PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore's entrance music is Funeral Thirst. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Moore
vs
Edwards

163 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.

Moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Edwards is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edwards avoid being mounted?
Edwards is not content to let Moore control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Edwards!
Moore lands a big elbow.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Edwards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore unloading with bombs!
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Edwards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moore working for a submission but Edwards is keeping him at bay.
Moore with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moore lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Edwards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Edwards tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edwards 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.
Moore prevents Edwards from standing back up.
Moore works his way into full mount!
Moore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moore cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Moore looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moore 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.

Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Edwards has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Edwards fails with the takedown

and Moore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Moore wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Moore advances to half guard.
Edwards pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Billy Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edwards keeps working.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Edwards defends it.
Edwards tries to kick Moore off but Moore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moore trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Moore works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore landing punches.
Edwards is trying to stand up.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Moore trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Edwards's face.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Moore with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edwards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore wants to control the pace but Edwards is squirming around nicely.
Edwards is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moore content just to control the position here.

Moore wants to finish this one by submission but Edwards is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moore.
Moore looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore won't let Edwards get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Moore tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.

Edwards defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moore.
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Edwards wants to try and get back to his feet.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
Moore with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Moore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Edwards tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Edwards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.
Moore manages to get to full guard.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards won't allow Moore to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edwards's guard.
Edwards working a defensive guard here.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moore forces his way into half guard.
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. Moore connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Edwards defends it.
Moore stops Edwards from getting back to his feet.
Moore working Edwards over with strikes.
Moore is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
Moore winds up and cracks Edwards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards moves into full guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore stops Edwards from standing up.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moore works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Moore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore chips away with some ground and pound.
Glenn Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore with a nice head shot there.
Edwards is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.

Edwards had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Moore is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Edwards Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Moore's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moore wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Billy Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edwards!
Moore controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Moore!
Billy Moore retains his lightweight title!