PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael McCabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Morales (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?

McCabe
vs
Morales

185 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael McCabe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morales gets tackled into the cage by McCabe . McCabe maintains the clinch.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales is trying to push McCabe away but McCabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.

Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCabe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCabe delivers a nice body kick.
McCabe misses with a straight left.
Morales scores with a one two! McCabe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCabe cracks Morales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by McCabe .

McCabe pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCabe .
A knee to the head by McCabe .
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
McCabe keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCabe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morales's defenses.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from McCabe .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
Morales is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but McCabe won't allow it.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCabe lands a knee to the body.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from McCabe , against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from McCabe .
McCabe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCabe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael McCabe dominated that 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.

A punch combination from Morales misses.

McCabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Morales takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
McCabe throws an elbow that misses.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales blocks it with crossed arms.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from McCabe .
McCabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
Morales is trying to push McCabe away but McCabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McCabe .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe misses with an elbow strike.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael McCabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael McCabe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morales gets tackled into the cage by McCabe . McCabe maintains the clinch.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from McCabe , against the cage.
McCabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCabe lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCabe throws an elbow but misses.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe lands an elbow just above Morales 's eye.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCabe lands a nice elbow.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but McCabe won't allow it.
McCabe keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe pushes off an throws an elbow but Morales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from McCabe .
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales wants to break free but McCabe has control.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
Michael McCabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael McCabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCabe 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael McCabe !