PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toygar Alparslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Toygar Alparslan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Toygar Alparslan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Alparslan
vs
Morrison

166 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toygar Alparslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrison lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrison trying to control but Alparslan is working from the bottom.
Morrison postures up.
Alparslan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alparslan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison is working Alparslan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Alparslan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alparslan is keeping the position for now.
Alparslan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Alparslan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alparslan throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alparslan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Toygar Alparslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Morrison.

Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alparslan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morrison looks gassed!
Alparslan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Alparslan keeps moving.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison trying to control but Alparslan is working from the bottom.
Alparslan controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alparslan tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Alparslan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alparslan tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alparslan sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison is thwarting Alparslan's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stalling.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alparslan defending well though.
Alparslan is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Morrison is looking for a kimura but Alparslan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison to get the leverage.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Morrison dominated 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.

Alparslan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Alparslan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alparslan misses with a body punch

and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Alparslan fights it but they end up in guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alparslan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alparslan looking to control.

Alparslan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison defends it easily.
Alparslan keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alparslan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alparslan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison trying to control but Alparslan is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alparslan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jim Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison wants to stand but Alparslan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alparslan trying to control here.
Alparslan wants to control the action here but instead Morrison manages to pass to full mount!
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Alparslan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison working for a triangle but Alparslan defends it easily.

Morrison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Morrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alparslan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alparslan works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Alparslan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morrison is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toygar Alparslan!