PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone has chosen Monster By Skillet as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moore
vs
Cerrone

175 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cerrone to the mat! Cerrone manages to get full guard.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore tries to stand but Cerrone is controlling from the bottom.

Moore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cerrone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore wants to control from the top but Cerrone keeps moving.
Moore preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerrone is retaining full guard.
Cerrone tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cerrone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cerrone on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cerrone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerrone shoots and misses

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cerrone!
Cerrone is working to get back to half guard.
Cerrone swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cerrone looks gassed!
Cerrone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moore wants to control the pace but Cerrone is squirming around nicely.
Cerrone is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to control but Cerrone wriggling away.
Moore landing strikes from the mount and Cerrone is in trouble!
Cerrone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Moore looking for a guillotine from mount but Cerrone is having none of it.
Moore prevents Cerrone from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Moore working for a submission but Cerrone is keeping him at bay.
Cerrone is squirming around, avoiding Moore's attempts to control the action.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore looking to control but Cerrone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Moore is working for a guillotine from mount but Cerrone frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore prevents Cerrone from getting the reversal.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerrone is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Moore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Moore with a nice cross.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cerrone misses with a takedown

and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.

Moore decides to stand back up.
Cerrone connects with a jab.

Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore is pressed up against the cage. Cerrone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moore down to the mat. Moore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cerrone blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Moore won't allow it.
Wesley Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Cerrone.

Moore wants the takedown. Cerrone is fighting it off but Moore persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cerrone's guard against the cage.
Moore wants to control from the top but Cerrone keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Cerrone is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerrone is keeping the position for now.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.

Cerrone pushes Moore off and gets back to his feet.
Cerrone misses with a combination

and Moore counters by moving into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Cerrone drops back down to his feet.

Moore manages to pull guard.

Cerrone stands up from Moore's guard - Cerrone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moore could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a wild combination.
Moore tries to clinch there but Cerrone circles away.

Moore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cerrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cerrone keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cerrone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cerrone wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Cerrone is keeping the position.

Cerrone has his feet on Moore's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cerrone misses with a takedown

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is nestled in close to Cerrone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moore stops Cerrone from getting back to his feet.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Cerrone defends it.
Moore blocks the strikes from Cerrone.
Moore content to control rather than advance.
Cerrone wants to control but Moore is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Moore seems to be looking for submissions.
Cerrone is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
Cerrone gets back to half guard.
Cerrone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cerrone keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Cerrone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is looking to stand up but Cerrone won't let him.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore is working Cerrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Moore dominated that second 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. 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 throws a leg kick but Cerrone moved away.

Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cerrone to the mat! Cerrone manages to get full guard.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerrone wants to stand up but Moore is controlling him.
Cerrone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore cracks Cerrone with a solid left hand.
Moore stands up over Cerrone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cerrone wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerrone is retaining full guard.
Cerrone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cerrone is proving hard to escape from.

Moore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cerrone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moore.

Cerrone rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cerrone tries to score a body lock takedown but Moore shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Moore is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cerrone can't fight it off and eventually Moore manages to take the fight to the floor. Cerrone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moore wanted to stand there but Cerrone had control of the position.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wesley Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cerrone swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Moore stands up and waves to Cerrone to follow him.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cerrone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerrone, pushing him back against the cage.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Moore wants to break free but Cerrone has control.

Moore lands a takedown into guard.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Cerrone has wrist control.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cerrone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerrone is keeping the position for now.
Cerrone throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore distracts Cerrone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cerrone is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Cerrone drops back down to his feet.
Wesley Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Cerrone.
Cerrone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cerrone avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Cerrone won't allow it.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cerrone goes for a takedown attempt but Moore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ben Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ben Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cerrone is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Moore!