PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McBride
vs
Morales

186 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBride tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by McBride or perhaps it was just good defense by Morales which made him look bad.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBride.
Morales throws a right hand that McBride ducks under and follows up with a left that McBride also avoids with ease.
McBride fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBride wants to clinch up but Morales keeps it at a distance.

McBride looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McBride controlling the action here.
McBride not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McBride is looking to pass Morales's guard but actually Morales recovers to full guard.
Morales is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McBride is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McBride keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of McBride's head.
McBride has Morales pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morales manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim McBride. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McBrides head.
McBride is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBride looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morales throws a right and a left that McBride avoids nicely.
Ivan Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales drops McBride with a nice combination! Morales dives into McBride's guard, looking to finish!

McBride is rocked!

It looks like Jim McBride has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales is working McBride over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh McBride is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Morales gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McBride seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales throws a right and a left that McBride avoids nicely.
McBride fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morales throws a head kick but McBride moves out of range.
McBride could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McBride is looking to clinch.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivan Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBride tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McBride.
Morales tries to escape but McBride is in control.
McBride lands an elbow.

McBride has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Morales misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
McBride tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.

McBride gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McBride tries to score a body lock takedown but Morales shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morales pushes McBride back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBride is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBride walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McBride fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McBride tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales misses with the combination.
McBride tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
Morales throws a series of punches but McBride avoids them all with ease.

Morales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McBride tries to free his leg and advance position but Morales is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morales pushes McBride off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McBride moves out of range as Morales strikes.
McBride throws a one two combo.
Morales blocks a head kick by McBride.
Morales looks to land a combination. McBride sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morales lands a jab to the head.

McBride scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morales is staying active underneath McBride, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morales is defending against the submission attempts here by McBride.
McBride tries to pass to full mount but Morales defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim McBride's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morales misses with a double jab.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.

McBride decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McBride trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
McBride landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBride stops Morales from getting back to his feet.

McBride seems to be looking for submissions.
McBride looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride trying to control from Morales's half guard. Morales has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morales wants to stand up but McBride is controlling him.
McBride scoring with some ground and pound.
McBride trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBride working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBride connects with a couple of short punches.
McBride works over Morales with some ground and pound from guard.
McBride trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

McBride stands up and waves to Morales to follow him.

McBride has Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
McBride wants to stall.
McBride misses with an elbow over the top.
McBride is trying to stall.
Morales lands a right hand.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
McBride wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales won't allow it.
McBride tries to score a body lock takedown but Morales shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales gets through McBride's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales wants to break free but McBride has control.
McBride tries for a takedown but Morales manages to get underhooks.
McBride wants to break the clinch but can't.
McBride is working for takedown but Morales is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim McBride. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales pushes McBride back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
McBride wants a takedown but no success here.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McBride keeps him there for the moment.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of McBride's head.
McBride looking to stall.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
McBride has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morales avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Morales manages to break the clinch.
McBride misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Morales.
McBride just misses with a punch to the body.
McBride scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

McBride shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McBride wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
McBride controls from within his opponent's guard.
McBride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim McBride dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim McBride's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McBride closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
McBride is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
McBride shoots in but no luck this time.
Morales misses with a combination

and McBride counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morales!
Jim McBride overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McBride sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McBride cracks Morales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McBride fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McBride landing strikes from the mount.

McBride goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morales is on top in guard.
Morales wanted to stand there but McBride had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McBride tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBride tries to strike from the bottom.
Morales wanted to stand there but McBride had control of the position.
McBride looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McBride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morales's guard.
McBride trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBride forces his way into half guard.
McBride wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.

McBride is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride is looking to advance position but Morales won't allow it.
Morales tries to kick McBride off but McBride keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

McBride stands up out of the half guard.

McBride changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McBride creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morales sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morales wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBride working away.
Morales is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McBride has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McBride wants to control but Morales is keeping him busy.
McBride works to advance to full mount. Morales defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McBride takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McBride scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morales?
Morales tries to buck McBride off but he can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim McBride showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McBride has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

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