PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pika Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chu's entrance music is Gotta Catch Em All. A fine choice. Morales has chosen Delinquent Habits- Tres Deliquntes as his entrance music. Pika Chu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chu
vs
Morales

185 cm
22
193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pika Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws a body punch but Chu moves out of range.
Morales moves out of range as Chu strikes.
Chu misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morales has time to react.
Chu swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Chu ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Chu.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Morales.
Morales punishes Chu's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chu was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Morales swings for the body but Chu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Chu closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the cage.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Chu tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Chu scores with a shoulder strike.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales blocks a body shot from Chu.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chu's elbow.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chu lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chu wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales won't allow it.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Chu lands a body punch.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Chu lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.

Chu manages to break the clinch.
Morales defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Morales scores with a leg kick.
Morales slips under a jab from Chu.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
Morales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chu rather than just go for the knockout.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Chu's belly button to the back.
Morales looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Morales blocks a jab.
Chu tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales is looking to clinch but Chu is avoiding it.

Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morales cracks Chu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chu lands with a nice body punch.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Morales looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu misses with a straight left.
Morales misses with an uppercut. Chu saw that one coming.
Chu misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
Morales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Chu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chu scores with a hook.
Morales slips a straight right by Chu.
Morales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pika Chu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chu misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Chu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Chu throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Chu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morales momentarily.
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Chu.
Morales drops his hands momentarily and Chu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chu throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Chu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Chu's belly button to the back.
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Morales forces Chu back against the cage and clinches.
Morales tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.

Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chu misses the shot to the body.
Chu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Morales misses
and Chu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pika Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morales avoids the body shot from Chu.
Morales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chu scores with the left hand. Morales knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Chu.
Morales looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chu throws an off balance right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales moves out of range as Chu strikes.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chu, as that shot connected.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chu.
Chu misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morales. That's going to slow Chu down.

Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales is looking to control Chu's arms but Chu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Chu tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Chu digs a right hand underneath Morales's ribcage. Morales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chu tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Nice body punch from Chu - that landed with a thud.
Pika Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Chu looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chu is defending well for now.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Morales.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Morales throws the left hand but Chu avoids the punch easily.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu staying out of range there.
Chu tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales closes the distance but Chu moves to the side
letting Chu counter with a right hand.
Chu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.

Chu is rocked!
Chu leaves his chin hanging out and Morales seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Chu crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Morales!
After winning the bout, Francisco Morales thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.