PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siss Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Matias Demaestri
vs
Morrow

200 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

182 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siss Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Morrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Demaestri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demaestri counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow throws a hook but Demaestri avoids it easily.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Demaestri moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Demaestri's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrow missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Morrow rushes Demaestri and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Demaestri can't break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demaestri wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrow won't allow it.
Morrow lands a body shot.
Morrow misses with the head strike.
Demaestri is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demaestri.
Demaestri is trying to push Morrow away but Morrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to break free but Morrow has control.
Demaestri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Demaestri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Demaestri moved out of range nicely.
Demaestri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demaestri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Siss Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri needs to keep his hands up - Morrow had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demaestri looks to land a combination. Morrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morrow lands a right hook to the body.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Morrow.

Morrow closes the distance and pushes Demaestri back into the cage.
Morrow gets through Demaestri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Morrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demaestri walks away with a smile on his face. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siss Morrow.
Morrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Demaestri scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Morrow.
Morrow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Demaestri throws a big shot that misses.
Demaestri swinging wildly here.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Demaestri misses with a double jab

and Morrow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Demaestri's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Demaestri keeps moving.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demaestri is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Demaestri has wrist control.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaestri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow trying to control but Demaestri is working from the bottom.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demaestri's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Demaestri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demaestri tries to get out of the position.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow trying to control but Demaestri is working from the bottom.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siss Morrow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Morrow lands a jab to the nose.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Siss Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demaestri connects with a right hand. Morrow shakes it off.
Demaestri misses with a wild combination.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Demaestri keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Demaestri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demaestri paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri misses with a few strikes there.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Morrow coming out on top.
Morrow throws a hook but Demaestri blocks it.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Morrow scores with a body shot.
Demaestri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Morrow is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
and Demaestri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demaestri throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morrow prevents Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
Demaestri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Demaestri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Morrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Demaestri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrow on the ground.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demaestri's head.
Morrow prevents Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
Morrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Morrow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow wants to clinch.
Morrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demaestri on the side of the head.
Demaestri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrow.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demaestri sprawls well. Demaestri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demaestri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Morrow gets a clinch.

Demaestri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrow tests Demaestri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Demaestri to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Demaestri moved out of range.

Morrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Demaestri!
Morrow prevents Demaestri from escaping the position.
Morrow is looking to take a break and control but Demaestri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri parries the strikes from Morrow easily there. Morrow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demaestri to escape.
Morrow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Siss Morrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demaestri parries the strikes from Morrow easily there. Morrow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demaestri to escape.

Morrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrow tries to score with some ground and pound. Demaestri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morrow in side control, throwing shots but Demaestri defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Morrow drags him back down.
Demaestri is not content to let Morrow control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siss Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Demaestri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Morrow avoids them all with ease.
Morrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow lands a jab.
Demaestri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrow to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Morrow throws out a powerful jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.
Demaestri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrow. Morrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demaestri, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrow misses with the head strike.
Morrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Demaestri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Demaestri blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Morrow.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow goes for a takedown attempt but Demaestri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Demaestri misses with a looping left.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demaestri in his tracks.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demaestri slips a straight right by Morrow.
A punch combination from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Siss Morrow has been cut.
Morrow lands with a straight right. Demaestri didn't see that one coming.
Morrow misses with a hook. Demaestri ducked under it nicely.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Morrow.
Demaestri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Demaestri misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Demaestri. Demaestri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demaestri throws a hook but Morrow blocks it.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Morrow avoids them all with ease.
Morrow lands with a good body shot.

Morrow forces Demaestri back against the cage and clinches.
Demaestri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siss Morrow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrow goes for a takedown attempt but Demaestri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrow tries to move into range but Demaestri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demaestri takes one to the side of the head.
Demaestri misses with a series of wild punches.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrow connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Morrow lands.
Donk. Morrow catches Demaestri right on the button with a cross.
Demaestri throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demaestri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrow throws a chopping leg kick but Demaestri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri walks into a straight right hand from Morrow.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow misses with a hook
and Demaestri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Siss Morrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Siss Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siss Morrow!
A very excited looking Siss Morrow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.