PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bod Mon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mon
vs
Morrison

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bod Mon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrison swivels and escapes.
Morrison looks gassed!
Morrison looks to land a combination. Mon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mon.
Mon wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Mon doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mon.
Mon dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Mon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bod Mon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mon is defended easily by Morrison.
Morrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrison circles away.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Mon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mon shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Mon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mon fails with the takedown.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mon.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Mon.
Mon throws a combination. Morrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mon throws a combination that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mon fails to land the takedown.
Mon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mon.
Mon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a left and a right that stings Mon.
Mon wants to clinch.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Mon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mon thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Mon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Mon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Mon shoots in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Mon moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Mon looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Mon tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mon.
A combination from Mon does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mon tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mon shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Mon moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mon misses.
Mon misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bod Mon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrison swinging wilding here.

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.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mon doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison swings for the body but Mon moves out of range.
Mon tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Mon shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Mon wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Mon moves out of range.
Mon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mon.
Mon misses with a series of wild punches.
Mon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mon connects with a high kick.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mon shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Mon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Mon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mon circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tommy Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Mon persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Mon tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Mon throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mon is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Mon avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mon.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bod Mon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Mon.
Mon is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Mon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon thuds his shin into the meat of Morrison's side.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison leaves Mon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mon shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Crunch! Mon slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
Morrison with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Mon dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Mon's head and hops out.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Mon.
Bod Mon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mon misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Morrison!