PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Morozevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fury's entrance music is BooM. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

The Fury
vs
Morozevich

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Intelligent

Forbidden Apple

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian The Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Morozevich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fury shoots for a takedown but Morozevich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Morozevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Fury!
The Fury is working to get back to half guard.
Morozevich cracks The Fury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morozevich wants to control the pace but The Fury is squirming around nicely.
The Fury can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morozevich is landing with some decent strikes but The Fury is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Fury is trying to escape the mount.
Morozevich controlling from the full mount.
Morozevich prevents The Fury from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozevich raining down shots from the mount!
The Fury is trying desperately to improve position.
Morozevich unloading with bombs!
Morozevich wants to control the pace but The Fury is squirming around nicely.
The Fury can't escape the position.
The Fury taking shots to the head.
The Fury is desperately trying to improve his position but Morozevich has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Morozevich.
Morozevich landing strikes from the mount and The Fury is in trouble!
Morozevich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Fury hang on?
Morozevich tries to control but The Fury wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Fury keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morozevich controlling the position easily from mount.
Morozevich is landing with some decent strikes but The Fury is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morozevich wants to control the pace but The Fury is squirming around nicely.
Morozevich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morozevich prevents The Fury from getting the reversal.
Morozevich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Fury?
The Fury regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morozevich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

The Fury looking for submissions off his back.
The Fury is breathing heavily.
Morozevich is nestled in close to The Fury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morozevich lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich controlling the pace.
The Fury on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morozevich not doing much here.

The Fury looking for submissions off his back.
Morozevich is tying to control. The Fury wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Morozevich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Fury defends it well.

Morozevich is working for a submission of some sort.
Morozevich trying to control from half guard but The Fury is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Fury is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morozevich takes a swing at The Fury's ribcage but misses.
The Fury with a poor takedown

and Morozevich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Fury's guard.
Morozevich trying to control but The Fury is working from the bottom.
Morozevich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morozevich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morozevich stands up over The Fury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Fury throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The Fury has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morozevich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morozevich trying to control the position from guard on top but The Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozevich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Fury's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Morozevich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morozevich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Fury is looking for a sweep.
Morozevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Fury keeps working.
Morozevich working the ground and pound from side control.
Morozevich lands some shots froms side control.
Morozevich is looking to take a break and control but The Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexander Morozevich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morozevich working the head and body with strikes.
The Fury sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

The Fury is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Morozevich pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Fury wants to get back to full guard.
Morozevich wants to free his trapped foot but The Fury is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Fury is staying active underneath Morozevich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Fury won't allow Morozevich to pass to mount.
Morozevich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morozevich connects with a nice short shot to The Fury's temple.
Morozevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morozevich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morozevich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

The Fury looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Fury moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

The Fury is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morozevich looking to pass the guard.

The Fury is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morozevich is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich chips away with some ground and pound.
The Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morozevich.

The Fury has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morozevich is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for The Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Fury manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morozevich wants to take a breather but The Fury is having none of it.
The Fury is looking to improve his position.

The Fury looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Fury is staying active underneath Morozevich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morozevich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Fury kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Morozevich is working for a submission of some sort.
Morozevich wants to control but The Fury is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morozevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozevich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Fury at a distance.

The Fury scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morozevich manages to get to full guard.

Morozevich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Fury is pushing down on Morozevich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morozevich is fighting to maintain full guard but The Fury has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morozevich moves into full guard.
Morozevich keeping full guard, as The Fury tries to pass.
Morozevich controlling The Fury's posture.

The Fury postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morozevich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Fury, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich scoring with some ground and pound.

Morozevich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morozevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The Fury pushes a forearm under Morozevich's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Morozevich is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian The Fury!