PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Moore (ranked 3547 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Malus Traeger (ranked 388 p4p, 0 weight class). Zion Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moore
vs
Traeger

200 cm
23
155
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
20
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 2 - 5 - 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 London, Malus Traeger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Traeger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moore's guard.

Moore wriggles free and stands up.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Malus Traeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Traeger forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Traeger slows down the pace here.
Moore jumps guard but Traeger stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moore is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Traeger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traeger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Traeger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore moves away from the strike by Traeger.

Traeger drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Traeger can't break the clinch.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Traeger is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.

Moore breaks the clinch.
Traeger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Traeger clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moore looking for a takedown.

Traeger has hold of one of Moore's legs. Moore is fighting the takedown attempt but Traeger gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Traeger is standing up over Moore. Moore looks to escape but Traeger dives into side control.
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.

Traeger cracks Moore with a big right hand but Moore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traeger controlling the position.
Moore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traeger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Traeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Traeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traeger looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Traeger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Traeger happy to just control the position for now.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moore being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traeger working the head and body with strikes.
Traeger controlling from side mount.
Traeger cracks Moore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Traeger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Traeger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Traeger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Moore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee asks Traeger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Traeger prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malus Traeger dominated that round.
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.

Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Traeger.
As Traeger looks to move away, Moore throws a big counter combo but Traeger just gets out of the way.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Traeger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.

Traeger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traeger trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traeger working Moore over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traeger lands strikes from half guard.
Traeger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Traeger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Traeger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Traeger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moore trying to hold on to Traeger's head to control him but Traeger postures up.
Traeger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Traeger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Traeger is nestled in close to Moore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Traeger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Traeger is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Traeger lands strikes from half guard.
Traeger working Moore over with strikes.
Traeger slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
Traeger working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traeger is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Traeger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malus Traeger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Traeger controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Traeger trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Traeger lands a nice short elbow.
Traeger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moore!
Traeger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moore?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traeger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Traeger controlling from the full mount.
Traeger lands a couple of good shots and Moore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moore is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Traeger lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moore hold on?!
Traeger cracks Moore with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Moore from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Moore is trapped and Traeger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Traeger biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malus Traeger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Traeger gets a double leg takedown into Moore's guard.
Traeger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Traeger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Traeger advances to half guard.
Traeger controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traeger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Traeger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Traeger is working away from the top position though.
Traeger passes to full mount!
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Traeger controlling from the full mount.
Traeger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Traeger landing strikes from the mount.
Traeger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Traeger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traeger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Traeger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Traeger.
Traeger cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Traeger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Moore is rocked!
BOOM! Traeger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Moore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Traeger landing punches.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Traeger controlling his opponent.
Traeger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Traeger postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moore in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moore to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malus Traeger!