PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Morrison
vs
Golden

182 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Golden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Golden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Golden tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Golden looks to clinch

and Morrison counters with a single leg into guard. Golden didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Golden's brow.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Golden is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison postures up in Golden's guard and throws a big left but Golden blocks it.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Golden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison wants to stand but Golden is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison postures up in Golden's guard and throws a big left but Golden blocks it.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Golden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Golden working a defensive guard here.
Golden managing to control the position.
Morrison is pushing down on Golden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Golden is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison throwing shots but Golden is blocking nicely.
Golden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.

Golden is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison.
Golden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not doing much here.
Morrison throwing shots but Golden is blocking nicely.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Golden's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Golden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golden is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Golden circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Golden doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison sizes up Golden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Morrison shoots in and bounces Golden off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrison throws a strike but Golden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Golden wants to stand and escape but instead Morrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Golden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Golden!
Morrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Golden looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Golden looking for a sweep. Not yet Golden, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Golden blocks nicely.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison throws a strike but Golden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison wants to stand but Golden is controlling the position.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Golden from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Zack Morrison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Golden moves to clinch but Morrison breaks away
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golden avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golden circles away.

Morrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Golden's half guard.
Golden gets back to full guard.
Golden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zack Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golden wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Morrison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Golden moves into the clinch.

Golden breaks the clinch.
Morrison lands a jab-cross combination.
Greg Golden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Golden which made him look bad.
Golden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golden moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golden in his tracks.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Golden walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Zack Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison checks a low kick from Golden.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Golden.

Morrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Golden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison throws a strike but Golden avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Golden had control of the position.
Golden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morrison!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to lock up and control but Golden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zack Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Golden has a good base and remains in mount.
Greg Golden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golden tries to control but Morrison wriggling away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Golden content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Greg Golden hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Golden closes the distance but Morrison moves to the side
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Golden throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrison is defended easily by Golden.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Golden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison scores with a couple of short elbows.
Golden takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Morrison!
Zack Morrison managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.