PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luc Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Brian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morris
vs
Brian

171 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luc Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Brian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brian sprawls well. Brian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Brian doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brian's guard now.
Brian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morris wants to stand but Brian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris won't allow Brian to sweep him here.
Morris passes Brian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morris wants to advance to full mount but Brian doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brian being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brian, up you get!
Morris looks for a takedown but Brian sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brian slaps away a takedown attempt from Morris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morris dives in and grabs Brian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brian pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Brian with a lazy takedown attempt

and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Brian blocks nicely.
Morris is looking to stand up but Brian won't let him.
Morris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luc Morris dominated that 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.

Brian slaps away a takedown attempt from Morris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brian is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Brian circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Brian.
Brian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Brian sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brian but Brian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luc Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris shoots in for a double leg but Brian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Brian tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Brian's head and hops out.
Brian dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Brian's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Brian on that attempt.

Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Brian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brian is keeping the position for now.
Morris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brian is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris content to stall in guard here.
Morris throws a strike but Brian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Morris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.
Brian tries to stand but Morris is controlling from the bottom.
Morris is looking to stand up but Brian isn't so interested in that idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brian leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Morris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brian sprawls well. Brian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Brian with a lazy takedown attempt

and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brian wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.

Morris stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries for a takedown but Brian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brian is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Brian circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Brian stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Brian stuffs the takedown.
Brian shoots in but no luck this time.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Brian sprawls well.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tito Brian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brian closes the distance and clinches up with Morris, looking for a takedown. Brian pushes Morris against the cage but Morris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Brian persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily

and Morris counters with a takedown into side control.
Morris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brian is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brian is avoiding damage well.

Morris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brian has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian is looking to regain half guard here but Morris keeps moving and retains side control.
Morris controls the position.
Morris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morris is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brian's shoulder. That is not cool.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Brian.
Brian misses with a takedown attempt - Morris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Morris!