PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mozes Amaury (ranked 1970 p4p, 248 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 1982 p4p, 251 weight class). Amaury comes to the cage accompanied by Vultures Fly. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Amaury
vs
Taranin

201 cm
31
205 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

166 cm
34
159 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mozes Amaury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amaury.
Amaury has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes in the buildup to the fight.
Taranin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amaury.
Taranin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amaury.
Amaury throws a counter high kick but Taranin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Amaury misses with a wild body shot.
Amaury scoring well with a low kick there.
Taranin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Amaury misses
and Taranin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taranin moves away.
Taranin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amaury, right into the meat.
Amaury throws a low kick but Taranin moves out of range easily.
Taranin misses with a straight right.
Taranin walks into a straight right hand from Amaury.
Taranin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amaury but Amaury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taranin throws a big shot that misses.
Amaury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taranin misses with a body shot.
Amaury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury misses the jab.
Taranin misses with a straight left.
Taranin takes a swing at Amaury's ribcage but misses.
Amaury throws a low kick but Taranin moves out of range easily.
Taranin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Amaury looks for the body kick but Taranin saw that one coming.
Taranin shoots in for a takedown but Amaury shows good takedown defense.
Amaury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Amaury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taranin, pushing him back against the cage.
Taranin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amaury pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mozes Amaury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
Amaury misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Amaury on the inside.

Amaury pulls guard.
Taranin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amaury is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Amaury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amaury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taranin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taranin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taranin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amaury is trying to keep Taranin in close.

Amaury is looking to cinch up a triangle. Taranin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Amaury's body to avoid the submission. Amaury has instead reached around Taranin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Amaury arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mozes Amaury!
Mozes Amaury decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.