PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Adam (ranked 1791 p4p, 675 weight class) and Two Moons (ranked 224 p4p, 87 weight class). Lemmy Adam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adam
vs
Moons

168 cm
25
155
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
165
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lemmy Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Two Moons!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam misses with an uppercut. Moons saw that one coming.
Adam misses with a wild combination.
Moons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Moons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moons connects with a right hand. Adam shakes it off.
Adam tests Moons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adam misses with an uppercut

and Moons moves into the clinch.

Moons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Moons throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Moons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moons connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Adam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Adam.
Moons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adam tries to clinch up but Moons circles away and keeps his distance.
Moons lands with a nice combination. Adam backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moons.
Jab by Adam.
Adam misses with a looping right.
Moons unleashes a big counter combination but Adam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adam slips a straight right by Moons.
Two Moons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Adam misses

and Moons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adam misses with a punch on the inside.
Moons lands with a left to the head.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moons lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
A short left from Moons.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adam.
Adam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moons misses with a punch to the body.
Moons is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
Moons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Moons blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moons! But no joy.
Moons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adam walks into a left hand.
A jab from Adam misses.

Moons takes the fight into the clinch.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Moons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Moons scores with a shot to the side of Adam's head.
Moons is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
Moons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moons tries to throw a body punch but Adam avoids it by throwing Moons back against the cage.

Moons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moons blocks a jab.
Adam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moons swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons avoids the head kick by Adam.
Adam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Adam was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam fails with the takedown.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Moons.
The crowd cheers as Moons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adam doesn't seem phased though.
Moons misses with a body shot
and Adam counters with a leg kick.
Moons stuffs the takedown.
As Adam backs off Moons throws a huge counter combo but Adam manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moons counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Moons coming out on top.
Moons lands with a cross.
Moons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adam circles away quickly and effectively.
Moons ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Moons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moons lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moons lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Moons on the inside.
Moons lands with a short shot to the head.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moons.
Adam jumps guard but Moons turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moons lands a right hand.
Moons blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moons defends it nicely.
Two Moons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moons throws an overhand right that lands on Adam's shoulder, as Adam tries to avoid the shot.
Adam misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moons! But no joy.
Moons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons works over Adam's head and body with a nice combination.
Moons cracks Adam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moons misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam misses with a right hand
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Moons has closed the distance and engaged Adam in a clinch.
Adam jumps guard but Moons turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moons to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
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!
Moons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons lands with a light punch inside.
Two Moons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
Moons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Moons controls the action.
Moons blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Adam jumps guard but Moons stands there with Adam around his waist. Adam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moons scores with a shot to the side of Adam's head.

Moons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moons swats away the attempt to clinch by Adam.
Moons ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adam slips under a jab.
As Moons tries to get set, Adam tries to push him back and clinch up but Moons manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adam.
Adam tries to clinch but Moons is having none of it.
Moons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adam. Adam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moons jabs at Adam's body.

Moons forces Adam back against the cage and clinches.
Moons gets through Adam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Moons controls the action.
Moons pushes Adam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Moons.
Adam slows down the pace here.
A short left from Moons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Moons on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moons.
Adam is looking to control Moons's arms but Moons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adam has his back to the cage.
Adam is trying to pull guard but Moons turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.

Moons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moons.
Adam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moons misses with a looping left.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Moons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adam moves away from the strike by Moons.
Moons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moons scores with the left hand. Adam knows he should have avoided that one.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam throws an off balance right hand
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.

Adam has Moons up against the cage in a clinch.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam tries a body shot but Moons blocks it.
Adam fails to pull guard.
Adam is trying to force a seperation but Moons has the dominant position.
Adam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moons.
A short left from Moons.
Adam misses with some punches.

Moons manages to break the clinch.
Adam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Moons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moons dips to his left and cracks Adam with an uppercut!
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Moons swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.

Moons drives through and clinches with Adam against the cage.
Adam missing with knees to the body.
Adam lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Adam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Moons blocks it.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Moons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons lands a body punch.
Moons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam taking a breather.
Moons lands a nice shot to the body.
Moons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moons lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Moons.
Moons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adams head.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Moons.
Moons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Moons lands a nice uppercut.

Moons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Moons misses.
Adam is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moons.
Moons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adam's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moons clinches up against the cage.
Moons lands with a short shot to the head.
Moons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam tries to pull guard but Moons forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moons blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Adam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adam throws a hook but Moons avoids it easily.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Moons counters with a nice uppercut.
Moons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adam tries to clinch but Moons is having none of it.
Adam scores with a nice body kick.
Moons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Moons takes the fight into the clinch.
Moons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adams head.
Moons prevents a body shot from Adam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moons as Adam tries to tie him up.
Moons wants to get back to striking at distance but Adam won't allow it.
Moons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adam misses with the head strike.
Moons pushes Adam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adam looking to stall.
Moons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moons lands with a right to the head.
Moons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adam tries to land knees in the clinch but Moons avoids the damage to the body.
Moons lands with a short shot to the head.
Adam has had enough of the clinch but Moons keeps him there for the moment.
Two Moons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam has a couple of punches blocked by Moons.
Moons scores with a shot to the side of Adam's head.
Moons blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Moons.
Moons scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.

Moons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lemmy Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Moons misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Moons.
Adam misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moons moves out of range as Adam strikes.
Moons lands a jab to the nose.
Adam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adam at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Two Moons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moons 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Moons!
After winning the bout, Two Moons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.