PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luc Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Your Worst Nightmare kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luc Morris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Morris
vs
Klebanov

171 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luc Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evgeni Klebanov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klebanov cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Klebanov ducks down to avoid it.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Klebanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klebanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Morris.
Morris cracks Klebanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klebanov is defended easily by Morris.
Klebanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klebanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Klebanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klebanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klebanov.
Morris digs a good hook to Klebanov's body.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klebanov moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klebanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Klebanov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klebanov.
Morris throws a good cross that connects.
Klebanov misses the shot to the body.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luc Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris with a nice cross.
Morris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Klebanov gets the takedown into side control.
Klebanov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Klebanov trying to control the position but Morris is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Klebanov trying to control the position but Morris is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov happy to just control the position for now.
I looks like Klebanov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Klebanov trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evgeni Klebanov.
Morris cracks Klebanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Klebanov.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klebanov misses with a body kick.
Klebanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luc Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luc Morris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klebanov.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klebanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klebanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klebanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klebanov throws a low kick but Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris is looking to wear down Klebanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morris sprawls well. Morris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klebanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klebanov ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klebanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klebanov.
Morris sizes up Klebanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck for Klebanov with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Klebanov's head and hops out.
Luc Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Klebanov.
Morris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klebanov on the side of the head.
Klebanov slips under a jab from Morris.
Klebanov throws a leg kick but Morris sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Morris blocks the leg kick.
Klebanov misses with a low kick as Morris jumps back.
Klebanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klebanov throws a leg kick which misses Morris's front leg but catches the back leg as Morris tries to avoid it.
Morris works Klebanov's body with a nice hook.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Klebanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klebanov throws a leg kick but Morris sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klebanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klebanov.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klebanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morris tries to avoid it but Klebanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morris to the ground. Morris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris misses with a combination

and Klebanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Klebanov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Klebanov is thwarting Morris's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to sweep but Klebanov has passed to side control!
Klebanov takes a little break here. Morris wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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.

Klebanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Evgeni Klebanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klebanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klebanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morris scores with a hook to the body. Klebanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Morris. Beautiful body shot.
Morris misses with a straight left.
Morris scores with a nice right hand.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klebanov manages to avoid it.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Klebanov is out of range.
Klebanov slips under a jab.
Klebanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Klebanov.

Klebanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Klebanov is trying to work for a kimura but Morris is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris wants to control but Klebanov is keeping busy.
Klebanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Klebanov works his way into side control.

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.
Klebanov misses with the ground and pound.
Morris is trying to buck Klebanov off.
Morris seems a little lost for a moment, as Klebanov dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klebanov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morris is avoiding damage well.
Klebanov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Klebanov 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Klebanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klebanov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evgeni Klebanov!