PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between N A Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JimBob Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes into the arena with Da Boss blaring out of the sound system. JimBob Johnsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

A Moore
vs
Johnsson

184 cm
19
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, N A Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JimBob Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson keeps Moore at a distance using the push kick.
Johnsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Johnsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Johnsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Johnsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Johnsson wants to control for a moment but Moore uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnsson keeps working.
Moore winds up and cracks Johnsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Johnsson trying to hold on to Moore's head to control him but Moore postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to stand and escape but Johnsson is controlling the position.

Moore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnsson moves into full guard.
Johnsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnsson, not yet.
Moore trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Moore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore postures up.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnsson is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Moore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnsson's half guard.
Moore trying to control the action but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore controlling the action here.
Johnsson is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore prevents Johnsson from improving his position.
Moore is thwarting Johnsson's attempts to control the position.
Moore working over Johnsson with some ground and pound. Johnsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnsson is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnsson avoid being mounted?
Johnsson is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
Johnsson looks gassed!
Moore postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnsson looks a forlorn figure.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson reaches up to try and control the position but Moore seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Johnsson rolls and tries to escape and now Moore has his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Moore. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Moore just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Moore scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Johnsson is looking for a way out.
Moore struggling to keep hold of the position.
Johnsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Johnsson is defending well.
Moore lands with a punch from half guard.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Johnsson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that N A Moore will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moore shoots and misses

and Johnsson counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.

Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnsson is fighting to break Moore's control of his arms but Moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.

Moore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnsson defends it easily.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnsson trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Johnsson preventing the sweep.
Moore working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore shoots in but Johnsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moore counters with a shoot takedown. Johnsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnsson is keeping the position for now.
Johnsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Moore.
Johnsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnsson!
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Johnsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moore looking to control but Johnsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Johnsson is having none of it.
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnsson tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnsson tries to hold on but Moore postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

N A Moore dominated that second round.
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!

Moore gets the takedown into side control.
Johnsson is looking to regain half guard here but Moore keeps moving and retains side control.

Moore stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnsson has his takedown stuffed

and Moore counters with a single leg into guard. Johnsson didn't expect that.
Moore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Moore won't allow Johnsson to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore distracts Johnsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Moore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Johnsson is keeping the position.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Johnsson throws some wild stikes that Moore manages to avoid easily.
Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Johnsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Moore is having none of it.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnsson.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moore sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Johnsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moore is staying active underneath Johnsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore landing rabbit punches to the side of Johnsson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Johnsson wants to pass the guard but Moore is defending well.

Moore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
N A Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
N A Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... N A Moore!