PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Khmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Moe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moe has chosen polly cover my son justin as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bigg Moe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khmer
vs
Moe

185 cm
26
249 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
259 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Khmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bigg Moe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khmer staying out of range there.
Khmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khmer.
Khmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khmer misses with an uppercut. Moe saw that one coming.
Khmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moe.
Moe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khmer.
Good standup being displayed there by Khmer as he connects with a hook.
Moe walks into a straight right hand from Khmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moe avoids the body shot from Khmer.

Moe gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe wants to control but Khmer is keeping him busy.

Moe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khmer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moe in side control, throwing shots but Khmer defends.

Moe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khmer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moe tries to score with some ground and pound. Khmer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Moe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khmer struggling a bit here.

Moe tries for a kimura but Khmer is defending well.
Moe trying to control the action but Khmer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmer dodges the ground and pound from Moe.
Moe working the strikes but Khmer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moe misses with a head shot. Khmer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Khmer has Moe pulled in close to control his posture.
Khmer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moe!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moe is wriggling around trying to escape.

Khmer has control of Moe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moe working to try and regain half guard.
Moe regains half guard.
Moe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Khmer trying to control but Moe is working from the bottom.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Khmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khmer.
Moe looks to throw the jab but Khmer is out of range.
Moe lands a jab to the head.

Moe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
My spies in Island Top Team inform me that Moe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moe is one step ahead there.

Moe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khmer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moe has Khmer in his guard.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khmer is thwarting Moe's attempts to control the position.
Khmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Moe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Moe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khmer passes Moe's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Khmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khmer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmer working Moe over with strikes.
Moe trying to hold on to Khmer's head to control him but Khmer postures up.
Moe is trying to get back to full guard.
Moe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Moe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khmer trying to control but Moe is working from the bottom.
Khmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moe is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe keeping moving, preventing Khmer from controlling successfully.
Moe working a defensive guard here.

Bigg Moe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Moe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khmer was covering up waiting for the punch and Moe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Moe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moe advances to half guard.

Moe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khmer sees it coming and defends easily.
Moe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khmer's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Moe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khmer is refusing to be controlled, as Moe sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigg Moe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Khmer lands a jab.
Khmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Khmer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moe's guard.
Khmer wants to pass the guard but Moe is keeping the position.
Khmer wants to control from the top but Moe keeps moving.

Moe looking for subs off his back but Khmer has passed one foot through into half guard.

Khmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Moe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Moe is defending against the submission attempts here by Khmer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Khmer trying to mount his opponent but Moe defends it.
Khmer thows a huge punch but Moe dodges it nicely.
Moe gets back to full guard.
Khmer looking to pass the guard.
Moe pulls Khmer in close to prevent any damage.
Khmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Moe looking for a sweep. Not yet Moe, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moe is trying to control Khmer's posture but Khmer avoids it.
Khmer tries to advance to mount but Moe denies him.
Moe is looking for a sweep.
Moe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Moe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khmer pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Khmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moe pushes Khmer off looking to stand but Khmer dives back in and keeps control.
Moe is looking for a sweep. Khmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe trying to control from the bottom.
Moe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khmer working over Moe with some ground and pound. Moe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moe is pressing down on Khmer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khmer wants to control from the top but Moe keeps moving.
Khmer passes Moe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khmer moves nicely into side control.
Moe is looking for a sweep.
Khmer working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khmer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Khmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moe to see if he's OK.

Khmer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moe prevents Khmer from moving into mount.
Moe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khmer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khmer controlling from side mount.

Khmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moe trying to control but Khmer postures up.
Moe manages to get to full guard.
Moe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Khmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khmer 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Khmer!
Bigg Moe was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to fans'.