PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Beard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morrison
vs
Beard

187 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Beard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Beard as he checks the leg kick.
Beard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beard shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Beard 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.
Beard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beard on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrison defends it nicely.
Tommy Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Beard.
Morrison tries a low kick but Beard avoids it.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Beard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Beard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beard showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Beard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to stand up here but Beard is controlling him well.
Beard is trying to control. Morrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beard on the ground.
Morrison is trying to stand.
Beard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beard content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Beard moved out of range nicely.
Beard moves out of range as Morrison throws a body kick.
Morrison tries to land a leg kick but Beard saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Beard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Beard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beard looks gassed!
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beard circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beard.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Beard feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Beard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beard passes into half guard.
Beard is controlling the pace.
Beard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beard prevents Morrison from standing back up.
Beard controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Beard seems content to control.
Morrison is trying to stand back up but Beard is controlling him
Beard controlling the action here.
Morrison is looking to escape.

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.
Beard trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison is trying to stand up here but Beard is controlling him well.
Morrison is not content to let Beard control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morrison stalks Beard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beard's face. Beard staggers backwards, shaken.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Beard sees it coming and moves out of range.

Beard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morrison is trying to defend but Beard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Well, if Beard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Blue Beard will probably get the nod.
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.

Beard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrison did well to prevent Beard getting side control.
Beard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Beard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison is looking to escape.
Beard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard controlling from the full mount.
Beard wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Beard 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard unloads with some shots from mount but Morrison bucks and avoids them well.
Morrison really wants to buck Beard off and get back to his feet.
Beard controlling the pace for now.

That's two 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.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Beard's attempts to control the action.
Beard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morrison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beard lands a nice shot to the head.
Beard controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard won't let Morrison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Beard's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Morrison really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Beard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrison avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beard.
Morrison is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Beard misses with a head shot.

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.
Morrison is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Beard with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Morrison really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beard controlling from the full mount.
Beard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Beard looking to finish Morrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morrison!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beard controlling the pace for now.
Morrison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Beard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beard moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beard fails with a takedown attempt.
Beard dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Beard's head and hops out.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Beard moved away.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Beard moves out of range as Morrison throws a body kick.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beard.
Tommy Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Beard.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Morrison catches Beard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.

Beard gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Beard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard working the ground and pound but Morrison is defending the strikes.
Morrison tries to escape but Beard is in control.
Beard working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beard.
Beard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.
Beard is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.
Beard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morrison throws a head kick but Beard moves out of range.
Morrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Beard shoots in.
Tommy Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Beard avoids them all with ease.
Morrison tries to land a front kick but Beard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrison swivels and escapes.
Jab from Morrison.
Tommy Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Beard avoids nicely.

Beard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beard lands in his opponent's guard.
Beard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Beard prevents Morrison from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blue Beard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beard trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beard tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Morrison wants to stand and escape but Beard is having none of it.
Beard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beard is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morrison throws a right hand that Beard ducks under and follows up with a left that Beard also avoids with ease.
Beard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrison.

Morrison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beard lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!