PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 143 p4p, 113 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Big Mouth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bigmouth Strikes Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Big Mouth
vs
Morrison

169 cm
30
144
27 - 12 - 0

175 cm
30
145
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Brooklyn Apothecary

Fantasy Threads
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Big Mouth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Big Mouth.
No joy there for Big Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Big Mouth as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Big Mouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth with a nice calf kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Big Mouth. That's going to slow Morrison down.
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!
Big Mouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Big Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big Mouth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Big Mouth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Big Mouth misses with a leg kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Big Mouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Big Mouth digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Big Mouth misses with an uppercut.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Mouth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Big Mouth.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Big Mouth had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Big Mouth. Big Mouth obviously looking to wear him down.
Big Mouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Big Mouth scrambles back to his feet.
Big Mouth thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Big Mouth misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth.
Morrison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Big Mouth will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth misses with a jab to the body
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.

Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Big Mouth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big Mouth throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Big Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Big Mouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Big Mouth lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Mouth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Big Mouth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Big Mouth can pounce on him.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth scores with a push kick.
Big Mouth misses with a straight left.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Big Mouth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasha Big Mouth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Big Mouth throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Big Mouth.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Big Mouth thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Big Mouth moved out of range.
Yasha Big Mouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
Big Mouth tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Big Mouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Big Mouth throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Big Mouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Big Mouth lands a head kick!
Big Mouth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Big Mouth throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Big Mouth lands with a nice body kick.
Big Mouth scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
A big right from Morrison misses.
A swing and a miss from Big Mouth.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot.
Big Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Big Mouth throws a body kick that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison scores with a kick to the body.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Big Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Big Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Big Mouth's head but Big Mouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid body kick from Big Mouth.
Morrison moves out of range as Big Mouth strikes.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot.
Morrison is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
Big Mouth lands a jab to the nose.
Big Mouth throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Big Mouth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Big Mouth throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Morrison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Big Mouth has got the better of the exchanges.
Big Mouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Big Mouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks right into an uppercut from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big Mouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Big Mouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Big Mouth is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Big Mouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Big Mouth's knee momentarily.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Big Mouth misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasha Big Mouth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Big Mouth scores with a head kick.
Big Mouth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Big Mouth.
A shot to the body from Big Mouth misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Big Mouth.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Big Mouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot

and Morrison counters with a nice right hand that sends Big Mouth toppling to the canvas! Big Mouth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morrison finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Mouth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Big Mouth lands with a slapping head kick.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Big Mouth with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a huge left! Big Mouth is in big trouble! He's backing up but Morrison isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Big Mouth from any more damage. A dominating finish by Morrison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Morrison! Richard Morrison retains his bantamweight title!
Richard Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.