PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower. Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive. Tommy Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takaya
vs
Morrison

171 cm
29
152 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

180 cm
25
157 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya lands a lovely overhand right.

Takaya has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takaya avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takaya.
Takaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takaya drives through and clinches with Morrison against the ropes.
Morrison lands an elbow inside that Takaya shrugs off.

It looks like Yoshihiro Takaya has been cut.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Morrison is leaning against Takaya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison gets through Takaya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Morrison gets through Takaya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Takaya is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Takaya misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takaya.
Takaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison digs a right hand into Takaya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takaya's gas tank.
Morrison taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison trying to control the position but instead, Takaya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morrison into the ropes.
Takaya is looking to control Morrison's arms but Morrison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takaya has his back to the ropes.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morrison lands a big head kick that sends Takaya to the canvas! Morrison follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Morrison!
Tommy Morrison made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.