PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Grave (ranked 2027 p4p, 4169 weight class) and Zion Moore (ranked 270 p4p, 463 weight class). Zion Moore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Grave's chin.

Grave
vs
Moore

175 cm
19
160
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
155
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Moore!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore has Grave up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grave to keep the fight standing.
Jack Grave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore.
Grave lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Grave manages to break the clinch.
Grave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grave misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Grave as he checks the leg kick.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grave as he avoids it easily.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grave circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Grave was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Zion Moore has been cut.
Grave misses with a two punch combination.
Grave throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Jack Grave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Grave.
Moore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grave circles away.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore looks winded!

Grave drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Grave waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Moore is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grave cracks Moore with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Grave!
After the fight, Jack Grave 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.