PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 607 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 71 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuznetsov
vs
Moore

180 cm
29
195
16 - 10 - 2

185 cm
40
185
37 - 14 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore unleashes a big counter combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuznetsov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.

It looks like Alexander Kuznetsov has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov moves into range and connects with a jab.

Kuznetsov rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.

It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuznetsov's knee momentarily.
A low kick lands for Moore.

Kuznetsov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov has managed to clinch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Kuznetsov has the dominant position.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.

Kuznetsov drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Moore breaks the clinch.
A jab from Kuznetsov finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Kuznetsov instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moore can't break the clinch.

Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Kuznetsov catches Moore right on the button with a cross.

Kuznetsov has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left and a right from Kuznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Kuznetsov pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Kuznetsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Moore dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.

Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Moore.
Angelo Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetsov's head backwards.

Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetsov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Kuznetsov misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.

Kuznetsov pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Moore misses.
Kuznetsov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Moore tenderised Kuznetsov's leg. Kuznetsov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuznetsov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetsov doesn't seem phased though.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuznetsov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Kuznetsov darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Moore tries to circle away but Kuznetsov has him pinned against the cage.

Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kuznetsov closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Kuznetsov with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Kuznetsov rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexander Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore misses with a hook.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice combination. Moore backs away looking to recover.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looks to land a combination but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
Moore throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a big counter combination but Moore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.

Kuznetsov pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Kuznetsov has the dominant position.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.

Moore breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.

Kuznetsov clinches with his opponent.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
Moore tries to circle away but Kuznetsov has him pinned against the cage.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuznetsov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov lands a head shot.
A cross from Kuznetsov lands.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore unleashes a big counter combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov is wise to it.
Kuznetsov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Kuznetsov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuznetsov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
Alexander Kuznetsov thanked the fans post fight for their support.