PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xande Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moreno
vs
Lupei

198 cm
16
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
16
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xande Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jab from Lupei.
Lupei clobbers Moreno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei works Moreno's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Moreno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lupei doesn't seem phased though.
Lupei misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Lupei coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Lupei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Lupei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei throws a body punch but Moreno moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Lupei.
Moreno throws the left hand but Lupei avoids the punch easily.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Moreno misses.
Jab from Lupei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moreno misses with a right hand
and Lupei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moreno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lupei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Moreno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serafim Lupei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lupei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Lupei!