PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demrur Of Moria (ranked 3967 p4p, 4685 weight class) and Glenn Morano (ranked 234 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Of Moria
vs
Morano

152 cm
25
130
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
138
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demrur Of Moria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Morano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Of Moria scores with a takedown into Morano's guard.
Morano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Of Moria stands up over Morano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Of Moria postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Of Moria slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Moria landing some decent shots from guard.
Of Moria forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morano trying to control here.
Of Moria scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Of Moria.
Morano taking some punishment here, with Of Moria in his half guard.
Of Moria lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Of Moria lands a nice short elbow.
Of Moria looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Of Moria is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morano defends it well.
Of Moria sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morano is trying to control but Of Moria passes into side control!

Of Moria tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Of Moria has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morano is trying to improve his position.
Of Moria lands an elbow.

Of Moria goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Morano has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Of Moria but great work by Morano.
Of Moria is looking to reverse the position.
Of Moria regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria wants to improve his position but Morano is controlling well.
Morano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Moria keeps working.
Morano with the ground and pound but Of Moria uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Of Moria pulls Morano in close to prevent any damage.
Morano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Moria seems keen to control Morano's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Of Moria on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Moria tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morano wants to control from the top but Of Moria keeps moving.
Morano looking to sit in guard and control but Of Moria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Of Moria is in close to Morano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Of Moria working some strikes from top position.
Of Moria is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Of Moria throwing strikes from guard but Morano blocks nicely.
Of Moria chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demrur Of Moria dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Of Moria misses the target.
Of Moria throws a body shot but no joy.
Morano with the counter takedown but Of Moria avoids it easily.
Morano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morano wants it to stay on the feet.
Morano with the counter takedown but Of Moria avoids it easily.
Morano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Of Moria throws out a loose jab but Morano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morano with the counter takedown but Of Moria avoids it easily.
Of Moria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morano can do to turn this around?
Of Moria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Of Moria defends it well.
Of Moria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morano.
Morano lands with a hook. Of Moria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Of Moria drives through with a takedown into Morano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Morano looking for a guillotine here but Of Moria defends easily.
Morano looking for a sweep. Not yet Morano, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Moria scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Of Moria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morano has momentary wrist control but Of Moria slips an elbow through the middle.
Morano being controlled here, momentarily.
Of Moria stands up over Morano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Of Moria is looking to work some ground and pound but Morano has wrist control.
Morano is trying to control the position but Of Moria postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morano trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morano is on top in guard.

Morano won't allow Of Moria to get back to his feet.
Of Moria keeping moving, preventing Morano from controlling successfully.
Morano stops Of Moria from standing up.
Of Moria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morano looking to sit in guard and control but Of Moria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Of Moria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria chips away with some ground and pound.
Of Moria stays in close to Morano's body and controls the position.
Of Moria is in close to Morano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morano trying to keep a closed guard but Of Moria is proving a slippery customer.
Of Moria lands a couple of digs.
Of Moria scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morano wants to stand and escape but Of Moria is having none of it.
Demrur Of Moria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Of Moria lands a couple of digs.
Of Moria connects with a couple of short punches.
Of Moria is in close to Morano's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria is stalling in the full guard.
Of Moria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of Moria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of Moria slips nicely into half guard.
Of Moria is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Of Moria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Of Moria lands with a punch from half guard.
Morano is trying to maintain the position but Of Moria is very close to passing his half guard.
Morano wants to sweep but Of Moria has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demrur Of Moria dominated that second round.
That's time! Of Moria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A combination from Morano does no damage.
Of Moria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Of Moria misses with a looping left.
Of Moria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morano's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Morano scores with a four punch combination!
Of Moria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Moria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morano manages to avoid it.
Morano tries to land a front kick but Of Moria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Of Moria clinches up against the cage.
Of Moria drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morano tries to score a body lock takedown but Of Moria shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Moria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Of Moria tries a body shot but Morano blocks it.
Morano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Moria keeps control of Morano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morano tries to break the clinch but Of Moria is controlling the position.
Morano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Moria misses with a body punch.
Of Moria working aggressively here.
Of Moria swings wildly with an uppercut but Morano uses good head movement to avoid it.

Of Moria is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morano can't fight it off and eventually Of Moria manages to take the fight to the floor. Morano looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Of Moria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Of Moria landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of Moria slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Of Moria tries to free his leg and advance position but Morano is retaining full guard.
Of Moria makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Of Moria lands a couple of digs.
Of Moria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Of Moria chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria postures up and lands a big shot to Morano's brow.
Of Moria scoring with punches to the head and body.
Of Moria passes into half guard.
Morano has hold of Of Moria's hands but Of Moria slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Morano is rocked!
Morano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice strikes from Of Moria there.
Demrur Of Moria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morano is still in real trouble! Can Of Moria finish him?
Of Moria takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morano seems to have recovered his senses.

Morano looking for a kimura from the bottom but Of Moria passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Moria remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Glenn Morano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morano throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demrur Of Moria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Of Moria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demrur Of Moria!