PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Collin Morrison Jr (ranked 4268 p4p, 24539 weight class) and Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 289 weight class). Morrison Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulls On Parade. Cejudo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Olympic Spirit. The key to victory for Collin Morrison Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Morrison Jr
vs
Cejudo

180 cm
20
145
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
130
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Conquer
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Morrison Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cejudo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cejudo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cejudo trying to control the action but Morrison Jr is working from the bottom.

Morrison Jr has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cejudo is on him like a limpet, forcing Morrison Jr back against the cage.

Cejudo has hold of one of Morrison Jr's legs. Morrison Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Cejudo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison Jr keeping moving, preventing Cejudo from controlling successfully.

Morrison Jr working for a triangle but Cejudo defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison Jr is looking to stand up but Cejudo isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison Jr keeping full guard, as Cejudo tries to pass.

Morrison Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cejudo controls the pace.
Let's hope that Cejudo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cejudo 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.
Cejudo wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr is defending well.
Cejudo prevents Morrison Jr from improving his position.
Cejudo sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Cejudo seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cejudo wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr is defending well.
Morrison Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cejudo wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr is defending well.
Cejudo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cejudo looks to land a strike but Morrison Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Cejudo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cejudo has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison Jr's legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr trying to control the position.
Cejudo distracts Morrison Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Morrison Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cejudo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr keeping full guard, as Cejudo tries to pass.

Morrison Jr working for a triangle but Cejudo defends it easily.
Cejudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison Jr is keeping the position for now.
Cejudo stands and throws Morrison Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cejudo working the ground and pound from side control.
Cejudo trying to control the position but Morrison Jr is working away.
Morrison Jr is trying to control Cejudo's posture but Cejudo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cejudo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cejudo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cejudo working the ground and pound from side control.
Cejudo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morrison Jr down.
Cejudo controlling the position.

Cejudo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cejudo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morrison Jr pushes Cejudo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cejudo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morrison Jr is letting Cejudo control him for a moment.
Cejudo lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Cejudo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Morrison Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Cejudo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cejudo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Cejudo.
Morrison Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Cejudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Morrison Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrison Jr wants to stand but Cejudo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cejudo is looking for a triangle but Morrison Jr pushes his legs off easily.

Cejudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison Jr preventing the sweep.

Cejudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Cejudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison Jr is aware though and is defending well.

Cejudo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morrison Jr escapes and throws Cejudo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cejudo is breathing heavily.

Morrison Jr decides to stand back up. Morrison Jr steps back and let's Cejudo get back to his feet.
Morrison Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cejudos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Morrison Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cejudo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrison Jr working a defensive guard here.
Cejudo looking to pass the guard.
Cejudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cejudo tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo postures up.
Cejudo pushing down on Morrison Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cejudo thows a huge punch but Morrison Jr dodges it nicely.
Morrison Jr is pressing down on Cejudo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cejudo lands a couple of elbows.
Cejudo is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison Jr is in guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cejudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr defends it easily.

Cejudo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.

Morrison Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrison Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Cejudo has his foot on Morrison Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr from controlling successfully.
Henry Cejudo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cejudo working for a triangle but Morrison Jr defends it easily.

Cejudo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr from controlling successfully.
Cejudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cejudo, not yet.

Cejudo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrison Jr passes into side control.
Cejudo is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr keeps moving and retains side control.

Morrison Jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Morrison Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Cejudo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo has a closed guard, preventing Morrison Jr from standing up.

Morrison Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Cejudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Cejudo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison Jr wants to control from the top but Cejudo keeps moving.

Cejudo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cejudo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cejudo can do anything to dispel that myth.

Morrison Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Morrison Jr dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morrison Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison Jr trying to control the action but Cejudo is working from the bottom.

Cejudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison Jr pulls his head out easily.

Morrison Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cejudo looking for submissions off his back.
Cejudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison Jr's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cejudo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Morrison Jr is looking for a way out.

Cejudo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cejudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cejudo is hanging on to Morrison Jr's back as he tries to escape.

Cejudo working for a choke but Morrison Jr is defending well.
Morrison Jr rolls, trying to escape but Cejudo keeps control of the position.
Cejudo is not going to allow Morrison Jr to sit and survive in this position.
Morrison Jr turns into Cejudo and is now in his guard.

Cejudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr defends it easily.
Morrison Jr wants to stand but Cejudo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cejudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr is really struggling to control Cejudo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Cejudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cejudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cejudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Cejudo's legs - danger averted.
Morrison Jr trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.

Cejudo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Cejudo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Morrison Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cejudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Cejudo's legs - danger averted.
Cejudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cejudo, not yet.

Cejudo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr defends well.

Morrison Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cejudo, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Morrison Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cejudo did well to prevent Morrison Jr getting side control.

Morrison Jr gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Morrison Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrison Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrison Jr passes Cejudo's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Cejudo looking for submissions off his back.
Cejudo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cejudo.

Morrison Jr is working for a kimura but Cejudo is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Collin Morrison Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Morrison Jr!
Collin Morrison Jr 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.
In defeat, Henry Cejudo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes when you think something is shiny and gold, it tends to be rusted and bronze, but that's just the way it is, man.'.