PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slim Goodbody (ranked 4495 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goodbody
vs
Morrison

168 cm
24
152
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
151
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Goodbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goodbody.
Goodbody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Goodbody avoids it well.
Morrison throws out a leg kick but Goodbody moves out of range and Morrison only half commits.
Goodbody swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodbody is just out of range.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Goodbody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodbody moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodbody.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrison.
Morrison throws a leg kick which misses Goodbody's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodbody tries to avoid it.
Morrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodbody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Goodbody moved away.
A low kick from Morrison misses

and Goodbody counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goodbody scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goodbody tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison is looking to control Goodbody's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison avoid being mounted?
Goodbody is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goodbody looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Goodbody working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison taking some punishment here, with Goodbody in his half guard.
Goodbody lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Goodbody is controlling well.
Goodbody passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison!
Goodbody is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morrison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goodbody putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goodbody dominating with strikes here.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is bucking up trying to escape but Goodbody cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Goodbody working for a submission but Morrison is keeping him at bay.
Goodbody scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrison?
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Goodbody avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Goodbody is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison is surviving well by controlling Goodbody's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodbody. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodbody has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morrison's face.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodbody with a couple of short strikes.

Goodbody swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morrison is now in Goodbody's guard. A big mistake from Goodbody there, giving up the dominant position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison wants to control from the top but Goodbody keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Goodbody dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morrison 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 Goodbody has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodbody and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodbody half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Goodbody throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goodbody defends it well.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodbody manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodbody was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goodbody rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison stuffs the takedown attempt from Goodbody. Goodbody gets slowly back to his feet.
Goodbody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbody misses with a looping right.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Richard Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison swings for the body but Goodbody moves out of range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Goodbody is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Goodbody is predictable there

and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Goodbody can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodbody keeps working.
Morrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Goodbody tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goodbody!
Goodbody sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Goodbody tries to improve his position but Morrison has taken his back! Morrison has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Goodbody tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Morrison pushes Goodbody away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Morrison!