PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Pinwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Morales
vs
Pinwan

176 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramos Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Pinwan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Morales.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinwan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinwan wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales misses with an uppercut. Pinwan saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinwan tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinwan wants to clinch
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zane Pinwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinwan tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinwan moves to clinch but Morales breaks away
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinwan wants to clinch.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinwan wants to clinch.
Pinwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales thuds a left hand into Pinwan's body.
Morales is looking to wear down Pinwan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morales throws the left hand but Pinwan avoids the punch easily.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinwan on the side of the head.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.

It looks like Zane Pinwan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinwan moves away.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!

Pinwan is rocked!
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinwan is just out of range.
Pinwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinwan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Pinwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Morales catches Pinwan right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Morales.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinwan tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinwan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinwan tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Pinwan backing up. Pinwan nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Morales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales tests Pinwan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That has opened up Zane Pinwan's cut even more.
Pinwan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinwan looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan wants to clinch up but Morales keeps it at a distance.
Pinwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
A shot to the liver by Morales. Beautiful body shot.
Pinwan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Pinwan wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morales connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinwan is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Pinwan seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pinwan moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Pinwan misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pinwan.
Morales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Morales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Pinwan trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pinwan into the cage.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinwan avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramos Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zane Pinwan's cut.
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.

Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinwan in his tracks.
Pinwan closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Pinwan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinwan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales lands a lovely overhand right.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinwan.
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinwan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.
Morales drops Pinwan with a naaaaasty hook - Pinwan is in real trouble here! Morales dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramos Morales!
An out of breath Ramos Morales thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.