PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moore
vs
Aureus

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
40
275 lbs
31 - 26 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aureus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aureus tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Aureus has the dominant position.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aureus scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
Aureus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aureus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aureus with a knee to the head.
Aureus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Aureus lands a nice shot to the body.
Aureus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aureus with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aureus connects with a knee to the head.
Aureus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aureus lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Aureus lands a nice elbow.
Aureus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aureus landing knees to the body.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aureus.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Aureus.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus landing knees to the body.
Aureus presses Moore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aureus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A short right from Aureus on the inside.
Aureus scores with a hook to the body.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Aureus pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aureus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aureus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aureus is working Moore over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aureus closes the distance and clinches.
Moore tries to circle away but Aureus has him pinned against the cage.
Aureus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aureus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Aureus moves into the clinch.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Aureus.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus working Moore over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Aureus.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staph Aureus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Aureus.
A hook to the body from Aureus.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Aureus working Moore over with knees to the body.
Aureus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Aureus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Aureus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands with a right to the head.
Aureus crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Aureus working Moore over with knees to the body.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aureus.

It looks like Thor Moore has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aureus.
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Aureus.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aureus lands a knee to the head.
Aureus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aureus scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Aureus.
Aureus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Aureus.

Moore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aureus crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aureus.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Aureus.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aureus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aureus lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Aureus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Staph Aureus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Moore's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Aureus forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
Aureus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus landing knees to the body.
A short left from Aureus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aureus lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.
Aureus pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aureus lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Aureus lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Aureus.
Aureus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aureus obliges.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Aureus working Moore over with knees to the body.
Aureus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
A shot in the inside from Aureus.
Aureus lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Aureus.
A short left from Aureus.
A short body shot lands from Aureus as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Aureus.
Aureus lands an elbow inside.
Aureus scores with a hook to the body.
Aureus is working Moore over against the cage.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aureus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aureus lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Aureus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aureus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aureus lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Aureus has Moore pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moore is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Aureus - that's hurt Moore badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moore is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moore doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Staph Aureus!
Staph Aureus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.