PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 3121 p4p, 356 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 23905 p4p, 558 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leave Me Alone. Cleaver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Methlabs & MOONSHINE. 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!

Morrison
vs
Cleaver

182 cm
28
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
36
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Morrison is working Cleaver over against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleaver controls his hands.
Morrison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a knee to the body.
Morrison tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Cleaver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Cleaver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Cleaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Cleaver as the two fighters clinch.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Cleaver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Cleaver is controlling the position.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
A right hand to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleaver misses with a low kick.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison throws a low kick but Cleaver avoids it.
Cleaver moves out of range of the strikes.

Cleaver has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.

It looks like Ray Morrison has been cut.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleaver's elbow.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Morrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
Cleaver lands with a right to the head.
Cleaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleaver controls his hands.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Cleaver won't allow it.
Cleaver working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Cleaver has double underhooks.
Morrison is leaning against Cleaver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrison tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
A short right from Cleaver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Cleaver had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cleaver lands a lovely overhand right.

Morrison is rocked!
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleaver.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cleaver misses with a head kick.
Cleaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Cleaver wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Cleaver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Cleaver as he checks the leg kick.

Morrison gets tackled into the ropes by Cleaver. Cleaver maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.
Cleaver prevents a body shot from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Cleaver presses Morrison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cleaver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Cleaver is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Cleaver cracks Morrison with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Cleaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Morrison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cleaver clinches with his opponent.
Ray Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver lands a knee to the body.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison works on Cleaver's body with a couple of short punches.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cleaver throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morrison.
Cleaver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleaver avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleaver moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Cleaver on the inside.
A short right from Cleaver on the inside.
Cleaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Cleaver's ribcage. Cleaver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Cleaver as the two fighters clinch.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cleaver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.

Morrison breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cleaver.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Cleaver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cleaver.
Cleaver scores with a nice right hand.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cleaver back to the ropes. Morrison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cleaver wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Cleaver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Cleaver.

Cleaver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrison or not.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Cleaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleaver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Cleaver!
After winning the bout, Theodore Cleaver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.