PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Balboa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduardo Moon's chin.

Moon
vs
Balboa

174 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Balboa!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Balboa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Balboa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Balboa tries to advance to mount but Moon instead regains half guard.
Balboa looks winded!
Balboa tries to stand and escape but Moon is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is controlling Balboa's trapped leg to prevent Balboa from advancing to side control.
Moon is trying to stand.
Balboa trying to control the action but Moon is working from the bottom.
It looks like Balboa is going to stand back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocco Balboa.

Moon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balboa was covering up waiting for the punch and Moon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Balboa's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moon.
Moon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Moon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moon stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa.
Balboa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balboa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moon stops Balboa from standing up.
Moon landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Balboa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moon defends well.
Moon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a couple of elbows.
Moon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moon chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moon is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moon cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moon works over Balboa with some ground and pound from guard.
Moon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Moon stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Moon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balboa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moon cracks Balboa with a big elbow.
Balboa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Balboa wants to control but Moon postures up.
Moon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Moon working away.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Moon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Moon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is looking for a sweep.
Moon scores with punches from side control.
Moon landing a few strikes.
Moon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balboa pushes Moon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Eduardo Moon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moon is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Moon lands some shots froms side control.
Balboa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon cracks Balboa with a big elbow.
Moon is putting a hurting on Balboa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Balboa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moon connects with a decent elbow.
Moon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balboa down.
Moon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balboa down.
Moon is working Balboa over with some ground and pound from side control.
A control attempt from Balboa but he's now mounted!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is landing with some decent strikes but Balboa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moon unloading with bombs!
Moon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moon landing strikes from the mount.
Moon dominating with strikes here.
Balboa tries to reverse the position but Moon maintains control.
Moon with the ground and pound from mount.
Moon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balboa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon raining down hammerfists from mount.

Balboa is rocked!
Moon landing strikes from the mount.
Balboa is still in real trouble! Can Moon finish him?
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!
Balboa taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Balboa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balboa is trying to stand.
Moon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moon landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Moon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moon.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Moon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Balboa tries to improve position but can't.
Balboa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moon is controlling him well.
Moon working the ground and pound from side control.
Moon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moon working the ground and pound.
Balboa tries to bench press Moon off him but Moon keeps the position.
Moon cracks Balboa with a big elbow.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon cracks Balboa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moon grinds an elbow into Balboa's temple.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Moon is putting a hurting on Balboa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Moon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balboa to see if he's OK.
Moon working the ground and pound.
Balboa is trying to control Moon's posture but Moon avoids it.
Balboa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moon cracks Balboa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balboa is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moon scores with punches from side control.
Moon cracks Balboa with a big right hand but Balboa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Moon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balboa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moon lands some shots froms side control.
Moon working the ground and pound from side control.

Moon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moon landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to reverse the position.
Moon scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Moon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Moon scores with punches from side control.
Moon working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moon grinds an elbow into Balboa's temple.
Rocco Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Moon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moon lands some shots froms side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Moon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moon 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Moon!