PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giveme Granite (ranked 2498 p4p, 5481 weight class) and Brock Moxley (ranked 283 p4p, 542 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Granite
vs
Moxley

193 cm
19
250
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
264
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giveme Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley walks into a left hand.
Granite fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
A big right from Granite misses.
Moxley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Granite .
Granite connects with a body shot that sends Moxley's belly button to the back.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granite on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Granite definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Granite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moxley's head backwards.
Moxley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granite throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granite throws a shot from downtown. Moxley moves away and avoids it.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granite walks into a straight right hand from Moxley.
Moxley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Granite catches Moxley right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Granite does no damage.
A jab from Moxley misses.
Granite ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite 's corner calls for a 1-2. Granite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moxley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granite .
Moxley's corner calls for a 1-2. Moxley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Granite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granite takes a swing at Moxley's ribcage but misses.
Moxley throws a jab when Granite was well out of range.
Nice shot by Moxley.
Moxley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granite .
Moxley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granite .
Giveme Granite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granite misses with the combination.
Moxley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moxley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moxley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Granite .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granite tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granite .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley throws out a counter right but Granite avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Moxley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moxley.
Granite misses the jab.
Granite connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moxley momentarily.
Granite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moxley slips under a jab from Granite .
Granite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moxley scores with a hook.
Granite connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Granite thuds his right hand into Moxley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granite throws an overhand right that lands on Moxley's shoulder, as Moxley tries to avoid the shot.
Moxley digs a good hook to Granite 's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
Granite is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moxley cracks Granite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Granite ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Granite throws a lazy right hand but Moxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moxley slips under a jab from Granite .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giveme Granite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Granite ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Moxley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Granite eats them both and turns towards Moxley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Granite to counter with a crisp jab.
Moxley dips to his left and cracks Granite with an uppercut!
Granite steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moxley.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Granite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Granite as he connects with a hook.
Granite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moxley can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Granite .
Moxley avoids the body shot from Granite .
Moxley 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.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granite scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granite lands with a cross.
Moxley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Granite looks to land a left hand but Moxley moved out of range nicely.
Moxley needs to keep his hands up - Granite had a free shot at his head there.
Granite scores with a body shot.
Granite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moxley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Moxley as he connects with a hook.
Granite misses with a straight left.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Granite thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moxley throws out a counter right but Granite avoids it with no problem.
Granite just misses with a punch to the body.
Granite loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Granite misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Granite . Those never looked like landing.
Granite missing with a left hand there. Moxley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Moxley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Granite has got the better of the exchanges.
Moxley blocks a jab.
Moxley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granite .
Granite misses with a body shot.
Granite lands with a right hand.
Granite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Granite .
Moxley takes a swing at Granite 's ribcage but misses.

Granite moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granite misses with some punches.
Granite lands a shoulder strike.

Moxley manages to break the clinch.
Moxley misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Granite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moxley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granite misses the shot to the body.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley misses with a lunging right hand
and Granite counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giveme Granite is winning the standup battle so far.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granite moves away.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granite was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Granite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moxley takes a swing at Granite 's ribcage but misses.
Granite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granite looks to score with a jab to the body but Moxley is just out of range.
Moxley throws a body punch but Granite moves out of range.
A jab from Granite misses.
Moxley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giveme Granite dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Granite swings for the body but Moxley moves out of range.
Giveme Granite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moxley throws a body punch but Granite moves out of range.
Granite cracks a nice hook into Moxley's ribs.
Granite lands with a straight right. Moxley didn't see that one coming.
Moxley moves away from the strike by Granite .
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granite scores with a body shot.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moxley misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Granite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Granite throws out a loose jab but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granite moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granite scores with the left hand. Moxley knows he should have avoided that one.
Granite takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moxley throws an off balance right hand
and Granite counters with a nice body shot.
Granite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley.
Granite scores with a hook to the body. Moxley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
Moxley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moxley takes a swing at Granite 's ribcage but misses.
Granite changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Granite swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite .
Granite takes a swing at Moxley's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Granite misses.
Moxley connects with a single shot there.
Moxley moves out of range as Granite strikes.
A big left from Granite misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granite misses with a wild body shot.
Moxley lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granite throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moxley on the side of the head.
Moxley swings for the body but Granite moves out of range.
Granite dips to his left and cracks Moxley with an uppercut!
Moxley moves away from the strike by Granite .
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granite .
Moxley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Granite with a body shot.
Moxley staying out of range there.
Granite misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Granite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Granite .
A cross from Granite lands.
Granite slips a straight right by Moxley.
Moxley lands an overhand right.
Moxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Moxley misses.
Granite throws a big shot that misses.
Brock Moxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moxley misses with a right hand
enabling Granite to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giveme Granite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Granite has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giveme Granite !
Giveme Granite 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.