PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nicolas moya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quick Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

moya
vs
Ness

194 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing
Organic Peak Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, nicolas moya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
moya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - moya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
moya shoots for a takedown but Ness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by moya or perhaps it was just good defense by Ness which made him look bad.
moya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ness but Ness pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nicolas moya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
moya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ness has closed the distance and engaged moya in a clinch.
moya fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
moya fails to pull guard.
moya tries for a takedown. No joy.
moya wants a takedown but no success here.

Ness is trying to trip moya. He has hold of a leg but moya is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ness persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Ness gets to his feet - moya follows without any prompting.
moya closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ness counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moya 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of moya's head.

Ness gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
moya doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ness counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. moya is keeping the position for now.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
moya is breathing heavily.
Ness wants to pass the guard but moya is keeping the position.

moya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ness controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
moya keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
Ness working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of moya's head.
Ness scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ness postures up and lands a big shot to moya's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
moya keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
Ness tries to free his leg and advance position but moya is retaining full guard.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but moya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

moya looking for a guillotine here but Ness defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but moya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ness stands and throws moya's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ness lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ness in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Ness decides to stand back up. Ness steps back and let's moya get back to his feet.
moya clinches but Ness breaks the clinch

and Ness counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
moya wants to get back to full guard.
Ness works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
moya is working to get back to half guard.
Ness postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. moya looks a forlorn figure.
Ness pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
moya manages to regain half guard. Good work.

moya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
moya is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness drops an elbow to the side of moya's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Ness dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ness.
Ness is working moya over with some ground and pound from side control.
moya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ness connects with a decent elbow.
moya manages to get back to half guard.
moya tries to get to full guard but Ness has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ness working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ness working over moya with some ground and pound. moya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ness is trying to work for a kimura but moya is defending well.
Ness is trying to control the action in half guard but moya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
moya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness pushing down on moya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

moya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness wants to lay and pray for a moment but moya keeps working.
moya is looking to control Ness's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can moya avoid being mounted?
moya has a hand on Ness's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ness takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
moya is looking to get to half guard.
Ness breaks from moya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
moya is looking to get to half guard.
Quick Ness has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ness has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of moya's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ness prevents moya from getting the reversal.
Ness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ness.
Ness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish moya?
Ness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ness cracks moya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ness with the ground and pound from mount.
Ness putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
moya is looking to improve his position but Ness isn't that keen on the idea.
Ness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
moya is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
moya taking shots to the head.
moya is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Ness.
moya is wriggling around trying to escape.
moya is in a horrible position here. Ness smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
moya is looking to improve his position but Ness isn't that keen on the idea.
moya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
moya manages to regain half guard. Good work.

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.
Ness scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
moya is pressing down on Ness's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

moya looking for a guillotine here but Ness defends easily.
Ness slips nicely into half guard.

Ness is looking for a kimura but moya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ness to get the leverage.
moya tries to get to full guard but Ness has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ness working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ness clinches up against the cage.

Ness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

moya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ness scoring with punches to the head and body.
moya working a defensive guard here.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ness preventing the sweep.

moya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ness manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
moya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

moya working for submissions but it's allowed Ness to get to half guard.
Ness is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness is trying to control the action in half guard but moya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ness keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ness looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks moya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ness lands a nice short elbow.
Ness is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
moya tries to hold on but Ness postures up.
moya manages to regain half guard. Good work.
moya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ness's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ness's back!
Ness can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ness is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if moya gets his way!
Ness tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ness tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ness sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ness gets full guard.
Ness trying to control the position here.

Ness pushes moya off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
moya shoots and misses

and Ness counters with a single leg into guard. moya didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ness wants to control from the top but moya keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness stopping the sweep attempt from moya.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ness lands a couple of elbows.
moya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
moya tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ness counters with a takedown into side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ness trying to control the action but moya is working from the bottom.
moya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ness wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
moya wants to control but Ness postures up.
Ness scores with punches from side control.
moya tries to improve position but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
moya with a poor takedown

and Ness counters with a single leg into guard. moya didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ness distracts moya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Ness really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

moya tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ness moves into the clinch.
moya tries for a takedown but Ness manages to get underhooks.
moya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ness has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but moya regains guard immediately.
Ness landing some decent shots from guard.
moya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ness controls the pace.
Ness is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ness trying to control but moya is working from the bottom.
Ness passes moya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
moya wants to improve his position but Ness is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Ness.
moya tries to kick Ness off but Ness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ness takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
moya is looking for a sweep. Ness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

moya is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ness pulls his head out easily.
Ness slips a nice elbow through moya's hands, connecting with moya's forehead.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
moya looks to clinch

and Ness counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ness seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands with a punch from half guard.
moya wants to get back to full guard.
moya is working hard here to advance position.
Ness lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ness lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ness winds up and cracks moya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
moya trying to control but Ness postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ness feints and as moya raises his hands in defense, Ness changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ness postures up in moya's guard and throws a big left but moya blocks it.

Ness gets to his feet. moya looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
nicolas moya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ness closes the distance and clinches.

Ness has dropped down and is working for a takedown. moya is trying to keep an underhook but Ness manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. moya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness wants to control from the top but moya keeps moving.
Ness preventing the sweep.
Ness wants to control from the top but moya keeps moving.
Ness is working moya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ness lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ness is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ness 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.
Ness landing with the ground and pound.
Ness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ness landing with the ground and pound.
Ness is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness landing some decent shots from guard.

moya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ness scoring with punches to the head and body.

Ness avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ness is pushing down on moya's leg trying to pass to half guard. moya is fighting to maintain full guard but Ness has managed to sneak the leg through.

moya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
moya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Ness dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ness shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ness showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Ness there.
moya has hold of Ness's hands but Ness slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ness trying to pass the guard but moya defending well.
moya is looking to improve his position.
moya is pressing down on Ness's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
moya looking for a sweep. Not yet moya, not yet.

Ness gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
nicolas moya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ness gets the takedown into side control.
Ness is looking to take a break and control but moya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness lands some shots froms side control.
Ness wants to control but moya is keeping him busy.
Ness is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
moya is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ness off and has taken his back!
Ness tries to escape but moya has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ness turns into moya and is now in his guard.

Ness thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ness cracks moya with a solid left hand.

moya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. moya swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two 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.
Ness with a nice head shot there.

moya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ness is in close to moya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ness trying to control but moya is working from the bottom.
moya being controlled here, momentarily.
Ness is pushing down on moya's leg trying to pass to half guard. moya is fighting to maintain full guard but Ness has managed to sneak the leg through.

Ness is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, moya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ness seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ness seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ness slows the pace down in half guard.
Ness is looking to advance position but moya won't allow it.
moya tries to get to full guard but Ness has control of the leg.
Ness landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
moya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ness counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ness.

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.

Ness lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
moya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for moya.
Ness missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ness working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of moya's head.
moya is trying to keep Ness in close.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but moya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
moya working a defensive guard here.
Ness keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of moya's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
moya misses with a takedown attempt

and Ness counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
nicolas moya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick Ness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ness is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quick Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ness has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Ness!
Quick Ness is the new light heavyweight champion!