PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mose Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermain Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mose Blake has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blake
vs
Moore

222 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mose Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermain Moore!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blake counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blake.

Moore breaks the clinch.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moore fails with the takedown

and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mose Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermain Moore.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Moore forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Moore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to stall.

Blake breaks the clinch.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Moore tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Moore instigates a clinch.

Blake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Blake working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.

Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is adopting a defensive guard.
Moore trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blake prevents Moore from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to hold on to Blake's head to control him but Blake postures up.
Blake not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore punching from the bottom.
Blake throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Blake not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Blake.
Moore misses with a takedown

and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moore's guard.
Blake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mose Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore fails with the takedown

and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moore's guard.
Moore wants to sweep here but Blake controlling him for the moment.
Blake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moore wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Mose Blake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moore wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Blake wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Blake wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jermain Moore.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.

Blake breaks from the clinch.
Mose Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Moore clinches.

Moore successfully pulls guard.
Mose Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mose Blake just wasn't active enough.

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mose Blake dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Moore shoots in but Blake avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Moore rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Blake jumps guard.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Blake controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.
Blake stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moore strikes from the bottom but Blake uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Blake just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mose Blake wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.

Blake successfully pulls guard.
Moore is fighting to break Blake's control of his arms but Blake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jermain Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mose Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mose Blake has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Blake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mose Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mose Blake!