PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mastercut Mikey (ranked 4314 p4p, 4484 weight class) and Sebastien Morissette (ranked 0 p4p, 192 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.

Mikey
vs
Morissette

176 cm
21
134
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
144
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mastercut Mikey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastien Morissette!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikey tries to clinch but Morissette moves away

and Morissette counters with a takedown into side control.
Morissette looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikey is avoiding damage well.
Mikey is trying to improve his position.
Morissette working the ground and pound but Mikey is defending the strikes.
Morissette controlling the position.
Let's hope that Morissette has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikey wants to control but Morissette postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morissette looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikey is avoiding damage well.
Morissette working the ground and pound but Mikey is defending the strikes.
Morissette postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morissette looks up at the clock and then as Mikey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morissette smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morissette passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mikey!
Morissette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mikey is in a horrible position here. Morissette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morissette avoids the attempt from Mikey to control.
Morissette controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morissette throws some wild stikes that Mikey manages to avoid easily.
Morissette thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morissette sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morissette thowing shots but they're missing.
Mikey is in a horrible position here. Morissette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morissette thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Morissette throwing strikes here but Mikey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morissette controlling from mount.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morissette misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mikey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morissette on the ground.
Morissette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mikey is breathing heavily.
Mikey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morissette tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morissette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikey is working to get back to half guard.
Morissette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mikey because Morissette loaded up on that one.
Mikey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Mikey tries to lock up and control but Morissette gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morissette unloads with some shots from mount but Mikey bucks and avoids them well.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Mikey tries to hold on but Morissette postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morissette scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mikey?
Mikey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Morissette dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morissette dives in and scores a takedown into Mikey's guard.
Morissette postures up.
Morissette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikey looking for a sweep. Not yet Mikey, not yet.
Morissette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mikey's head.
Morissette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morissette throws a big right hand that misses.
Morissette throwing strikes but missing.
Morissette is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morissette throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morissette controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mikey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morissette is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morissette postures up in Mikey's guard and throws a big left but Mikey blocks it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morissette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikey is fending him off so far but Morissette persists. Nope, Mikey circles away and we're back to standing.
Morissette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mastercut Mikey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikey tries to close the distance and clinch but Morissette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morissette misses with a takedown attempt - Mikey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikey throws a body shot but no joy.
Morissette shoots for a double leg takedown but Mikey sprawls well. He's pushed Morissette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mastercut Mikey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Morissette.
Mikey tries to clinch up but Morissette circles away and keeps his distance.
Morissette shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikey as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mikey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mastercut Mikey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Morissette scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morissette not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morissette thows a huge punch but Mikey dodges it nicely.
Morissette thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikey's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morissette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morissette throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morissette throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morissette works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mikey blocking the ground and pound.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morissette throws some wild stikes that Mikey manages to avoid easily.
Morissette misses with a head shot.
Morissette punching from mount but Mikey doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morissette cracks Mikey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mikey avoids a strike by Morissette and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Morissette's guard! Fantastic escape!

Mikey is posturing up here but Morissette has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mikey tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mikey has to tap! Slick submission there by Morissette!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastien Morissette!
Our winner, Sebastien Morissette, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.