PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Totsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Morrow
vs
Totsky

170 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

171 cm
25
168 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Totsky!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totsky misses with a wild combination.
Morrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrow looks to throw a body kick
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Totsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morrow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Totsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Totsky scores with a jab. Morrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrow motions for Totsky to come forward. Morrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow throws a low kick but Totsky moves out of range easily.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Totsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Totsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrow.
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Totsky sees coming a mile off.
Morrow lands with a nice body kick.
Totsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Totsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Morrow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Morrow wants to work for an arm triangle but Totsky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Totsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrow.

Morrow is working for a kimura but Totsky is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Morrow seems to be working for a kimura but Totsky defends the submission attempt.

Morrow is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Totsky tries to kick Morrow off but Morrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Totsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Totsky swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow throws a body punch but Totsky moves out of range.
Morrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Totsky.
A punch lands to the side of Totsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morrow thumps Totsky with a low kick.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Morrow misses with a leg kick.
Morrow misses with an uppercut.
Totsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrow delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a low kick but Totsky avoids it.
Morrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Totsky avoids it.
Leo Totsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Totsky leaves Morrow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Totsky misses.
Morrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Totsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Totsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Totsky takes a swing at Morrow's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Totsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Totsky takes one on the button.
Morrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Totsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Totsky avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Totsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Totsky will feel that in the morning.
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Totsky has time to react.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a jab to the body
and Totsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Totsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morrow.
A head kick misses from Morrow.
Leo Totsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Morrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Totsky throws out the jab.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Totsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Morrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Totsky throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Totsky sees coming a mile off.
Morrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrow shoots for a takedown but Totsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow misses with a leg kick
and Totsky counters with a left and a right that stings Morrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Totsky throws a looping overhand right but Morrow ducks down to avoid it.
Totsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morrow eats them both and turns towards Totsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Totsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morrow.
Morrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Totsky's waist but Totsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrow off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Morrow cracks Totsky with a good jab.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Totsky.
Trent Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrow sizes up Totsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Totsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Totsky ducks down to avoid it.
Morrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow misses the jab.
Totsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morrow connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Totsky's head.
Totsky moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Totsky moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Totsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Totsky.
Morrow misses with a head kick.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Totsky saw that one coming.
Morrow defending well as Totsky loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totsky cracks Morrow with an open hand slap.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Totsky scores with a hook to the body. Morrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Totsky blocks a leg kick.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Totsky ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Totsky's ribs.
Totsky throws a jab when Morrow was well out of range.
Totsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Totsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow slips a jab from Totsky.
Morrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrow fails to land the takedown.
Morrow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Totsky avoids it.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Morrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrow takes a swing at Totsky's ribcage but misses.
Totsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Totsky misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totsky blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Totsky.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Totsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Totsky throws a lazy right hand but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Totsky as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Totsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrow scores with a shot to the body.
Leo Totsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrow 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Trent Morrow!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Trent Morrow!

Trent Morrow wins by unanimous decision!
Trent Morrow was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.