PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joe (ranked 2681 p4p, 25430 weight class) and Harold Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Morse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Joe
vs
Morse

150 cm
25
130
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
130
1 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Morse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morse lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Joe sprawling to the canvas. Morse follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Joe hang on?

Joe is rocked!

It looks like Bob Joe has been cut.
Joe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Oh Joe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Morse is going to stand back up.
Ground and pound from Morse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morse blocks the strikes from Joe.
Joe gets full guard.
Joe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe striking off his back but it's not causing Morse any problems.
Joe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Joe wants to sweep here but Morse controlling him for the moment.
Joe trying to strike off his back.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe striking off his back but it's not causing Morse any problems.
Joe keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Joe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Joe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morse won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Joe lands some strikes from the bottom.
Morse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Joe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morse looks winded!
Joe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Joe striking off his back but it's not causing Morse any problems.
Joe throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Joe trying to strike off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Joe gets the takedown into side control.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Morse is looking for a sweep.
Joe working the body and head with strikes.
Joe working the body and head with strikes.
Joe is putting a hurting on Morse here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe cracks Morse with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.

Morse is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe grinds an elbow into Morse's temple.
Morse is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is putting a hurting on Morse here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe cracks Morse with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joe lands an elbow.
Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morse some visible discomfort.
Morse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morse to see if he's OK.
Morse taking a bit of punishment here - Joe scoring with strikes.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morse down.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe working the body and head with strikes.
Joe is working Morse over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morse down.
Morse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morse takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Morse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe cracks Morse with a big right hand but Morse just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe is working Morse over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
Joe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Morse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morse taking a bit of punishment here - Joe scoring with strikes.
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morse to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morse gets caught napping as Joe dives in and scores a takedown. Morse manages to retain guard.
Joe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morse's guard.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Joe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joe connects with a nice short shot to Morse's temple.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
Morse is breathing heavily.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joe working over Morse with some ground and pound. Morse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Morse's head.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morse can do to turn this around?
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joe winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe working over Morse with some ground and pound. Morse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is nestled in close to Morse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Bob Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joe working over Morse with some ground and pound. Morse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Joe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Joe.
Joe working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Joe.
Morse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe lands an elbow.
Morse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse is trying to control Joe's posture but Joe avoids it.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Joe lands a few punches from side control.
Morse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joe working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morse down.
Joe landing a few strikes.
Joe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe cracks Morse with a big elbow.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Morse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe scores with punches from side control.
Joe looks up at the clock and then as Morse takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morse some visible discomfort.
Morse taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe landing strikes.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morse down.
Joe is putting a hurting on Morse here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe working away.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe is putting a hurting on Morse here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Morse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morse takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morse tries to buck Joe off but Joe is having none of it.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Morse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing strikes.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morse takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Joe is putting a hurting on Morse here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morse taking a bit of punishment here - Joe scoring with strikes.
Joe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harold Morse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morse some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joe, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Joe!