PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Moore has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Moore seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Moore
vs
Arlovski

198 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlovski but Arlovski pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Moore forces Arlovski back against the cage and clinches.
Moore stalling against the cage.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.

Moore pulls guard successfully.
Arlovski preventing the sweep.

Moore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arlovski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Arlovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski misses with the combination.

Moore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moore connects with a decent elbow.

Arlovski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arlovski!
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.

Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arlovski's guard.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlovski has wrist control.
Arlovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arlovski is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Moore has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Arlovski taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Moore!
Alex Moore is the new heavyweight champion!