PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Alexio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello comes into a darkened arena with his song building. THE ROCK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alexio
vs
Morello

195 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Alexio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Morello!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Morello.
Nice cross by Morello.
Morello scores with a hook.
Alexio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alexio counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morello blocks a head kick by Alexio.
Bruno Morello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morello throws out a loose jab but Alexio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morello thows a body shot but no joy.
Morello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexio moves away.
Morello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morello is able to avoid easily.
Morello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexio misses with an uppercut.
Morello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexio.
Morello throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexio counters with an inside leg kick.
Morello throws an overhand right that lands on Alexio's shoulder, as Alexio tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexio throws a body kick the misses
and Morello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morello slips a jab from Alexio.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. Morello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexio takes one to the side of the head.
Morello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexio slips a jab from Morello.
Alexio lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexio is breathing heavily.
Morello tests Alexio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexio moves out of range of the body kick from Morello.
Morello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morello scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexio.
Morello misses with a hook.
Alexio looks to land a right hand but Morello moved out of range.
Morello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morello throws a jab when Alexio was well out of range.
Alexio misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Morello.
Alexio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alexio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morello throws a hook to the side of Alexio's head but Alexio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morello scores with a shot to the body.
Morello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexio at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morello lands an overhand right.
Morello misses with a wild body shot.
Morello scores with a spinning back kick!
Alexio avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Morello 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.

Morello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexio was well out of range. Poor timing from Morello.
Morello throws the left hand but Alexio avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Alexio is predictable there
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Morello throws the left hand but Alexio avoids the punch easily.
Alexio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Morello misses.
Morello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morello swings for the body but Alexio moves out of range.
Alexio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Alexio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Morello finds it's way through Alexio's defenses.
Morello throws a jab when Alexio was well out of range.
Alexio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morello.
That kick from Alexio tenderised Morello's leg. Morello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morello looks to land a body kick but Alexio moved away.
Alexio avoids the body shot from Morello.
Alexio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexio throws a leg kick which misses Morello's front leg but catches the back leg as Morello tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alexio moves out of range of the leg kick from Morello.
Alexio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexio.
Morello pushes Alexio away with a front kick.
Morello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morello throws an off balance right hand
and Alexio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alexio tries to land a body kick
and Morello counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexio is looking to land body kicks.
Alexio is looking to slow Morello down with leg kicks.
Alexio blocks a jab.
Alexio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morello misses with a left hand
and Alexio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Alexio misses
and Morello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio defending well as Morello loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Alexio blocks the low kick.
Alexio misses with the body kick
and Morello counters with a nice uppercut.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Alexio.
Morello avoids the head kick by Alexio.
Some wild striking there from Morello.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexio is just out of range.
Morello throws a head kick that misses
and Alexio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morello thinking.
Alexio lands with a nice body kick.
Morello throws a right hand that misses
and Alexio counters with a thumping low kick.
Morello is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morello thows a body shot but no joy.
Morello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Alexio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexio counters with a good, hard body kick but Morello shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Morello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morello avoids the head kick by Alexio.
Morello moves out of range as Alexio throws a body kick.
Alexio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alexio avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexio.
Alexio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morello checks it well.
Alexio lands a body shot.
Alexio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexio is just out of range.
Alexio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alexio scores with a nice right hand.
Alexio tries to land a front kick but Morello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexio ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Alexio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexio feints and then cracks Morello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morello down.
Alexio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morello takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morello takes a step back to recover.
Alexio throws out a leg kick but Morello moves out of range and Alexio only half commits.
Alexio cracks a nice hook into Morello's ribs.
Alexio throws a sloppy head kick and Morello moves out of range easily.
Alexio lands with a kick to the temple. Morello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danny Alexio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexio.
Alexio misses with a body kick.
Morello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexio throws a jab when Morello was well out of range.
Alexio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruno Morello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alexio throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio digs a good body shot into Morello's ribs.
Morello takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Alexio tenderised Morello's leg. Morello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexio, right into the meat.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. Morello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morello. Morello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alexio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexio. That's going to slow Morello down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexio, right into the meat.
Alexio misses with a low kick.
Alexio throws a solid leg kick but Morello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morello swings for the body but Alexio moves out of range.
Morello blocks the body kick.
Alexio misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Alexio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morello 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!