PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 4368 p4p, 2568 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 471 p4p, 314 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Leave Me Alone. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Morrison
vs
Talis

182 cm
30
170
6 - 6 - 1

175 cm
27
155
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison slips a jab from Talis.
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Talis counters with a nice uppercut.
Talis moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talis throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talis cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Talis should have avoided that one.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Talis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talis on the side of the head.
Talis throws a push kick but Morrison slaps the foot to one side.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Talis's shoulder, as Talis tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted KT Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Talis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Talis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
As Morrison backs off Talis throws a huge counter combo but Morrison manages to avoid it all.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Morrison misses

and Talis counters with a nice right hand that sends Morrison toppling to the canvas! Morrison scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Talis finish him?!

Morrison is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A cross from Morrison lands.
Morrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Talis moved out of range nicely.
Morrison motions for Talis to come forward. Morrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Talis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talis momentarily.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morrison works over Talis's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Talis is just out of range.
Talis throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Morrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talis.
Talis looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a slapping head kick.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Talis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Morrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talis throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison throws a head kick but Talis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison slips a straight right by Talis.
Talis missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison scores with a leg kick.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Talis moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a jab. Talis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talis.
A big right from Talis misses.
Talis throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Talis.
Talis misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a hook.
Morrison lands a nice hook to Talis's body. Talis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talis checks a leg kick.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Talis shakes it off.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Talis throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talis manages to avoid it.
Talis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talis jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Talis misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Talis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Talis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Morrison has got the better of the exchanges.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Talis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talis throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morrison throws a hook but Talis avoids it easily.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talis.
Talis misses with a left hand
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis walks into a jab.
Talis missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison throws a low kick but Talis moves out of range easily.
Talis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talis can do to turn this around?
Morrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Talis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morrison. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talis scores with a body shot.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Talis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Talis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talis scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Talis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talis misses with a kick to the body.
Talis walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
Morrison defending well as Talis loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Talis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Talis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Talis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Talis counters with a two punch combo.
Talis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talis at a distance.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Talis moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Talis flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrison steps away.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison moves out of range as Talis strikes.
Talis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrison throws a hook but Talis blocks it.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison clearly takes that round.
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.

Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Talis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses
and Talis counters with a big right hand! Oh Morrison is in trouble here! Talis follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Digi Talis!
Digi Talis is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Digi Talis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.