PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Moh
vs
Brown

185 cm
35
175 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

180 cm
28
177 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moh throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Moh moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Moh blocks a head kick by Brown.
Moh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Moh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Moh has passed into half guard.
Moh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moh tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
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. Moh lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Brown is staying active underneath Moh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh working Brown over with strikes.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Moh working Brown over with strikes.
Brown trying to control here.
Moh is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Moh is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.

Moh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Moh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Moh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
I wouldn't like to be where Moh is right now.
You can see the frustration on Moh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Moh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh gets back to half guard.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moh trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moh tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.

Moh actively working from the bottom here.
Moh 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.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moh swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moh. Moh obviously looking to wear him down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Moh is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tat Moh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Moh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moh showed some decent athleticism there.
Tat Moh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moh is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Moh winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moh working Brown over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moh scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Moh scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.

Brown is rocked!
Moh connects with a bit shot that sees Brown covering up! More strikes from Moh and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Moh is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tat Moh!
Tat Moh looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '.