PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harold Morse (ranked 25449 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Bob Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Morse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morse
vs
Joe

225 cm
25
130
1 - 10 - 0

150 cm
25
130
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Joe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
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 trying to control here.
Morse tries to roll over but Joe keeps him under control.
Joe misses with a head shot. Morse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Morse is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
Morse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morse's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morse is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe with a nice head shot there.

Morse working for a triangle but Joe defends it easily.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe is working Morse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe is working Morse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Morse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joe cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe is working Morse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Morse.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morse swinging wildly here.
Morse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morse duly obliges.

It looks like Bob Joe has been cut.
Morse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morse fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe with the counter takedown but Morse avoids it easily.
Morse tries to clinch

so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Bob Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
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 landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Morse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Morse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Morse has momentary wrist control but Joe slips an elbow through the middle.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Morse.
Joe postures up.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Morse controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe works over Morse with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morse's head.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.

Morse working for a triangle but Joe defends it easily.
Morse wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe stands up over Morse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morse looking for a sweep. Not yet Morse, not yet.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morse is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morse throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morse wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Morse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Joe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Morse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Morse didn't expect that.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morse trying to control the position.
Morse has momentary wrist control but Joe slips an elbow through the middle.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morse's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Morse's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Morse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morse's head.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse has momentary wrist control but Joe slips an elbow through the middle.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morse is trying to keep Joe in close.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
Morse controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morse's head.
Joe 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working Morse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
Joe distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morse working a defensive guard here.
Joe lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe is in close to Morse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
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 working the head with strikes.
Joe is working Morse over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harold Morse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Morse's face as Joe controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30

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