PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Morales is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Alberto
vs
Morales

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Morales!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Alberto with that takedown attempt.
Morales throws a leg kick

so Alberto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Morales has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alberto controls the pace.
Alberto is standing up over Morales. Morales looks to escape but Alberto dives into side control.
Alberto trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Morales is trying to control Alberto's posture but Alberto avoids it.
Morales is looking to get back to his feet here but Alberto is keeping cool and he's managed to take Morales's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto missing with strikes.
Morales tries to escape but Alberto has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alberto misses with punches from the back.
Morales avoids the strikes from Alberto.

Morales is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Alberto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Morales has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Alberto.
Morales is trying to stand back up.

Morales is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alberto gets his way!

Morales fending off the submission attempt from Alberto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Morales hold on?!
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but Alberto has full control of the position and if anything, Morales has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Alberto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Morales defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Alberto tightening his grip on Morales, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales holding both Alberto 's hands and preventing any damage.
I really don't envy Morales right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Morales showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Alberto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morales throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alberto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morales won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Alberto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morales is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alberto trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Morales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alberto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morales is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alberto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alberto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet.
Alberto trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.

Alberto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
Alberto throws an elbow but Morales slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alberto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alberto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Alberto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
Morales is trying to buck Alberto off.
Alberto 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.
Morales tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
Alberto lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alberto trying to control momentarily.
Morales has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

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.

Alberto working for a choke but Morales is defending well.
Morales controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Alberto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alberto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morales sprawls well. Morales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales thows a leg kick but Alberto checks it

and Alberto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morales is looking to stand up but Alberto isn't so interested in that idea.
Alberto trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales is looking to stand up but Alberto isn't so interested in that idea.

Alberto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto passes into half guard.
Morales is looking to improve his position.

Alberto seems to be working for a kimura but Morales defends the submission attempt.

Alberto seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alberto is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morales pushes Alberto off but Alberto dives into side control.
Morales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Alberto tries for a kimura but Morales is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Alberto is dominant here and he's now got Morales's back!
Morales controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Morales prevents Alberto from getting a body triangle.
Alberto is hanging on to Morales's back as he tries to escape.
Morales covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I really don't envy Morales right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morales controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Carlos Alberto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Alberto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alberto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Alberto tries to keep control of the position but Morales is staying busy.
Sergio Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Alberto lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Morales.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Alberto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alberto, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Alberto!