PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Moses (ranked 24891 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Whitfield (ranked 5361 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Moses has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Moses
vs
Whitfield

202 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

170 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cane Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitfield misses with a leg kick.

Whitfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Moses's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Whitfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moses!
Whitfield wants to stand but Moses is controlling his arm.
Whitfield tries to get to his feet but Moses is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Whitfield in his guard.
Moses being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moses is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitfield defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whitfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitfield wants to stand but Moses has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whitfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whitfield wants to stand and escape but instead Moses has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whitfield can do anything to dispel that myth.

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.
Whitfield looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whitfield's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Whitfield has an active guard here but Moses has managed to pass into half guard.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield wants to improve his position but Moses is controlling well.
Whitfield has a hand on Moses's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moses takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Whitfield blocking the ground and pound.
Whitfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitfield tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moses working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Whitfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Moses's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whitfield feints and as Moses raises his hands in defense, Whitfield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitfield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moses is proving hard to escape from.
Whitfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield postures up and lands a big shot to Moses's brow.
Whitfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Moses is looking for a triangle but Whitfield pushes his legs off easily.
Whitfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitfield stays in close to Moses's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Whitfield decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitfield is controlling the pace.
Gregory Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitfield wants to stand up but Moses is controlling the position.
Well, if Whitfield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Moses reverses the position - he's now on top in Whitfield's guard.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses stopping the sweep attempt from Whitfield.

Whitfield looking for subs off his back but Moses has passed one foot through into half guard.
Whitfield is looking for a sweep. Moses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitfield is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitfield.
Whitfield controlling the position.
Whitfield wants to sweep here but Moses controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Whitfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Moses's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Whitfield has taken the fight to the clinch.

Whitfield manages to pull guard.
Whitfield is looking to stand back up but Moses counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Whitfield.
Whitfield is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Moses jumps into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitfield struggling a bit here.
Whitfield is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Moses is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moses landing strikes from the mount and Whitfield is in trouble!

It looks like Cane Whitfield has been cut.
Whitfield tries to hold on but Moses postures up.
Whitfield is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whitfield is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whitfield regains half guard.
Whitfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitfield is controlling Moses's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield wants to control but Moses passes into side.
Whitfield is trying to buck Moses off.
Moses misses with the ground and pound.
Moses will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitfield looks to move to half guard but instead Moses has passed into mount! Damn!
Moses working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moses goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Whitfield turns into him and now he's in Moses's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing Whitfield from standing up.
Whitfield is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Moses controls Whitfield momentarily but Whitfield frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitfield wanted to stand there but Moses had control of the position.
Moses working a defensive guard but Whitfield passes into half guard.
Whitfield wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moses wants to control but Whitfield is keeping busy.
Whitfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moses has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Moses!