PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Tunney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Morehead
vs
Tunney

212 cm
23
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craven Morehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Tunney!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunney throws a leg kick

and Morehead counters with a shoot takedown. Tunney fights it but they end up in guard.
Morehead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morehead landing with the ground and pound.
Morehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tunney keeping moving, preventing Morehead from controlling successfully.
Morehead throws a big right hand that misses.
Morehead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tunney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead postures up in Tunney's guard and throws a big left but Tunney blocks it.
Morehead with a nice head shot there.
Tunney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morehead.
Morehead chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead wants to control from the top but Tunney keeps moving.
Morehead throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Morehead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morehead is looking to work some ground and pound but Tunney has wrist control.
Morehead connects with a couple of short punches.
Tunney seems keen to control Morehead's posture.
Morehead trying to control but Tunney is working from the bottom.

Tunney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morehead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morehead is looking to work some ground and pound but Tunney has wrist control.
Morehead postures up and lands a big shot to Tunney's brow.
Morehead 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.
Morehead wants to control from the top but Tunney keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tunney pulls Morehead in close to his closed guard and prevents Morehead from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tunney wants to sweep but no luck.
Morehead with a nice head shot there.
Morehead with a nice head shot there.
Morehead distracts Tunney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Morehead is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tunney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tunney has escaped and now he's on top!

Morehead looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Morehead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tunney defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunney 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.
Morehead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morehead is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morehead is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morehead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morehead landing with the ground and pound.
Morehead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tunney wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Morehead is now in half guard.
Morehead is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Tunney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morehead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Morehead dominated that round.
That's time! Morehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tunney circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Tunney responds with a good body kick, but Morehead manages to step out the way in time.
Morehead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tunney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tunney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Morehead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tunney to the mat! Tunney manages to get full guard.
Morehead landing with the ground and pound.
Tunney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morehead working some strikes from top position.
Morehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tunney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morehead is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tunney has momentary wrist control but Morehead slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead stopping the sweep attempt from Tunney.

Tunney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morehead throws a big elbow that misses.

Tunney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morehead wants to control from the top but Tunney keeps moving.
Morehead scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tunney wants to stand but Morehead is controlling the position.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morehead stands up over Tunney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Tunney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tunney is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunney has momentary wrist control but Morehead slips an elbow through the middle.
Morehead working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tunney's head.
Morehead won't allow Tunney to get back to his feet.
Morehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tunney has momentary wrist control but Morehead slips an elbow through the middle.
Morehead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tunney has momentary wrist control but Morehead slips an elbow through the middle.
Morehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morehead landing with the ground and pound.
Morehead preventing the sweep.
Morehead chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead trying to control but Tunney is working from the bottom.
Morehead cracks Tunney with a solid left hand.
Morehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morehead is in close to Tunney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morehead scoring with some ground and pound.
Morehead throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Morehead lands a couple of digs.
Morehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morehead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead won't allow Tunney to sweep him here.
Morehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morehead trying to control but Tunney is working from the bottom.
Morehead landing some decent shots from guard.
Morehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morehead's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tunney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morehead with a nice head shot there.
Tunney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Morehead dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morehead moves out of range as Tunney strikes.

Morehead feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Tunney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morehead is aware though and is defending well.
Morehead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morehead is working Tunney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tunney wants to stand up but Morehead is controlling him.
Tunney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead has Tunney pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morehead is on top in guard.

Craven Morehead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunney trying to keep a closed guard but Morehead is proving a slippery customer.
Morehead scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morehead postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morehead lands a couple of elbows.
Morehead works over Tunney with some ground and pound from guard.
Morehead preventing the sweep.
Tunney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morehead's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morehead postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roy Tunney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morehead is working Tunney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morehead is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morehead stands up over Tunney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morehead lands a couple of digs.
Morehead throws a big right hand that misses.
Morehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morehead distracts Tunney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Craven Morehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morehead's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morehead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morehead slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morehead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tunney for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead continues to stall.
Morehead slips nicely into half guard.
Morehead blocks the strikes from Tunney.
Tunney taking some punishment here, with Morehead in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morehead landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morehead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morehead is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tunney missing with punches from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morehead connects with a nice short shot to Tunney's temple.
Tunney misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morehead tries to pass to full mount but Tunney defends it.
Morehead not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Morehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morehead 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craven Morehead!
After winning the bout, Craven Morehead thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Roy Tunney spoke after the fight, saying 'He got the win, better man today, what can I say.'.