PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Moia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andriamboavonjy
vs
Moia

175 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Moia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moia's waist but Moia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andriamboavonjy off to one side.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy looks to throw the jab but Moia is out of range.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in but Moia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andriamboavonjy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Moia's ribs.
Moia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a two punch combination.
Andriamboavonjy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moia counters with a big head kick but Andriamboavonjy shrugs it off.
Andriamboavonjy swings for the body but Moia moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy throws a lazy right hand but Moia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy shoots for a takedown but Moia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moia moves away from the strike by Andriamboavonjy.

Andriamboavonjy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andriamboavonjy trying to control from half guard but Moia is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Mahandry Andriamboavonjy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Moia is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Moia or perhaps it was just good defense by Andriamboavonjy which made him look bad.
Moia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a jab to the body.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown but Moia shows good takedown defense.
Moia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moia slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a series of wild punches.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a single shot there.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with a series of punches.
Moia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot.
Moia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that round.
That's time! Andriamboavonjy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Andriamboavonjy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moia circles away quickly and effectively.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a hook. Moia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moia wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moia.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to wear down Moia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andriamboavonjy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andriamboavonjy sprawls well. Andriamboavonjy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moia gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Andriamboavonjy lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moia stuffs the takedown.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Andriamboavonjy misses its intended target.
Moia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moia needs to keep his hands up - Andriamboavonjy had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Andriamboavonjy misses.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moia but Moia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land the takedown.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Moia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andriamboavonjy pulls Moia in close to his closed guard and prevents Moia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moia looking to pass the guard.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andriamboavonjy wants to sweep here but Moia controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moia has his takedown stuffed

and Andriamboavonjy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andriamboavonjy.

Andriamboavonjy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andriamboavonjy has Moia in his guard.
Andriamboavonjy keeping moving, preventing Moia from controlling successfully.
Moia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moia won't allow Andriamboavonjy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andriamboavonjy is pulling down on Moia's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moia circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andriamboavonjy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Andriamboavonjy shoots in but no luck this time.

Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andriamboavonjy trying to control but Moia is having none of it.
Andriamboavonjy controlling his opponent.
Moia wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moia is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andriamboavonjy controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahandry Andriamboavonjy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andriamboavonjy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moia back to the cage. Andriamboavonjy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a left hand

and Moia counters with a single leg into guard. Andriamboavonjy didn't expect that.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a sweep. Not yet Andriamboavonjy, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to keep Moia in close.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Moia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moia trying to control the position from guard on top but Andriamboavonjy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andriamboavonjy pulls Moia in close to his closed guard and prevents Moia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Moia. No joy for Andriamboavonjy on that attempt.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andriamboavonjy misses with the combination.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andriamboavonjy is fending him off so far but Moia persists. Nope, Andriamboavonjy circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andriamboavonjy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moia.
Damien Moia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andriamboavonjy scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andriamboavonjy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!