PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Abueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Morra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abueva comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the king. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abueva
vs
Morra

191 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calvin Abueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Morra!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abueva moves away from the strike by Morra.
Abueva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abueva moves away.
Morra misses the shot to the body.
Eddie Morra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abueva circles away quickly and effectively.
Morra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abueva fails to land with a series of punches.
Abueva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morra moves away.
Morra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morra is looking to score with low kicks.
Morra throws a hook but Abueva blocks it.
Morra throws a right hand that Abueva ducks under and follows up with a left that Abueva also avoids with ease.
Morra swinging wildly here.
Abueva throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva shoots in but Morra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abueva tries to clinch up but Morra circles away and keeps his distance.
Morra misses with a body shot.
Morra misses with a series of wild punches.
Abueva closes the distance and clinches up with Morra, looking for a takedown. Abueva pushes Morra against the cage but Morra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Abueva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morra tries a low kick but Abueva avoids it.
Abueva slips under a jab from Morra.
Morra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abueva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abueva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abueva ducks under a wild hook from Morra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abueva slips a jab and a cross from Morra.

Morra scores with a takedown into Abueva's guard.
Morra throwing strikes from guard but Abueva blocks nicely.
Abueva keeping moving, preventing Morra from controlling successfully.

Abueva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morra defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abueva is keeping the position for now.
Abueva trying to keep a closed guard but Morra is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abueva's head.
Morra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morra is in close to Abueva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morra wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
Abueva looking to control.
Abueva is breathing heavily.
Morra is stalling in the full guard.
Abueva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morra cracks Abueva with a solid left hand.
Abueva wants to stand but Morra is controlling the position.
Morra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morra working some strikes from top position.
Morra connects with a couple of short punches.
Morra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abueva's head.
Morra is in close to Abueva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morra wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
Morra won't allow Abueva to get back to his feet.
Morra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Morra misses its intended target.
Morra misses with a hook to the body

and Abueva moves into the clinch.
Abueva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abueva avoids the body shot from Morra.
Morra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abueva rather than just go for the knockout.
Morra misses with a wild body shot.
Morra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Morra misses.
Morra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abueva shoots in looking for a takedown. Morra tries to sprawl out of it but Abueva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abueva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morra throws out a loose jab but Abueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morra looks to land a combination but Abueva avoids it well.
A big left from Morra misses.
Abueva slips a jab and a cross from Morra.
Morra misses with a wild combination.
Abueva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Abueva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abueva dodges the punch combination from Morra.
Abueva tries for a takedown but Morra circles away easily

and Morra counters with a single leg into guard. Abueva didn't expect that.
Morra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morra!
Morra is desperately trying to improve his position but Abueva has a good base and remains in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abueva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abueva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morra's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morra wants to control but Abueva is having none of it.
Abueva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morra is trying to escape the mount.
Abueva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morra?
Morra wants to hold on but Abueva pushes him away.
Morra is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Abueva is staying active.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morra can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abueva prevents Morra from getting the reversal.
Morra is squirming around, avoiding Abueva's attempts to control the action.
Abueva avoids the attempt from Morra to control.
Morra is squirming around, avoiding Abueva's attempts to control the action.
Morra tries to reverse the position but Abueva maintains control.
Morra wants to hold on but Abueva pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morra is trying desperately to improve position.
Morra wants to hold on but Abueva pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Morra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Morra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abueva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morra. Abueva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abueva slips under a jab from Morra.
Morra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Morra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abueva is trying to defend but Morra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abueva is trying to control but can't.
Morra stalling away here and it's allowed Abueva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Abueva working a defensive guard here.

Morra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morra is in close to Abueva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morra with a nice head shot there.
Morra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abueva's head.
Morra trying to control but Abueva is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morra trying to control the position from guard on top but Abueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morra distracts Abueva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morra wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
Morra chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abueva keeping full guard, as Morra tries to pass.
Morra landing with the ground and pound.

Morra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abueva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morra has managed to get both his arms back between Abueva's legs - danger averted.
Morra connects with a couple of short punches.

Abueva is rocked!
Morra wanted to stand there but Abueva had control of the position.
Morra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Abueva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morra content to stall in guard here.
Abueva seems to have got his legs back now.
Morra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abueva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morra working some strikes from top position.
Calvin Abueva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eddie Morra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abueva being controlled here, momentarily.
Morra trying to control but Abueva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morra working some strikes from top position.
Morra scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morra wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
Morra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morra trying to control but Abueva is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Morra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Morra!