PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joe (ranked 2163 p4p, 25491 weight class) and Harold Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joe
vs
Morse

150 cm
25
130
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
130
1 - 11 - 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 4 - 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Morse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morse misses with the combination.
Joe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morse.
A punch combination from Morse misses.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Joe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joe is working away from the top position though.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Morse is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe thows a huge punch but Morse dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Joe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morse wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morse is trying to stand.
Morse is trying to maintain the position but Joe is very close to passing his half guard.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
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.
Morse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joe thows a huge punch but Morse dodges it nicely.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morse throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe thows a huge punch but Morse dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe prevents Morse from improving his position.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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 over Morse with some ground and pound. Morse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morse is trying to stand.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Morse's head.
Morse is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing 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.

Joe gets a double leg takedown into Morse's guard.
Morse wants to stand but Joe is controlling the position.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morse can do to turn this around?
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
Morse trying to keep a closed guard but Joe is proving a slippery customer.
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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse is looking to improve his position.
Joe working over Morse with some ground and pound. Morse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
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.
Morse flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse has hold of Joe's hands but Joe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Morse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joe is working away from the top position though.
Morse is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morse trying to control here.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe working Morse over with strikes.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Joe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morse tries to get to full guard but Joe has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Joe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Morse misses.
Morse looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.

Joe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
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.
Morse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
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 landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Ground and pound from Joe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morse looking for submissions off his back.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morse trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe throwing shots but Morse is blocking nicely.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Morse's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Morse trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Morse's hands, connecting with Morse's forehead.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Morse is trying to get back to full guard.
Morse taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Morse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Morse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe works his way into side control.
Joe grinds an elbow into Morse's temple.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe in side control lands a decent elbow.
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 in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

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 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26

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