PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between La Fin Du Monde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Moore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fin Du Monde
vs
Moore

195 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Fin Du Monde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore wants to clinch
and Du Monde counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tommy Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Du Monde to the ground. Moore is now in Du Monde's guard.
Du Monde keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Du Monde wants to get back to his feet but Moore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Moore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Du Monde.
La Fin Du Monde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Moore.
Du Monde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Du Monde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Moore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Du Monde on his heels. He'll look to pass Du Monde's guard now, I'm sure.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore wants to stand but Du Monde has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Moore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Du Monde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Du Monde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du Monde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moore dives in and grabs Du Monde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Du Monde pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
Du Monde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore tries to clinch but Du Monde moves away
and Du Monde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Monde takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice jab there from Du Monde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore looks to throw a body kick
and Du Monde counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore looks gassed!
Moore avoids the body shot from Du Monde.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Du Monde which made him look bad.
Du Monde keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
La Fin Du Monde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Monde connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Monde lands with a shot to the body.
Du Monde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Du Monde swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Du Monde throws a shot to the body.
Du Monde lands a nice shot to the body.
Du Monde is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Du Monde takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Du Monde connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Du Monde scores with a body shot.
Du Monde looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du Monde scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Du Monde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Du Monde is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

La Fin Du Monde dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Du Monde works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Moore works over Du Monde's head and body with a nice combination.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Du Monde stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Monde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Du Monde connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Du Monde lands.
Du Monde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du Monde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Monde stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Du Monde scores with a punch to the head.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Du Monde to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Monde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Du Monde lands with a good body shot.
Du Monde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Du Monde lands with a nice body punch.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Du Monde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Tommy Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Monde lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore needs to keep his hands up - Du Monde had a free shot at his head there.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Du Monde thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Du Monde lands a right hook to the body.
Du Monde lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Du Monde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde connects with a looping right hand.
Du Monde scores with a shot to the body.
Du Monde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
La Fin Du Monde is winning the standup battle so far.
Du Monde scores with a nice right hand.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Du Monde.
Du Monde cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Du Monde thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Du Monde misses the shot to the body.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Du Monde circles away.
La Fin Du Monde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Moore.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Du Monde counters with a nice body shot.
Du Monde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Du Monde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Du Monde takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Du Monde lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Du Monde coming out on top.
Du Monde scores with a nice strike.
Moore walks into a jab.
Du Monde misses the shot to the body.
Du Monde takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du Monde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Du Monde slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Du Monde to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore tries for a takedown but Du Monde circles away easily
and Du Monde counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Monde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Monde thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Du Monde.
Du Monde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

La Fin Du Monde 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!

Du Monde scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Du Monde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du Monde swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Du Monde but Du Monde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Du Monde lands with a nice body punch.
Du Monde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Du Monde lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Du Monde lands with a nice body punch.
Du Monde works Moore's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Du Monde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Du Monde lands with a good body shot.
Du Monde punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Du Monde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Du Monde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Du Monde cracks Moore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Du Monde lands a jab.
Du Monde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Du Monde's corner calls for a 1-2. Du Monde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Du Monde. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
La Fin Du Monde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Moore.
Du Monde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Du Monde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Du Monde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Du Monde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore avoids the body shot from Du Monde.
Du Monde takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore moves to clinch but Du Monde breaks away
and Du Monde counters with a left to the body.
Du Monde sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Du Monde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Du Monde thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Moore avoids the body shot from Du Monde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt
and Du Monde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Du Monde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Du Monde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Du Monde digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Du Monde with a hook.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Monde throws a shot to the body.
Du Monde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Du Monde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Du Monde cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Du Monde as he avoids it easily.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Du Monde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Du Monde lands with a cross.
Du Monde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Monde.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Du Monde circles away.
Du Monde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
A lazy left from Du Monde finds it's target.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Du Monde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Monde.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Du Monde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
Tommy Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Du Monde does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
La Fin Du Monde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Monde, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... La Fin Du Monde!