PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Moesby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moesby has chosen Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Marion Moesby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaos
vs
Moesby

188 cm
25
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marion Moesby!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaos shoots in and drives through. Moesby sprawls well.
Moesby scores with a head kick.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Moesby tries a head kick but it misses.
Moesby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaos.
A head kick misses from Moesby.
Moesby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chaos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaos throws a jab when Moesby was well out of range.
Chaos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chaos connects with a high kick.
Moesby tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.

Moesby has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaos jumps guard and drags Moesby to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chaos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moesby's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moesby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moesby being controlled here, momentarily.
Moesby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chaos is controlling him.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
Moesby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chaos working some strikes from top position.
Chaos passes into half guard.
Moesby is looking to escape.
Moesby missing with punches from the bottom.
Chaos wants to take a breather but Moesby is having none of it.
Moesby is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos stalling.
Chaos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chaos stops Moesby from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moesby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Marion Moesby has been cut.
Moesby looks gassed!
Chaos tries for a takedown but Moesby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moesby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moesby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chaos forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moesby is trying to stand.
Chaos works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moesby wants to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Moesby is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Chaos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marion Moesby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moesby dodges the punch combination from Chaos.
Chaos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaos throws a nice head kick!
Moesby throws a sloppy head kick and Chaos moves out of range easily.
Kyle Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chaos.
Chaos shoots in for a double leg but Moesby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby throws a head kick that misses.
Moesby is breathing heavily.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Chaos keeps it at a distance.
Chaos with a jab.
Chaos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moesby if he has to take too many more of those.
Chaos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Chaos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moesby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chaos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moesby taking some punishment here, with Chaos in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Chaos.
Chaos is trying to control the action in half guard but Moesby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chaos lands strikes from half guard.
Moesby pushes Chaos off looking to stand but Chaos dives back in and keeps control.
Chaos is controlling the pace.
Moesby is trying to stand back up but Chaos is controlling him
Chaos passes to full mount!
Chaos landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moesby is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Moesby tries to hold on but Chaos postures up.
Chaos lands a big shot there that rocks Moesby but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moesby is looking to get to half guard.
Moesby is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chaos controlling from the full mount.
Chaos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moesby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos raining down shots from the mount!
Chaos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chaos with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Chaos.
Chaos controlling the pace for now.
Moesby tries to hold on but Chaos postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos content just to control the position here.
Moesby taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Chaos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marion Moesby's cut.
That's time! Chaos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moesby but Moesby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moesby throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaos checks a leg kick nicely.
Moesby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chaos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moesby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moesby moves away.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moesby moves away.
Moesby tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moesby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moesby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chaos throws a jab when Moesby was well out of range.

Chaos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chaos lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moesby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Moesby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos prevents Moesby from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Moesby is keeping the position.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Moesby keeps moving.
Chaos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moesby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chaos advances to half guard.
Chaos is looking to take a break and control but Moesby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moesby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses

and Moesby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moesby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaos blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moesby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt
and Moesby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chaos tries to bum rush Moesby with a series of wild strikes but Moesby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaos keeps the fight on the outside.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Chaos keeps it at a distance.
Moesby tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Moesby moves in looking to clinch but Chaos pushes him off.
Moesby is looking to clinch but Chaos is avoiding it.
Moesby tries to clinch but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos misses with a double jab
and Moesby counters with a big head kick but Chaos shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Chaos keeps it at a distance.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Moesby.
A head kick by Moesby misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marion Moesby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moesby tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moesby throws a series of punches but Chaos avoids them all with ease.
Kyle Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaos throws a head kick but Moesby moves out of range.
Moesby throws a lazy head kick
and Chaos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Chaos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaos, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Chaos!