PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mutant Morais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hradongogoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutant Morais has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morais
vs
Hradongogoh

203 cm
28
290 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mutant Morais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Hradongogoh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hradongogoh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morais lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morais changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hradongogoh tries to avoid it but Morais manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hradongogoh to the ground. Hradongogoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morais shoots in for a takedown but Hradongogoh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hradongogoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hradongogoh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morais.
Morais attempts a counter takedown but Hradongogoh avoids it well and moves away.
Hradongogoh wants to slow Morais down by chopping away at his legs.
Hradongogoh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hradongogoh wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mutant Morais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hradongogoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Morais is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hradongogoh's half guard.
Morais trying to control the pace.
Hradongogoh won't allow Morais to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morais's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morais trying to pass the guard but Hradongogoh defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morais controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morais scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morais is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morais has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hradongogoh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morais lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morais passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Morais politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morais prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hradongogoh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morais.
Morais advances to mount.
Morais working Hradongogoh over with strikes here.

It looks like Lukas Hradongogoh has been cut.
Hradongogoh is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morais tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morais lands a big shot there that rocks Hradongogoh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morais 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morais controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hradongogoh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morais landing punches.
Morais looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mutant Morais dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Hradongogoh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hradongogoh misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Morais wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morais scores with a one two! Hradongogoh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hradongogoh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hradongogoh wants it to stay on the feet.
Morais will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morais misses with a double jab.

Hradongogoh rushes Morais and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Morais breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hradongogoh tries to clinch up.
Morais feinted with a counter takedown.
Mutant Morais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hradongogoh misses.
Morais swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hradongogoh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Mutant Morais has been cut.
Hradongogoh's coach down at The Iron Works $800 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hradongogoh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hradongogoh moves in looking to clinch but Morais pushes him off.
Morais changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hradongogoh tries to avoid it but Morais manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hradongogoh to the ground. Hradongogoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mutant Morais. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hradongogoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Hradongogoh has Morais pushed against the cage.

Morais breaks from the clinch.
Hradongogoh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morais shoots in but no luck this time.

Hradongogoh shoots in and bounces Morais off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hradongogoh wants to stand and escape but instead Morais has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Morais sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morais passes Hradongogoh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morais has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morais controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morais won't let Hradongogoh get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morais landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morais landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morais looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morais is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hradongogoh can do to turn this around?
Morais lands a big shot there that rocks Hradongogoh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morais unloading with bombs!
Mutant Morais overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hradongogoh is trying to stand up.
Morais lands a big elbow.
Hradongogoh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morais controlling the pace for now.

Hradongogoh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morais.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morais takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mutant Morais dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morais is defended easily by Hradongogoh.
Danga de danga de dang - Hradongogoh scores with a four punch combination!
Hradongogoh takes a swing at Morais's ribcage but misses.
Morais tries to move into range but Hradongogoh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hradongogoh wants to clinch up but Morais keeps it at a distance.
Hradongogoh doesn't manage to clinch there - Morais circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hradongogoh misses.
It looked like Morais was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Morais is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hradongogoh's half guard.
Hradongogoh won't allow Morais to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morais perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Morais seems to be working for a kimura but Hradongogoh defends the submission attempt.

Morais seems to be working for a kimura but Hradongogoh defends the submission attempt.
Morais looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hradongogoh pushes Morais off looking to stand but Morais dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hradongogoh pushes Morais off looking to stand but Morais dives back in and keeps control.
Morais controlling the action here.
Morais throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morais not doing much here.
Hradongogoh taking some punishment here, with Morais in his half guard.
Morais takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morais has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morais takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mutant Morais is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morais unloading with bombs!
Morais controlling the pace for now.
Morais landing punches.
Morais controlling his opponent.
Morais lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lukas Hradongogoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That has opened up Lukas Hradongogoh's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hradongogoh is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mutant Morais showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morais, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mutant Morais!