PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov comes to the ring accompanied by The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarasov
vs
Moore

171 cm
26
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Tarasov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a head kick but Tarasov moves out of range.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarasov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore lands a two punch combo.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Tarasov lands with a cross.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Tarasov pushes him off.
Tarasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarasov checks it well.
Donk. Tarasov catches Moore right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tarasov.

Moore is rocked!
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Tarasov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarasov finish him?
Tarasov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore throws a leg kick but Tarasov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarasov checks a leg kick.
Moore wants to clinch
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarasov lands with a shot to the body.

Tarasov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Moore sprawling to the canvas! Moore rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tarasov finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarasov lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Moore up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tarasov from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Moore's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Tarasov!
Mikhail Tarasov retains his lightweight title!
Mikhail Tarasov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.