PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Blade is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Morrison
vs
Blade

198 cm
21
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Blade!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Blade moved away.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Blade slips the punch.
Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Blade throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blade should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrison swinging wilding here.
Morrison throws a leg kick
and Blade counters with a leg kick.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Blade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade counters with a low kick, right behind Morrison 's knee.
Blade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
and Blade counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a leg kick.
Blade misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Blade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Blade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Blade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blade.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrison's calf.
Nice shot lands for Blade.
Blade throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
A shot to de liver by Blade. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blade.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blade, right into the meat.
Blade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blade.
Morrison throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Blade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blade counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands an overhand right.
Blade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Blade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blade.
Ricky Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blade. Blade obviously looking to wear him down.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Blade counters with a good low kick that Morrison was not able to check.
Blade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrison's calf.
Blade lands with a nice combination. Morrison backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blade.
Blade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrison rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison avoids a kick to the body.
Blade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Morrison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Blade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blade.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blade.
Blade throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Blade lands a head kick!
Blade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Blade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blade slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricky Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blade ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a leg kick
and Blade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blade counters with an inside leg kick.
Blade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a jab when Blade was well out of range.
Blade ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Blade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Blade scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blade moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Blade moves out of range.
Blade connects with a right hand. Morrison shakes it off.
Blade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Blade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blade punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morrison might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Blade.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Blade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blade thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Blade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a nice shot that snaps Morrison's head back.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blade. Blade obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blade.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blade.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blade lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blade jabs at Morrison's body.
Blade misses with a leg kick.
Blade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Blade thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Blade lands a right hook to the body.
Blade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blade is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Blade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blade thows a body kick. Morrison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blade lands a jab to the head.
Blade feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Blade lands a right hook to the body.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blade works Morrison's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Blade scores with a jab to the body.
Blade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison checks a low kick from Blade.
Blade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blade dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blade.
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!
Blade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison checks the leg kick.
Blade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blade thumps Morrison with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Blade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blade feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Blade.
Nice defenses there by Blade.
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Blade slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison throws a right hand that Blade ducks under and follows up with a left that Blade also avoids with ease.
Blade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Blade circles away easily
and Blade counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison shoots and misses
and Blade counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blade jabs at Morrison's body.
Blade lands with a nice combination. Morrison backs away looking to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blade!
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrison misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Blade scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrison wants to clinch
and Blade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blade scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blade throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Blade counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Blade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morrison throws a hook but Blade blocks it.
Blade defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Blade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blade.
Blade lands a jab-cross combination.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
and Blade counters with a body kick that stops Morrison in his tracks momentarily.
Blade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blade tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricky Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Blade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blade counters with a low kick, right behind Morrison 's knee.
Blade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Blade counters with an outside leg kick.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
and Blade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrison's knee momentarily.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Jackson Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blade lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Blade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blade 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Blade!