PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 2910 p4p, 2115 weight class) and Angel Morales (ranked 322 p4p, 252 weight class). Angel Morales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trudeau
vs
Morales

180 cm
26
159
6 - 10 - 0

171 cm
26
154
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conviction
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Morales!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trudeau's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
A short left from Trudeau.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trudeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trudeaus head.
Morales lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Trudeau has Morales pushed against the cage.

Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales throws a combination. Trudeau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick by Trudeau misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trudeau.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Yves Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Morales misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Morales feints a counter leg kick.
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Trudeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick
and Trudeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morales lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trudeau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trudeau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trudeau misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales checks a low kick from Trudeau.
Morales moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morales.
Trudeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morales pushes Trudeau away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau misses with a jab to the body
and Morales counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trudeau's knee momentarily.
Trudeau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales blocks the body kick.
Trudeau lands with a nice body kick.
Trudeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales lunges at Trudeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trudeau's hand.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses
and Morales counters with a nice leg kick.
Morales connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Morales tenderised Trudeau's leg. Trudeau is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Morales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales lands a nice looking body kick.
Trudeau throws a lazy head kick
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales stuns Trudeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trudeau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trudeau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Trudeau.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Morales.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Trudeau moves out of range easily.
Trudeau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morales has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Trudeau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morales doesn't seem phased though.
Trudeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morales thumps Trudeau with a low kick.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trudeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morales.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
Morales is looking to slow Trudeau down with leg kicks.
Morales scores with a leg kick.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales connects with a jab.
Trudeau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Trudeau moves away and avoids it.
Trudeau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morales is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target.
Trudeau walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morales.
Morales digs a good body shot into Trudeau's ribs.
Trudeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Morales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trudeau.
Trudeau digs a good hook to Morales's body.
Morales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.

Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Trudeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Trudeau's belly button to the back.
Morales scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Morales dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trudeau scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Trudeau misses
and Morales counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Morales misses.
Morales sizes up Trudeau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trudeau throws a body kick that misses.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Trudeau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Trudeau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales throws a nice inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morales in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Trudeau misses with a kick to the body
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Trudeau moves out of range easily.
It looked like Trudeau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morales throws the left hand but Trudeau avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales scores with a nice head shot.
Morales getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morales throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Morales misses the target.
Morales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Angel Morales has been cut.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
Angel Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Trudeau moved out of range.
Morales cracks Trudeau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trudeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trudeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morales under the eye.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trudeau at a distance.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morales blocks a leg kick.
Trudeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the body
and Trudeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses
and Morales counters with an inside leg kick.

Trudeau gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales prevents Trudeau from breaking the clinch.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Trudeau can't break the clinch.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales pushes Trudeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Trudeau controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Morales.
A right hook to the body lands for Morales.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morales as Trudeau tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Morales.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morales as Trudeau tries to tie him up.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales lands a right hand.
Morales lands a right hand.
Angel Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales crunches a lovely knee into Trudeau's ribcage.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the temple.
Trudeau tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales lands with a right to the head.

Trudeau is rocked!
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Trudeau in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Trudeau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales gets through Trudeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morales tries a body shot but Trudeau blocks it.
Trudeau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales is keeping busy.
Trudeau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales is keeping busy.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morales lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
Trudeau seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morales lands an elbow inside that Trudeau shrugs off.

Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morales.
Trudeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morales - that will leave a mark!
Trudeau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morales scores with a hook to the body. Trudeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trudeau throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morales.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Morales feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Morales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trudeau takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Trudeau moves into the clinch.
A short left from Morales.
Morales pushes Trudeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angel Morales's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Trudeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morales.
Trudeau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morales lands with a hook. Trudeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trudeau tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trudeau feints and then cracks Morales's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morales down.
Morales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Morales buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morales throws a body kick that misses.
Trudeau throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Morales releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick by Trudeau misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morales throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trudeau lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trudeau throws a head kick but Morales moves out of range.
Morales now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trudeau drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morales lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trudeau's sensitive parts.
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales blocks a head kick by Trudeau.
A jab lands there for Morales.
Morales fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morales.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Trudeau has managed to clinch.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales lands a shot to the body.
Morales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
A short right from Morales.
Morales prevents Trudeau from breaking the clinch.
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trudeau's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Morales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Morales lands an elbow inside.
Trudeau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morales pushes Trudeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales works on Trudeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trudeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morales lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Morales prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Morales works on Trudeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales keeps control of Trudeau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales digs a right hand into Trudeau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trudeau's gas tank.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morales lands an elbow inside that Trudeau shrugs off.
Morales cracks Trudeau with a nice body shot.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Trudeau to his knees! Morales keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Morales!
Angel Morales was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.