PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Morlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Morlin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ceasar
vs
Morlin

183 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rambo Ceasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Morlin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morlin lands a two punch combo.
Ceasar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A lazy body kick from Ceasar
and Morlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ceasar thinking.
Morlin throws a head kick that misses.
Ceasar lands with a kick to the temple. Morlin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ceasar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morlin pinned against the cage. Morlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ceasar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ceasar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ceasar.
Morlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ceasar.
Ceasar thows a huge punch but Morlin dodges it nicely.
Morlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasar thows a huge punch but Morlin dodges it nicely.

Ceasar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ceasar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morlin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ceasar tries to avoid it but Morlin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ceasar to the ground. Ceasar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morlin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morlin looks gassed!
Morlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morlin throws a head kick that misses.

Ceasar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morlin, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ceasar.
Nice body punch from Ceasar - that landed with a thud.

Ceasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ceasar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ceasar will feel that in the morning.
Ceasar throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morlin, right into the meat.

Ceasar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ceasar controlling the action here for a moment.

Ceasar breaks the clinch.
Ceasar throws a nice looking combination but Morlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morlin with a poor takedown
and Ceasar counters with a two punch combo.
Rambo Ceasar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Ceasar moves into the clinch.
Ceasar stalls.

Ceasar breaks from the clinch.
Ceasar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morlin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morlin.
Morlin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ceasar is looking to land body kicks.
Morlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ceasar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ceasar instigates a clinch.

Ceasar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ceasar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ceasar seems keen to control Morlin's posture.
Ceasar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ceasar won't let Morlin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceasar landing shots from mount.
Ceasar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambo Ceasar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ceasar drives through and clinches with Morlin against the cage.
Ceasar has Morlin pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ceasar.
Morlin wants to break free but Ceasar has control.

Ceasar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ceasar has managed to clinch.
Morlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ceasar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morlin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ceasar tries to avoid it but Morlin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ceasar to the ground. Ceasar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morlin looks for the body kick but Ceasar saw that one coming.
Morlin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlin slips a jab and a cross from Ceasar.

Ceasar closes the distance and pushes Morlin back into the cage.

Ceasar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ceasar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ceasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morlin throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasar moves out of range easily.
Ceasar throws a right and a left that Morlin avoids nicely.
Ceasar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rambo Ceasar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
Morlin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ceasar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morlin somewhat.
Morlin throws a sloppy head kick
and Ceasar counters with a big head kick but Morlin shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ceasar throws a series of punches but Morlin moves out of range.
Ceasar thows a body shot but no joy.

Ceasar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morlin taking some punishment here, with Ceasar in his half guard.
Ceasar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Ceasar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Ceasar forces Morlin back against the cage and clinches.
Morlin is trying to push Ceasar away but Ceasar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar leaning his opponent against the cage.

Ceasar breaks the clinch.
Ceasar misses with a looping right.
Rambo Ceasar is winning the standup battle so far.

Ceasar gets a clinch.
Ceasar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ceasar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ceasar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ceasar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morlin to his feet.
Ceasar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ceasar. Those never looked like landing.
Rambo Ceasar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ceasar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morlin misses with a head kick.
Ceasar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ceasar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morlin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ceasar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ceasar throws a looping overhand right but Morlin ducks down to avoid it.
Morlin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ceasar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambo Ceasar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ceasar dodges the punch combination from Morlin.

Ceasar takes the fight into the clinch.
Morlin is trying to break free.

Ceasar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ceasar manages to end up in side control.

Ceasar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morlin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ceasar working the head with strikes.
Ceasar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morlin down.
Morlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ceasar.
Ceasar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morlin keeps working.
Ceasar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ceasar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morlin can do to turn this around?
Ceasar landing strikes.
Ceasar controls the position from side control.
Morlin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ceasar is controlling him well.
Rambo Ceasar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar taking a breather here.
Ceasar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ceasar controls the position from side control.
Ceasar 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rambo Ceasar just wasn't active enough.
Ceasar misses with a few strikes there.
Ceasar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morlin swivels and escapes.
Morlin lands with a good body shot.

Ceasar gets a takedown into half guard.
Ceasar works his way into full mount!
Morlin is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morlin because Ceasar loaded up on that one.
Rambo Ceasar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceasar controlling the pace for now.
Ceasar lands a big shot there that rocks Morlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Xavier Morlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceasar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rambo Ceasar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ceasar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rambo Ceasar!
A relieved looking Rambo Ceasar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.