PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ray Quik
vs
Morton

183 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

192 cm
30
255 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morton takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Carl Morton has been cut.
Quik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quik dodges an elbow strike from Morton.
Morton lands an elbow that stopped Quik in his tracks for a moment.
Quik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
Morton blocks an elbow strike from Quik.
Quik tries to pull guard but Morton won't allow it.
Morton lands an elbow that stopped Quik in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ray Quik has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Quik jumps guard.
Morton trying to control the position from guard on top but Quik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quik is proving hard to escape from.

Morton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik just misses with a punch to the body.

Morton closes the distance and clinches.
Quik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quik blocks an elbow strike from Morton.
Quik wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quik's brow.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Morton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quik can't get the takedown.
Morton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quik's face.
Morton lands a nice elbow.
Quik missing with knees to the body.
Quik avoids a wild elbow strike from Morton.
Morton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quik throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morton as Quik tries to tie him up.
Morton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Morton throws an elbow but misses.
Quik lands a right hand.
Quik is working for takedown but Morton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Quik.
Morton blocks an elbow strike.
Quik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morton blocks it with crossed arms.
Quik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quik stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morton is defending well for now.
Morton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik avoids a wild elbow strike from Morton.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Morton avoids the elbow strike from Quik, against the cage.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Ray Quik's cut is getting worse.
A nice left hand lands by Quik.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Quik.
Quik blocks an elbow strike from Morton.
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Quik.
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morton dodges an elbow strike from Quik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morton lands a damaging elbow.
Morton lands an elbow just above Quik 's eye.
Quik blocks an elbow strike from Morton.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morton's brow.
Quik can't get the takedown.
Morton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Quik.
Quik trying to control the position but instead, Morton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quik into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morton throws an elbow but it misses.
Quik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Morton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quik is defended easily by Morton.

Morton clinches.
Quik misses with an elbow strike.
Morton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morton's brow.
Quik avoids the elbow strike from Morton, against the cage.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morton throws an elbow but misses.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
Quik throws an elbow that misses.
Quik lands with a short shot to the head.
Quik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quik's brow.
Morton misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quik misses with an elbow over the top.
Quik pushes off an throws an elbow but Morton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Morton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Quik shrugs off.
Morton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carl Morton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quik takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morton lands an elbow that stopped Quik in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Morton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quik avoids it.
Morton throws an elbow but it misses.
Quik takes an elbow to the temple.

Ray Quik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morton blocks an elbow strike from Quik.
Quik takes an elbow to the temple.
Quik can't find room to land a body shot as Morton controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton blocks the elbow strike.
Morton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quik's face.
Morton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quik avoids a wild elbow strike from Morton.
Quik blocks an elbow strike.
Morton trying to control the position but instead, Quik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morton into the cage.
Quik takes an elbow to the temple.
Morton lands a good knee to the midsection. Quik won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Morton lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Ray Quik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Quik.
Quik tries to land a knee to the head but Morton blocks with his arms.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Quik shrugs off.
Morton landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Quik can't get the takedown.
Quik blocks an elbow strike.
Morton is pressed up against the cage. Quik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morton down to the mat. Morton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quik tries to clinch up.

Morton moves into range and clinches up with Quik.
Quik takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Morton!
Carl Morton very nearly forgot to thank Springfield HW Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.