PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 1226 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Harry Moura (ranked 167 p4p, 159 weight class). Harry Moura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Marius
vs
Moura

189 cm
27
215
12 - 4 - 1

190 cm
29
205
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™
Brooklyn Apothecary

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura lunges at Marius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marius's hand.
Moura throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Moura.
Marius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moura moves out of range of the leg kick from Marius.
Marius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marius.
Moura 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.
Moura throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Moura misses the jab.
Moura looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Moura is looking to land body kicks.
Moura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moura throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mouras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius jabs Moura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marius circles away.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a leg kick but Moura moved away.
Moura swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius motions for Moura to come forward. Marius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moura clobbers Marius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marius slips under a jab from Moura.
Marius takes a swing at Moura's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marius, as that shot connected.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Moura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marius walks into a left hand.
Moura throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius lands with a kick to the temple. Moura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moura.
Moura throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moura. That's going to slow Marius down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Moura swinging wildly here.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius throws a solid leg kick but Moura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marius.
Jab, jab by Moura - just one landing.
Marius lands with a shot to the body.
Marius checks a leg kick nicely.
Moura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius looks to land a right hand but Moura moved out of range.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moura throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Moura misses with a kick to the body.
Moura throws a leg kick which misses Marius's front leg but catches the back leg as Marius tries to avoid it.
Moura swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
A nice side step and Moura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Marius.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
Moura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius throws a body punch but Moura moves out of range.
Moura steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Moura blocks a head kick by Marius.
Moura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Marius misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Moura.
Moura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
A clash of legs there as Moura blocks the low kick.
Moura misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Moura misses
and Marius counters with a good, hard body kick but Moura shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura throws out a leg kick but Marius moves out of range and Moura only half commits.
Moura dives in for a single leg takedown but Marius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Moura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Moura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moura lands a right hook to the body.
Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moura throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Moura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moura manages to circle out of the way.
A low kick from Moura misses
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Moura's belly button to the back.
Marius misses with a hook. Moura ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Marius checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius catches Moura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Moura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Moura crashes against the mat.
Moura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Moura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marius is avoiding damage well.
Moura scores with punches from side control.
Moura working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moura trying to control the position but Marius is working away.

Moura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a nice forearm strike.
Moura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moura happy to just control the position for now.
Moura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marius is avoiding damage well.
Moura throwing strikes but Marius manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura is trying to control Marius's posture but Marius avoids it.
Moura might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marius haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marius presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Moura is trying to escape the mount.
Moura tries to hold on but Marius postures up.

Marius is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Moura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Marius finds it's target.
Marius throws a leg kick but Moura checks it.
Moura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Moura throws a solid leg kick but Marius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moura.
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moura defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
Moura tried to score with a low kick but Marius checks it.
Marius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marius throws a low kick, looking for Moura's leg but Moura calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Moura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Moura counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moura.
Marius throws out a leg kick but Moura moves out of range and Marius only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius. Moura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marius 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.
That kick from Marius tenderised Moura's leg. Moura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Moura off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius slips under a jab.
Moura misses with a looping right.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moura wants to counter with a clinch but Marius pushes him away.
Moura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moura.
Moura thuds a left hand into Marius's body.
Marius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harry Moura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Moura throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius tries to work over Moura's front leg with a kick but Moura checks it.
Moura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moura misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Harry Moura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Moura checks a leg kick nicely.
Moura throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Moura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moura looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moura.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moura. Moura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some bone on bone action there as Moura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moura throws a body shot but no joy.
Moura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Moura 's knee.
Moura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick from Moura.
Marius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Moura throws out a powerful jab.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
letting Moura counter with a right hand.
Moura ducks right into an uppercut from Marius.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Moura.

Moura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marius to the ground. Moura is now in Marius's guard.
Moura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harry Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Moura.
Well Moura 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Moura!
After the fight, Harry Moura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.