PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 201 p4p, 953 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 26 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Todd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Piano Man. Winston Todd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angelo Moore's chin.

Todd
vs
Moore

186 cm
36
194
44 - 14 - 1

185 cm
41
185
39 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 44 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Todd walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Moore's head back.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd scores with a jab to the head.
Todd misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Todd throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Winston Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Todd thuds his shin into the meat of Moore's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore throws out a leg kick but Todd moves out of range and Moore only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Todd throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Todd misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Todd!
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Todd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Todd's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Todd.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Todd lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Todd lands a front kick.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Todd.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd with a jab.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore checks a low kick from Todd.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Moore might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Todd has got the better of the exchanges.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Todd misses with a hook.
Todd throws a combination that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd connects with a high kick.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Winston Todd has been cut.
Moore avoids the body shot from Todd.
Moore throws a fast counter high kick but Todd manages to duck under it in time.
Todd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Moore throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
Moore motions for Todd to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moore just manages to avoid it.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Todd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore misses with a combination
and Todd counters with a right hand to the body.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Todd dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Todd counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses the jab.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Todd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moore momentarily.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws out a powerful jab.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd blocks a head kick by Moore.
A big left from Moore misses.
Todd throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Moore throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Todd lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Moore moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Todd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Moore misses.
Todd lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore misses the jab.
Todd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
Moore cracks Todd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
As Moore backs away, Todd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Todd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Nice cross by Todd.
Moore throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Todd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
After the fight, Winston Todd 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.