PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Moore (ranked 25229 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Ivan Gore (ranked 506 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moore
vs
Gore

200 cm
23
155
1 - 4 - 0

179 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

PWNAGE™
White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Gore!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore lands a jab to the nose.
Moore tries for a takedown but Gore circles away easily
and Gore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore lands with a right hand.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gore lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Gore stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Moore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gore connects with a looping right hand.
Gore misses with a looping left.
Moore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. Gore catches Moore right on the button with a cross.
Ivan Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Gore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gore lands the left hand.
Jab by Gore.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gore. Those never looked like landing.
Gore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gore.
Good shot there by Gore.
Gore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
Gore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore moves forwards but Gore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gore looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gore connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Gore. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gore.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gore scores with a jab.
Moore shoots in but Gore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gore swinging wildly here.
Gore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Gore dominated that 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.

Gore connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore takes one on the button.
A jab from Gore finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Gore throws a series of strikes that have Moore backpedaling.
Gore stuffs the takedown.
Gore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Moore drives through and clinches with Gore against the cage.
Gore working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gore throws a head punch that misses.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore tries to stall but Gore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gore gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Gore misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Gore is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Gore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore looking to slow down the pace here.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.

Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gore scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gore lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Moore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore slips under a jab.
Gore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Gore stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gore throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Gore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gore throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gore lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.

Moore instigates a clinch.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Gore tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Gore trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gore into the cage.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Gore.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Gore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gore working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore looking to control.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Gore is keeping the position.
Ivan Gore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Gore.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zion Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore with a hook.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Gore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore fails with the takedown
and Gore counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gore finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Moore walks into a jab.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gore there.
Ivan Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Gore.
Moore tries to clinch there but Gore circles away.
Gore tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gore thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Gore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Gore works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Gore cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zion Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!