PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 1244 p4p, 20282 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 159 p4p, 659 weight class). Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leave Me Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Raharuhi
vs
Morrison

180 cm
37
165
37 - 20 - 5

182 cm
36
170
18 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Perkele!

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 37 - 20 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison wants to clinch up but Raharuhi keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Raharuhi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrison throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Good exchange - Raharuhi coming out on top.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raharuhi 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 Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Raharuhi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raharuhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Raharuhi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison feints and then cracks Raharuhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raharuhi down.
A head kick misses from Raharuhi.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Raharuhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut.

Morrison forces Raharuhi back against the ropes and clinches.
Morrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raharuhi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.

Morrison manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison throws a front kick aimed at Raharuhi's knee but Raharuhi avoids it well.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison tries to counter with a clinch but Raharuhi shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a leg kick.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a high kick!
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Raharuhi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick from Morrison.
Morrison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Raharuhi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison cracks Raharuhi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raharuhi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morrison throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
Raharuhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Raharuhi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Raharuhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raharuhi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Morrison misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Morrison down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison jabs Raharuhi right on the nose. Raharuhi blinks but takes it well.
Morrison slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi cracks Morrison with a good jab.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Morrison misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi motions for Morrison to come forward. Raharuhi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Morrison.
Raharuhi throws a quick counter head kick but Morrison was just out of range.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Raharuhi slips the punch.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raharuhi counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raharuhi.

Morrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Raharuhi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters with a big head kick but Raharuhi shrugs it off.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Raharuhi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Raharuhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi lands the left hand.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi with a nice cross.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi misses with a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison lands with a hook. Raharuhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raharuhi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a head kick.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Raharuhi takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a few strikes there.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taine Raharuhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharuhi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Raharuhi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.
Morrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raharuhi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head.
Raharuhi throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Raharuhi only half commits.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrison.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Morrison.
Well Morrison 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.