PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Morton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mui Thai's chin.

Morton
vs
Thai

192 cm
29
255 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

205 cm
28
265 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morton wants to clinch
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Carl Morton has been cut.
Thai scores with a hook.
Morton misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morton leaves Thai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thai scores with a hook.

Morton lands a left and a right that send Thai crashing to the mat, dazed. Morton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Thai is rocked!

It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
Morton moves to clinch but Thai breaks away
and Morton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Morton finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a glancing blow to the side of Morton's head.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Morton blocks a low kick nicely.
Thai tests Morton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morton tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Morton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mui Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Morton moves out of range of the strikes.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton tries to clinch up
and Morton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Carl Morton's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton tries to clinch up
and Morton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Thai throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Morton to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Mui Thai's cut even more.
Morton stuffs the takedown attempt from Thai. Thai gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thai scoring with punches from side control.
Thai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thai.
Thai advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Thai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton blocking the ground and pound.
Thai unloads with some shots from mount but Morton bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morton is squirming around, avoiding Thai's attempts to control the action.
Thai with good strikes from the mount here!

Jeez, Carl Morton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Morton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mui Thai!