PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Moossaka (ranked 4751 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Dominick Jones (ranked 559 p4p, 581 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moossaka
vs
Jones

180 cm
25
181
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Moossaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominick Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moossaka. Moossaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moossaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Moossaka tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones clobbers Moossaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Moossaka ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Moossaka tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moossaka under the eye.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot

and Moossaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moossaka walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moossaka.
Jones misses with a combination

and Moossaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moossaka.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moossaka is defending well.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Moossaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jake Moossaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Jones.
Moossaka misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Moossaka.
Moossaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moossaka can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moossaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moossaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Moossaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moossaka gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Moossaka misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Moossaka has the dominant position.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow.
Moossaka lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Moossaka throws a head punch that misses.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.

Jones decides to pull guard.
Moossaka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Moossaka content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Moossaka keeps him under control.
Moossaka tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moossaka is aware though and is defending well.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moossaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jones working for a triangle but Moossaka defends it easily.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moossaka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Moossaka dominated that round.
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.

Moossaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Jake Moossaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moossaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Moossaka misses with the head strike.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moossaka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moossaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to break free but Moossaka has control.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Moossaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moossaka.
A head punch on the inside from Moossaka fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moossaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moossaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moossaka.
Moossaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moossaka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Moossaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moossaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Moossaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moossaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Moossaka is controlling the position.
Moossaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Moossaka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moossaka.
Moossaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Moossaka has him pressed against the cage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Moossaka, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Moossaka has double underhooks.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moossaka throws an elbow but misses.
Moossaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moossaka after a bit of a struggle.
Jake Moossaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Jones.
Moossaka misses with a body punch.
Moossaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka misses with a punch to the body.
Moossaka misses with a body punch.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow.
Moossaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moossaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Moossaka is stalling here.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dominick Jones has been cut.
Jones wants a takedown.
Moossaka misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Moossaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Jones's cut.
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!

Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moossaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moossaka.
Moossaka misses with an elbow strike.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moossaka regains guard immediately.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Moossaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Moossaka keeps moving.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Moossaka has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moossaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moossaka is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control but Moossaka is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a series of punches but Moossaka moves out of range.
Moossaka tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Moossaka.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Moossaka is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Jake Moossaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moossaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Moossaka is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moossaka moves into the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moossaka lands an elbow inside.
Jake Moossaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Moossaka lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Moossaka misses with a body punch.
Moossaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Moossaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Dominick Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries to circle away but Moossaka has him pinned against the cage.
Moossaka throws an elbow that misses.
Moossaka lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Moossaka keeps him there for the moment.
Moossaka misses with an elbow strike.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moossaka lands a nice elbow.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Moossaka.
Moossaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jones is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Moossaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moossaka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Moossaka!