PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taishi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think May might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica. Mori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The House That Snow Built kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

May
vs
Mori

188 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Perkele!

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taishi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mori manages to avoid it.
Mori thinks about the counter body kick.

Mori shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

May is defending against the submission attempts here by Mori.
Mori tries to pass the half guard into mount. May knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
May wants to control but Mori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May gets back to full guard.
May seems keen to control Mori's posture.
Mori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. May swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May wants to sweep but no luck.
Mori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mori wants to get up but he can't break May's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
May has Mori pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mori trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
May throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mori tries a head kick but it misses.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
May listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May avoids the head kick by Mori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori moves out of range of the body kick from May.
May blocks a head kick by Mori.
Taishi Mori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Mori
and May finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
May looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for May.
May lands with a thumping leg kick.
May scores with a leg kick.
May blocks a head kick by Mori.
Mori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by May.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for May.
May lands with a nice body punch.
Mori looks winded!
Mori throws a body kick that misses
and May counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
May scores with the left hand. Mori knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Taishi Mori has been cut.
May misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
May moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May lands a nice looking body kick.
May throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
May misses with a low kick as Mori jumps back.
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mori.
May scores with a decent looking hook.
Mori misses with a kick to the body.
May looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
May scores with a nice strike.
Mori moves away from the strike by May.
Mori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
May lunges at Mori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mori's hand.
Mori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
May misses with a body kick.
May misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Mori lands but May takes it in his stride.
May blocks a head kick by Mori.
A slapping body kick lands there for May.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a hook.
Mori throws a head kick that misses
and May counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mori changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from May.
Mori throws a half hearted mid kick.
May throws a nice inside leg kick.
May leaves Mori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mori throws a half hearted mid kick.

Mori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
May manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mori manages to get himself to full guard.

May postures up.
May passes easily into side control. Nice work.
May happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

May connects with a looping right hand.
May takes a swing at Mori's ribcage but misses.
May moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMori.
Mori throws a low kick but May avoids it.
May with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
May fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mori closes this distance looking for a takedown but May circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by May.
Mori misses with an attempted mid kick.
May checks a leg kick.
May connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mori's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mori shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has May pinned against the cage. May gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
May thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mori if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May keeps Mori at a distance using the push kick.
May pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mori is out of range and May settles back down.
May throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mori goes for a double leg but May avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as May continues to drive forward.
May is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brad May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
Mori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mori throws a wild body kick that May sees coming a mile off.
Mori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but May is out of range.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mori can do to turn this around?
May looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mori throws a head kick but May moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for May.
May dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mori. That did some damage!
May looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mori takes one to the chin there.
Mori tries to clinch but May moves out of range.
Mori throws a push kick but May slaps the foot to one side.
May swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May takes a swing at Mori's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May tries to score with a low kick but Mori moves his leg out of the way.
Mori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
May lands a leg kick that knocks Mori off balance momentarily.
May tries to land a front kick but Mori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mori looks to land a body kick but May moved away.
Mori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
May steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mori. That one must have hurt.

Mori shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. May manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
May keeping moving, preventing Mori from controlling successfully.
May has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
May trying to control the position here.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
May wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
May avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
May has control of Mori's left arm, preventing Mori from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head kick misses from Mori.
May is looking to counter punch.
May with a jab.
Mori throws a leg kick but May checks it.
Mori shoots in for a takedown but May shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mori connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from May as Mori shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for May.
May lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mori takes a head kick and keeps coming.
May throws a wild body kick that Mori sees coming a mile off.

Mori shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
May wants to get back to full guard.

Mori wants to work for an arm triangle but May is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad May dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

May connects with a solid leg kick.
Mori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mori lets loose with a powerful body kick. May will feel that in the morning.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
May throws a right and a left that both miss.
May's corner calls for a 1-2. May obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mori fails with a takedown attempt.
May throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Mori lands but May takes it in his stride.
Mori throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
Mori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mori.
May was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mori throws a chopping leg kick but May manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mori tries to close the distance and clinch but May swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mori misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from May. That one must have hurt.
Mori tries to close the distance and clinch up but May swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May half committed to a counter leg kick.
May pushes Mori away with a front kick.
May looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mori has a takedown stuffed.
Brad May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
May throws a head kick but Mori moves out of range.
May listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Taishi Mori's cut even more.
May ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by May.
Mori throws a sloppy body shot
and May counters with a straight right hand.
May lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mori takes a step back to recover.
Brad May is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - May finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May digs a good body shot into Mori's ribs.
Mori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
May is looking to slow Mori down with leg kicks.
Mori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May connects with a single shot there.
May lands with a nice combination. Mori backs away looking to recover.

Mori is rocked!
Mori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
May connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for May.
May connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
May moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
May throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
May scores with a push kick.
May cracks Mori with a right hand to the side of the head.

The cut above Taishi Mori's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
May feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mori's calf.
A low kick from May misses
and Mori counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori throws a head kick but May moves out of range.
May walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
May looking to land some kicks to the body here.
May throws the kick towards the body but Mori avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mori throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mori.
Nice shot lands for May.
May connects with a right hand. Mori shakes it off.
Mori fails with a takedown attempt.
May tried to score with a low kick but Mori checks it.
Nice shot by May.
Mori throws a leg kick but May checks it.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
May jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May swinging wildly here.
May throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taishi Mori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad May showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for May, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
After winning the bout, Brad May thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Taishi Mori stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Euolucao - BEEF'.