PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23352 p4p, 20299 weight class) and Alan Moore (ranked 627 p4p, 687 weight class). Moore has chosen Aaron Richards x Mr FijiWiji - Numb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Maartins
vs
Moore

180 cm
30
186
15 - 15 - 0

182 cm
31
178
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Moore!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Maartins moves away and avoids it.
Moore checks the leg kick.
Maartins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.

Maartins manages to break the clinch.
Moore slips under a jab from Maartins.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Maartins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore digs a good hook to Maartins's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moore has Maartins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore avoids a wild elbow strike from Maartins.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore lunges at Maartins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maartins's hand.
Maartins misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Moore forces Maartins back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Maartins.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Moore has Maartins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maartins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maartins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Maartins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.

Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Maartins.
Maartins can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Maartins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maartins tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Maartins tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maartins's efforts to push away.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Moore moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore digs a right hand into Maartins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maartins's gas tank.
Maartins throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
A short left from Maartins.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Moore presses Maartins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins trying to land knees to the body.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maartins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moore can turn it around.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maartins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Maartins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maartins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Maartins.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Maartins missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Maartins does it's job there.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Maartins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maartins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Maartins needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Moore avoids the body shot from Maartins.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maartins's head.

Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Maartins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maartins, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alan Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maartins tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Maartins looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Maartins takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moore in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Yevgen Maartins has been cut.
Maartins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore is working Maartins over against the ropes.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Maartins's head.
Maartins swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maartins landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maartins.
Maartins is trying to break free.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Maartins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maartins.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moore lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Maartins throws a head kick that half lands.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maartins misses with a body shot.
Maartins moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Maartins looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Maartins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maartins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maartins. Maartins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maartins looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Alan Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maartins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maartins takes one on the button.

Maartins is rocked!
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Maartins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore tests Maartins's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Moore clinches up with Maartins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Maartins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yevgen Maartins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moore rushes Maartins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maartins seems to have got his legs back now.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Maartins wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
Maartins misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maartins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore steps in with a hook that catches Maartins right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Moore follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Maartins looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Moore!
Alan Moore decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.