PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinny Boy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Morales
vs
Boy

200 cm
21
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
30
300 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morales lands a left and a right that send Boy crashing to the mat, dazed. Morales thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is looking to land body kicks.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily

and Morales counters with a single leg into guard. Boy didn't expect that.

Boy is rocked!

Boy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morales has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morales stands up and beckons Boy to join him on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morales breaks from the clinch.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morales counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Morales stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boy tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily

and Morales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Carlos Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.
Boy looks gassed!
Morales looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morales controlling his opponent.
Boy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boy is trying to maintain the position but Morales is very close to passing his half guard.
Morales performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like Morales is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Morales.

Morales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boy!
Morales controlling the position easily from mount.
Morales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boy for as long as he can get away with.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy tries to hold on but Morales postures up.
Morales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Carlos Morales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Morales counters with a crisp one two that drops Boy! Morales thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boy to his feet! Boy is in big trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily

and Morales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Morales content just to control the position here.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boy can't escape the position.
Boy wants to control but Morales is having none of it.
Morales controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Morales counters by moving into the clinch.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.

Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Morales shoots in and bounces Boy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morales postures up.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Boy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morales won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
Boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Morales controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlos Morales wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Morales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Morales decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boy to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy with a lazy takedown attempt

so Morales counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carlos Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.

Boy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boy is proving hard to escape from.
Morales won't allow Boy to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales is stalling in the full guard.

Morales stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Morales closes the distance and clinches.

Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skinny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morales shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boy is trying to defend but Morales finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morales passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boy!
Boy is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales controlling from the full mount.
Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Morales has a good base and remains in mount.
Morales sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morales's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
Boy regains half guard.

Morales decides to stand up.
Carlos Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Morales closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Morales has control of the leg.
Morales controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morales is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morales throws a series of strikes that have Boy backpedaling.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales stalks Boy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boy's face. Boy staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy fails with the takedown

so Morales counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boy wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Morales controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Morales.

Boy tries to sprawl but Morales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?

Morales decides to return to a standing position.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morales.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.

Morales feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carlos Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morales manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Morales stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Skinny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Morales trying to pass the guard but Boy defending well.
Morales is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Boy manages to get to full guard.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morales postures up.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.

Morales stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morales throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a straight right. Boy didn't see that one coming.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Boy.

Boy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boy tries to move to mount but Morales blocks the move with his legs.

Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carlos Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy taking a break here but Morales is having none of it and regains half guard.

Morales has one foot on Boy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Morales dives in and scores a takedown into Boy's guard.

Morales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morales has managed to get both his arms back between Boy's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boy is looking for a triangle here but Morales uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Morales taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Morales!