PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Morra Jr (ranked 2452 p4p, 5102 weight class) and Akihiro Imanari (ranked 251 p4p, 434 weight class). Imanari has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Rising as his entrance music. Ricardo Morra Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morra Jr
vs
Imanari

160 cm
19
147
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Morra Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akihiro Imanari!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morra Jr moves into the clinch.
Imanari holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Imanari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morra Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Imanari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morra Jr is keeping busy.
Morra Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imanari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Imanari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morra Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Morra Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morra Jr.
Morra Jr lands an uppercut.
Morra Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imanari is trying to pull guard but Morra Jr turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Imanari has Morra Jr pressed against the ropes.
Morra Jr lands with a right to the head.
Morra Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morra Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Imanari is rocked!
Imanari blocks a body shot from Morra Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari taking a breather.
Imanari tries to pull guard but Morra Jr forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Morra Jr presses Imanari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morra Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Morra Jr.
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Imanari is still on wobbly legs! Can Morra Jr finish him?
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Morra Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morra Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Imanari backwards.
Imanari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morra Jr digs a right hand into Imanari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Imanari's gas tank.
Imanari trying to control the position but instead, Morra Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imanari into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Morra Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morra Jr being controlled against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morra Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari tries to land knees in the clinch but Morra Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Morra Jr lands a shot to the body.
Imanari seems to have recovered his senses.
Imanari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morra Jr smiles and moves away.
Ricardo Morra Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihiro Imanari.
Morra Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imanari manages to avoid it.
Imanari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Morra Jr moves into range and clinches up with Imanari.
Imanari trying to land knees to the body.
Imanari looking to slow down the pace here.
Imanari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Morra Jr.
Imanari looks winded!
Imanari tries to work over Morra Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Morra Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morra Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Morra Jr - that landed with a thud.
Morra Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morra Jr.
Morra Jr lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Morra Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morra Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Imanari wants to stall.
A short right from Morra Jr on the inside.
Morra Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Imanari with a big uppercut! Imanari tries to clinch up but Morra Jr pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Imanari to the mat! Imanari covers up and Morra Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricardo Morra Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Morra Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.