PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Morales
vs
Anderson

178 cm
23
148 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Morales lands a body shot.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Morales tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Morales.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Morales pushes him away.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morales.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chico Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales slips a jab from Anderson.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morales lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Morales.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Morales and move into the clinch position.
Morales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morales definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morales throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morales lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a high kick!

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Morales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Morales manages to break the clinch.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Morales wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Morales prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Morales fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morales.
Morales lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Morales sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Morales avoids it this time.
Morales jabs at Anderson's body.
A head kick from Morales lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.

That's four 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!
Morales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morales throws a nice head kick!

Anderson is rocked!
Morales lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Anderson avoids the head kick by Morales.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Morales lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morales lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Morales dominated that round.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Morales shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Anderson is backing up but Morales catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Anderson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Morales Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Morales!
A very excited looking Chico Morales rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.