyrm avoids a wild elbow strike from Moroba.
Moroba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moroba tries a knee to the head but Wyrm blocks it.
Moroba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Moroba.
Wyrm wants to take the fight to the mat but Moroba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moroba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wyrm avoids it.
Moroba lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moroba.
A bit of stalling here from Moroba.
Wyrm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Moroba scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moroba missing with knees to the body.
Moroba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyrm can't get the takedown.
A body shot lands from Moroba.
Wyrm misses with a knee strike.
Moroba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wyrm managing to block the knees to the body from Moroba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moroba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moroba misses with an elbow strike.
Moroba leaning against his opponent.
Wyrm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moroba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wyrm misses with the head strike.
Wyrm goes for a takedown attempt but Moroba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moroba throws a sloppy head kick and Wyrm moves out of range easily.
Wyrm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moroba pinned against the cage. Moroba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba connects with a high kick.
Jun Moroba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Moroba - just one landing.

Wyrm forces Moroba back against the cage and clinches.
Moroba lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moroba throws an elbow but misses.
Wyrm blocks an elbow strike from Moroba.
Wyrm displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moroba up against the cage.
Wyrm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moroba stalling in the clinch but Wyrm improves position.
Moroba struggles to land a body shot inside as Wyrm controls his hands.
Wyrm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moroba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wyrm.
A shot in the inside from Moroba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wyrm avoids it.
Good body shot from Moroba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moroba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wyrm.
Moroba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moroba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moroba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wyrm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moroba.
Moroba throws an elbow that misses.
Wyrm throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyrm pushes off an throws an elbow but Moroba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wyrm working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Wyrm fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Moroba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wyrm darts in trying to clinch
and Moroba counters with a straight right hand.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
Wyrm shoots in looking for a takedown. Moroba tries to sprawl out of it but Wyrm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moroba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyrm tries to clinch but Moroba is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Moroba. No joy for Wyrm on that attempt.
Moroba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Wyrm is rocked!
Wyrm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moroba.
Wyrm is still on wobbly legs! Can Moroba finish him?
Moroba tries a head kick but it misses.
Wyrm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moroba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyrm seems to have recovered his senses.
Moroba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wyrm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moroba throws a shot from downtown. Wyrm moves away and avoids it.
Wyrm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moroba keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moroba.
Wyrm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moroba counters with a thumping low kick.
Moroba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wyrm wants to clinch.
Moroba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Wyrm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moroba is trying to control the position but Wyrm postures up.
Wyrm preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wyrm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wyrm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wyrm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moroba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moroba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moroba!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyrm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moroba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba trying to control the action but Wyrm is working from the bottom.
Wyrm is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wyrm is trying to get back to half guard.
Wyrm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wyrm is refusing to be controlled, as Moroba sits in half guard.

Moroba is looking for a kimura here.
Moroba working Wyrm over with strikes.
Moroba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moroba lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moroba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Wyrm has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Moroba doesn't defend quickly enough and Wyrm has managed to lock this one up! Can Moroba escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wyrm on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Winston Wyrm!
Winston Wyrm spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.