PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Morrow

168 cm
35
164 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

185 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Morrow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Carter tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Morrow tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Morrow tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morrow - that landed with a thud.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Morrow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter keeps control of Morrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Morrow is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Morrow works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.

Carter jumps guard.
Morrow wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Morrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrow tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrow advances position into side control!
An elbow from Morrow crashes against the mat.
Carter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Morrow is looking for a kimura here.
Morrow wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Morrow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morrow moves nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter stops Morrow from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morrow throws a one two combo.
Jab by Morrow.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morrow up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morrow up against the cage.
Morrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Morrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Morrow tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Morrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrow thumps Carter with a low kick.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Morrow.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Morrow.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrow.
Brent Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Morrow against the cage but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrow with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carter back to the cage. Morrow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrow misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Jax Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.

Morrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrow sprawls well. Morrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.

Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Jax Morrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morrow.
Morrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrow misses with a combination

and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Morrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter looks for a takedown but Morrow sprawls well.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Morrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrow misses with a few strikes there.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Morrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morrow breaks the clinch.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Morrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Morrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrow is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Morrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.

Morrow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morrow manages to end up in side control.

Morrow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow tries to advance to mount but Carter instead regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Morrow!
Jax Morrow made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry) in his post fight interview.