PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 5073 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Rikz Moon (ranked 235 p4p, 197 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blades
vs
Moon

175 cm
20
147
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
148
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Phoenix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Moon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moon tries to keep at a distance but Blades has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blades misses with a body punch.
Blades lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Moon gets through Blades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moon blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moon's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Moon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blades fails to land.
A short right from Moon on the inside.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Blades blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moon.
Blades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon misses with a body punch.
Blades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blades working aggressively here.
Blades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon misses with a body punch.
Blades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moon backwards.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Blades.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
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!
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blades.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blades misses with a body punch.
Blades misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blades lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
Blades gets through Moon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blades scores with a shoulder strike.
Moon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blades lands a nice uppercut.

Moon is rocked!
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blades finish him?
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Blades misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Blades.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Blades.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to work over Blades's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
A short uppercut from Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Blades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades tries to throw a body punch but Moon avoids it by throwing Blades back against the cage.
Blades tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moon's elbow.
Moon stalling in the clinch.
Blades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blades is keeping busy.
Blades lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Blades dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blades moves forwards but Moon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Moon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moon clobbers Blades with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Moon.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Blades with a hook.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Moon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blades.
Blades misses the shot to the body.
Moon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moon catches Blades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blades throws a good cross that connects.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades misses with an uppercut.
Moon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Blades is rocked!

It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Moon engages and cracks Blades with a massive lead left hook - Blades tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Moon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rikz Moon!