PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uno
vs
Moore

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Awol Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Moore!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Moore with that takedown attempt.

Uno feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moore throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Uno slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uno tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Uno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore striking off his back but it's not causing Uno any problems.
Moore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Uno is looking to stand up but Moore won't let him.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom.
Uno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Uno darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Uno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Uno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Awol Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Moore.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.

Uno decides to pull guard.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Uno has wrist control.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Uno has control of the leg.
Moore missing with punches from the bottom.

Uno is looking for a kimura here.
Uno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uno is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
Uno wants to pass to mount but Moore is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Uno instigates a clinch.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Uno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Uno pulls Moore into guard.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uno has Moore pulled in close to control his posture.
Uno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore lands a decent punch to the body there.
Uno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Uno drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uno jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uno manages to get himself to full guard.
Uno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uno is breathing heavily.

Uno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Uno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awol Uno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Uno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moore won't be happy with that.

Uno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Uno stalls from top position.
Uno avoids the strikes from the bottom by Moore.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Uno trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Uno controls the position from side control.
Moore wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Uno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moore sprawls well initially but Uno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Uno moves nicely into side control.
Uno controls the position.
Uno trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Uno controls the position from side control.
Uno wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Uno controlling the position from side mount.
Uno advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Moore tries to roll but Uno sticks to his back.
Uno just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Uno tries to keep control of the position but Moore is staying busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Awol Uno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Uno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uno digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uno can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Uno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Uno lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Moore uses from the top position.
Uno is adopting a defensive guard.

Uno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uno manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Uno prevents Moore from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno controlling his opponent.
Uno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Uno tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Uno looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Awol Uno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Uno clinches.
Uno gets underhooks to prevent Moore's takedown attempt.
Awol Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Moore.

Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Uno closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moore to the mat! Moore manages to get full guard.
Uno trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awol Uno 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. And we move into the final round!

Uno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Uno blocks the strikes from Moore.
Moore lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Moore is staying active underneath Uno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Uno is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore punching from the bottom.
Moore is refusing to be controlled, as Uno sits in half guard.

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

Uno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uno is controlling the pace.
Uno is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno controlling the action here.
Uno passes the guard and advances to mount!
Uno controlling from the full mount.
Moore throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Uno thowing shots but they're missing.
Uno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Uno.
Uno wants to take Moore's back here but Moore is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Uno tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Uno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Awol Uno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moore changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Uno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Uno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moore off and has taken his back!
Uno has the hooks in. Moore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno trying to control.
Uno has the hooks in. Moore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Moore do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Uno trying to control.
Uno slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Moore wants to escape the position.
Uno is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uno has the hooks in. Moore is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Awol Uno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Uno clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Moore prevents a body shot from Uno.
Moore goes for a takedown attempt but Uno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Uno takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore prevents a body shot from Uno.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Uno.

Uno turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Uno controls the position.
Uno trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awol Uno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uno 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awol Uno!