PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Magas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morris
vs
Magas

180 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
222 lbs
6 - 2 - 2

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Magas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magas tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magas lands with a shot to the body.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Magas.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Magas lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
Morris could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magas tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Magas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magas tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Magas throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Magas thows a body shot but no joy.
Magas swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Magas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris avoids the head kick by Magas.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Magas.
Mike Magas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Magas pushes him off.
Morris blocks a head kick by Magas.

Magas moves into the clinch.
Magas works on Morris's body with a couple of short punches.

Magas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morris regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morris trying to control the position.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.
Magas looks gassed!

Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magas is looking to stand up but Morris won't let him.
Morris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Magas pushes him off.
Magas throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Magas.

Morris has Magas up against the cage in a clinch.
Magas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magas misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magas.
Magas tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Magas is working Morris over against the cage.
Magas misses with the head strike.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magas scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
Morris tries to break the clinch but Magas is controlling the position.
Magas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Magas.

Magas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magas.
Magas throws a jab when Morris was well out of range.
Magas misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magas misses with a straight right.

Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.
Morris is trying to control. Magas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Morris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magas sees it coming and defends easily.
Magas is trying to stand back up but Morris is controlling him
Magas wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Morris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Magas wants to get back to his feet.
Magas keeping hold of Morris's head, controlling as best he can.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Magas 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.

Magas misses with a wild body shot.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Magas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magas's waist but Magas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Magas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.

Magas breaks the clinch.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magas scores with a head kick.
Morris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Magas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magas to the mat! Magas manages to get full guard.
Morris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magas's guard.
Magas is trying is best to control the position here.
Morris wants to take a breather but Magas is having none of it.
Morris stops Magas from getting back to his feet.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morris in particular looking to stall.

Magas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Magas tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magas throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Magas tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magas tries a head kick but it misses.

Morris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morris controlling the pace.
Magas pushes Morris off looking to stand but Morris dives back in and keeps control.

Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magas is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.

Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Magas defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Magas is defending well.
Magas is refusing to be controlled, as Morris sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magas tries to kick Morris off but Morris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magas gets back to full guard.

Morris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Magas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris prevents Magas from getting back to his feet.
Morris sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morris is pressing down on Magas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morris wants to sweep here but Magas controlling him for the moment.
Morris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Magas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Magas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris avoids the head kick by Magas.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magas as he jumps to the side.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Magas.
Magas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morris connects with a body shot.
Magas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Magas.
Magas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Magas sprawls well.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magas misses with a few strikes there.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice looking body shot.
Morris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Morris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Magas!

Morris with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Magas tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris lands a big elbow.
Morris looking to control but Magas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Morris swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Magas is now in Morris's guard. A big mistake from Morris there, giving up the dominant position!
Magas wants to stand but Morris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magas is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morris struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to improve position but can't.
Morris can't do much from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Magas misses with a jab to the body
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magas misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
Magas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magas swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Morris tests Magas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magas throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Magas misses with a two punch combination.
Morris is looking to clinch.

Morris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magas to the mat! Magas manages to get full guard.
Mike Magas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris wants to control from the top but Magas keeps moving.
Sammy Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Morris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Magas!