PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Lion
vs
Moreira

169 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarzan Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira doesn't manage to clinch there - The Lion circles away.
Moreira loads up on a big right hand but The Lion slips the punch.
Moreira tries to clinch but The Lion moves out of range.
Moreira tries to clinch but The Lion is having none of it.
The Lion misses with a few strikes there.
Moreira has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Lion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Lion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Lion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
Moreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from The Lion.
A big right from The Lion misses.
We've been told by The Lion's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Lion moves away.
The Lion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moreira has time to react.
The Lion throws a hook but Moreira avoids it easily.
Moreira moves away from the strike by The Lion.
A jab from The Lion does it's job there.
Moreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Moreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreira swings for the body but The Lion moves out of range.
A big left from The Lion misses.
Moreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreira defending well as The Lion loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from The Lion misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreira moves in looking to clinch but The Lion pushes him off.
Moreira slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Lion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moreira ducks under a wild hook from The Lion.
The Lion misses with a looping right.
Moreira wants to clinch up but The Lion keeps it at a distance.
Moreira tries to clinch there but The Lion circles away.
The Lion missing with a left hand there. Moreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moreira tries to clinch up but The Lion circles away and keeps his distance.
The Lion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moreira is looking to clinch but The Lion is avoiding it.

Moreira clinches up against the cage.
The Lion blocking some punches.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
Moreira tries to work over The Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Moreira tries to work over The Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Moreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Lion.
A short right from Moreira.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Moreira.
Moreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Lion's elbow.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira blocking some punches.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Moreira.
Moreira blocking some punches.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
The Lion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Moreira gets through The Lion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Lion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreira.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreira is working The Lion over against the cage.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Moreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira lands a nice shot to the body.
The Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreira lands a nice uppercut.
Moreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Lion backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira presses The Lion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreira.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by The Lion.
Moreira scores with a shot to the side of The Lion's head.
Moreira tries to work over The Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but The Lion uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Moreira.
The Lion working aggressively here.
Moreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Lion backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but The Lion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira working aggressively here.
The Lion blocks an uppercut.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarzan Moreira 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.

The Lion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Lion throws a jab but it's blocked by Moreira.
The Lion misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming.
Moreira doesn't manage to clinch there - The Lion circles away.
Moreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moreira in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Moreira pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from The Lion.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a body punch.
Moreira throws a punch but it's blocked by The Lion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Tarzan Moreira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Lion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but The Lion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira tries to throw a body punch but The Lion avoids it by throwing Moreira back against the cage.
The Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira tries to work over The Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Lion lands with a left to the head.
The Lion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as The Lion controls his hands.
Moreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
A short right from Moreira on the inside.
Moreira tries to work over The Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by The Lion.
Moreira digs a right hand underneath The Lion's ribcage. The Lion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moreira lands a hook that snaps the head of The Lion backwards.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Moreira scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
Moreira throws a punch but it's blocked by The Lion.
Moreira throws a head punch that misses.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as The Lion controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion gets through Moreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as The Lion controls his hands.
The Lion prevents a body shot from Moreira.
Moreira blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Lion pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moreira pushes The Lion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by The Lion.
Moreira misses with the head strike.
Moreira misses with the head strike.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Moreira misses with some punches.
The Lion working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Moreira.
Moreira lands with a left to the head.
Moreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Good body shot from Moreira.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Moreira pushes The Lion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Moreira.
The Lion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
The Lion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
Moreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Moreira working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion blocking some punches.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
Moreira blocking some punches.
Moreira lands with a right to the head.
Moreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Lion.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira scores with a hook to the body.
Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Lions head.
Moreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira misses with a body punch.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but The Lion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarzan Moreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moreira tries to clinch but The Lion moves out of range.
The Lion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Lion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Lion throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.
The Lion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Lion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreira wants to clinch.
The Lion throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moreira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moreira lands a lovely overhand right.
Moreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Lion throws a series of punches but Moreira moves out of range.
Alex The Lion is winning the standup battle so far.

Moreira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira works on The Lion's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira throws a punch but it's blocked by The Lion.
Moreira throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Lion.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from The Lion.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Moreira.
The Lion working aggressively here.
Moreira lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
Moreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Moreira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreira tries a body shot but The Lion blocks it.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
Moreira is working The Lion over against the cage.
Moreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Lion's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Lion has a couple of punches blocked by Moreira.
Moreira misses with a body punch.
Moreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Lion.
Moreira misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
A short body shot lands from Moreira as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
The Lion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Lion.
Moreira lands an uppercut.
Moreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moreira misses with some punches.
The Lion working aggressively here.
The Lion misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira scores with a shot to the side of The Lion's head.
The Lion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Lion misses with some punches.
The Lion lands a shoulder strike.
The Lion misses with some punches.
Moreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moreira misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Moreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by The Lion.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreira.
A head punch on the inside from The Lion fails to land.
Moreira tries to throw a body punch but The Lion avoids it by throwing Moreira back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Moreira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreira.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Lion scores with a shoulder strike.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but The Lion uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Lion.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreira.
Moreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The Lion is rocked!
Moreira pushes The Lion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh The Lion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira lands with a right to the head.
Moreira misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Moreira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends The Lion's eyes rolling into the back of his head! The Lion drops to his knees and Moreira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarzan Moreira!
Tarzan Moreira 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.