PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morales
vs
McDougal

178 cm
27
148 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

176 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 13 - 8 - 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morales throws a nice head kick!
Morales stuffs the takedown attempt from McDougal. McDougal gets slowly back to his feet.

Morales lands a high kick to the side of McDougal's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Morales dives into guard, looking to finish.

McDougal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McDougal is still in real trouble! Can Morales finish him?
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but McDougal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales slips nicely into half guard.
McDougal seems to have recovered his senses.
McDougal tries to roll over but Morales keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morales looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McDougal trying to control from the bottom.
McDougal has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McDougal is looking for a sweep. Morales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

McDougal is defending against the submission attempts here by Morales.
McDougal trying to control from the bottom.
Morales is trying to control. McDougal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDougal wants to get back to full guard but Morales has passed into side control.

Morales swings around for an armbar but McDougal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morales's guard.
McDougal is looking to stand up but Morales won't let him.

McDougal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDougal has managed to get both his arms back between Morales's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDougal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDougal stays in close to Morales's body and controls the position.
Morales is trying to keep McDougal in close.

Morales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDougal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDougal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDougal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Morales looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McDougal is defending well. Morales quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McDougal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morales celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chico Morales!
Chico Morales tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.