PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boy. Jackson has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. David Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Morrison
vs
Jackson

192 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrison moves into full guard.
Morrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrison tries to get out of the position.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morrison is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson stops Morrison from standing up.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrison lands a head shot.
Morrison tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morrison but Morrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a head kick!
Jackson tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson wants to break free but Morrison has control.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Morrison backing up. Morrison nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Morrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrison.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morrison duly obliges.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson looks gassed!
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Morrison with a hook.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Antonio Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Morrison. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Morrison slips a straight right by Jackson.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Morrison cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jackson.
Morrison throws a head kick that half lands.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrison.
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
Morrison cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
David Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antonio Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Morrison thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.

Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Morrison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Morrison trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Morrison slows the pace down.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looks to move to half guard but instead Morrison has passed into mount! Damn!
Morrison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Morrison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Morrison dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice cross by Morrison.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrison which made him look bad.
Morrison throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Morrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson moves forwards but Morrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Morrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Antonio Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Morrison unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Morrison punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Morrison loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morrison looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Morrison!
Antonio Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.