PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Victor Le will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Morrow
vs
Le

170 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Le.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le checks a low kick from Morrow.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Le throws a series of punches but Morrow avoids them all with ease.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Le counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Le to acknowledge the strikes.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Morrow misses with a leg kick
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le scores with a decent looking hook.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Le lands a nice hook to Morrow's body. Morrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrow tries to land a body kick
and Le counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrow misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le scores with a decent looking hook.
Le fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le takes a swing at Morrow's ribcage but misses.
Morrow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrow.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
Le has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow with a poor takedown
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morrow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Le connects with a looping right hand.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Le swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow slips a jab and a cross from Le.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Morrow.
Morrow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Morrow looks to throw a body kick
and Le counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morrow drops his hands momentarily and Le takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Le.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le's corner calls for a 1-2. Le obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Trent Morrow has been cut.
Le lands a nice hook to Morrow's body. Morrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a good body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morrow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Le misses with a body shot.
Morrow shoots and misses
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow throws a chopping leg kick but Le manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Le there.
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le connects with a body shot that sends Morrow's belly button to the back.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Morrow throws a body kick the misses
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Victor Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick by Morrow misses
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Le scores with a one two! Morrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrow takes one to the side of the head.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le digs a good body shot into Morrow's ribs.
Le smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le scores with a body shot.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow walks into a straight right hand from Le.
Le is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrow rather than just go for the knockout.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrow thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow throws a chopping leg kick but Le manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morrow misses with a takedown
and Le counters with a left and a right that stings Morrow.
Le lands with a nice body punch.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
Le scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Le.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Morrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le.
Le lands with a good body shot.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morrow tries for a takedown but Le circles away easily
and Le counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Le to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le connects with a crisp jab.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Morrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le jabs Morrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
A cross from Le lands.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le blocks a head kick by Morrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Le lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrow at a distance.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Le digs a good body shot into Morrow's ribs.
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Le.
Le is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Morrow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Le was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le has his hands on Morrow's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrow 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.
Le not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Le counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Le.
Le looks to land a combination but Morrow avoids it well.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le cracks Morrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Le as Morrow shoots in.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.

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.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le jabs Morrow right on the nose. Morrow blinks but takes it well.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Le scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrow.
Le throws a hook but Morrow avoids it easily.
Victor Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses
and Le counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Morrow
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrow.
Trent Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Le.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 41:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 42:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!
Victor Le is the new lightweight champion!