PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Morrissey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Morrissey
vs
Smith

175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Morrissey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrissey misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is thwarting Morrissey's attempts to control the position.
Morrissey gets full guard.

Morrissey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrissey working a defensive guard here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Morrissey keeps moving.
Morrissey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrissey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrissey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrissey has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Morrissey goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smith turns into him and now he's in Morrissey's guard.
Morrissey is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith prevents Morrissey from getting back to his feet.
Morrissey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith is not content to let Morrissey control the position.

Morrissey seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Morrissey manages to pass to side control.
Morrissey lands a few punches from side control.
Morrissey trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morrissey tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Smith tries to bench press Morrissey off him but Morrissey keeps the position.
Morrissey passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith!
Morrissey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morrissey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Morrissey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.

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.
Morrissey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Morrissey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Morrissey lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morrissey controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morrissey is stalling here but it's allowed Smith to get half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Morrissey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Morrissey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Morrissey.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Jay Smith has been cut.
Morrissey tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morrissey's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrissey controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Morrissey has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Morrissey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jim Morrissey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Morrissey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Morrissey scores a takedown into full mount!
Morrissey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrissey dominating with strikes here.
Morrissey tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith is just holding on here. Morrissey manages to take his back.
Morrissey is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Smith is covering up but some of the strikes from Morrissey are getting through and doing damage.
Morrissey is punishing Smith with strikes - can he finish him?!

Morrissey has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Morrissey trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrissey is looking for the choke from the back position but Smith is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morrissey's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith wants to escape the position.
Will Morrissey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morrissey looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Morrissey is looking to control Smith but Smith is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrissey struggling to keep hold of the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jim Morrissey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Morrissey avoids the head kick by Smith.
Morrissey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Morrissey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrissey wants to clinch.
Morrissey shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Morrissey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrissey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith throws a lazy body kick

and Morrissey counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrissey is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morrissey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Morrissey wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.

Morrissey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrissey tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Morrissey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrissey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Morrissey shoots in.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Morrissey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrissey.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrissey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a lazy head kick

and Morrissey counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrissey has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrissey is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrissey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Morrissey tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Morrissey with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrissey looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrissey working Smith over with strikes here.
Morrissey working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrissey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrissey unloading with bombs!
Morrissey tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Morrissey looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrissey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Morrissey's attempts to control the action.
Morrissey lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Morrissey.
Smith tries to improve his position but instead Morrissey has taken his back!
Morrissey scores with punches and elbows.
Morrissey gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Morrissey patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Morrissey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrissey.
Morrissey wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
Smith staying busy and making it hard for Morrissey to control.
Jay Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrissey keeps control of the position as Smith tries to break free.
Morrissey punishes Smith with strikes from the back mount.
Morrissey 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.
Morrissey tries to get the hooks in deep but Smith pushed the leg off.
Morrissey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Morrissey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrissey 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Morrissey!