PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Moxson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moxson comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie by Cranberries. Sun Hui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moxson
vs
Hui

182 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Moxson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Hui. That snapped Moxson's head back.

Moxson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hui tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moxson is in Hui's guard.
Moxson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moxson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moxson 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.
Moxson preventing the sweep.
Moxson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hui seems keen to control Moxson's posture.
Hui keeping moving, preventing Moxson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui controls Moxson momentarily but Moxson frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moxson throws out a loose jab but Hui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moxson throws a shot from downtown. Hui moves away and avoids it.
Moxson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moxson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hui swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Moxson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hui is pulling down on Moxson's head. It's preventing any offense from Moxson, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moxson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moxson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moxson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moxson slips nicely into half guard.
Hui is looking for a sweep. Moxson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moxson drops an elbow to the side of Hui's head.

Moxson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hui is trying to maintain the position but Moxson is very close to passing his half guard.
Hui moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hui trying to keep a closed guard but Moxson is proving a slippery customer.
Moxson throwing strikes but missing.
Hui wants to sweep but no luck.
Moxson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hui's head.
Hui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moxson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hui.
Moxson wants to improve his position but Hui is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui throws a strike but Moxson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Moxson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Moxson looking for a guillotine here but Hui defends easily.
Moxson wants to sweep here but Hui controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hui throws a strike but Moxson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Moxson 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.

Hui shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moxson as he avoids it easily.
Moxson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Moxson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moxson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moxson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hui is not content to let Moxson control the position.
Hui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moxson lands a nice short elbow.
Hui taking some punishment here, with Moxson in his half guard.
Hui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moxson connects with a nice short shot to Hui's temple.
Moxson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hui can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui is looking to improve his position.
Moxson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hui!
Moxson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moxson lands a big shot there that rocks Hui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hui really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moxson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hui?
Hui sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moxson connects with a nice short shot to Hui's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxson is thwarting Hui's attempts to control the position.
Moxson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moxson trying to control the pace.
Moxson working the head and body with strikes.
Hui is looking to improve his position.
Hui is not content to let Moxson control the position.

Moxson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hui with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hui is pressing down on Moxson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Moxson preventing the sweep.
Moxson is stalling in the full guard.
Moxson trying to control but Hui is working from the bottom.
Hui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moxson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hui is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moxson wants to control from the top but Hui keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hui tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moxson takes a swing at Hui's ribcage but misses.

Moxson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hui manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moxson trying to control but Hui is working from the bottom.
Hui is pulling down on Moxson's head to control his posture.
Moxson trying to control but Hui is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moxson wants to control from the top but Hui keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Moxson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Moxson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hui has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Moxson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Moxson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moxson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hui wants to improve his position but Moxson is controlling well.
Moxson working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moxson connects with a nice short shot to Hui's temple.
Hui trying to control but Moxson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui tries to get to full guard but Moxson has control of the leg.
Hui wants to control but Moxson is keeping busy.
Hui keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Moxson there.

Hui is defending against the submission attempts here by Moxson.
John Moxson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moxson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hui regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Moxson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Moxson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hui.
Moxson controlling the position well.
Hui uses his free foot to push down on Moxson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moxson.
Moxson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hui throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moxson because Hui loaded up on that one.
Moxson is desperately trying to improve his position but Hui has a good base and remains in mount.
Moxson wants to hold on but Hui pushes him away.
Moxson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hui avoids the attempt from Moxson to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui looking to ground and pound but Moxson is blocking nicely.
Hui avoids the attempt from Moxson to control.
Moxson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hui with shots to the head and body - Moxson looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hui looking to secure an arm triangle but Moxson defends it well.
Moxson is looking to improve his position but Hui isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hui.
Sun Hui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moxson tries to lock up and control but Hui gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Hui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moxson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Moxson!
John Moxson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I will tell you one thing and one thing only. I'm coming for you. Another win and another victim. Life isn't fair so try me if you dare - watch this rise from despair.'.