PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Morryson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Chun (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.

Morryson
vs
Chun

190 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 Tokyo, Chuck Morryson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Chun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morryson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morryson moves in looking to clinch but Chun pushes him off.

Chun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morryson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chun lands a few punches from side control.
Chun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morryson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morryson is looking to regain half guard here but Chun keeps moving and retains side control.
Chun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morryson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morryson is looking for a sweep.
Chun working away.
Morryson tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morryson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Chun there.
Chun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Morryson looking for submissions off his back.
Morryson is breathing heavily.
Morryson is looking to improve his position.

Chun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morryson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chun.

Chun postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Morryson to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chun.
Check out the look on Chun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Chun decides to stand back up.
An inside leg kick from Morryson misses.
Morryson tries to bum rush Chun with a series of wild strikes but Chun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morryson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morryson tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chun with the ground and pound from mount.
Chun lands a heavy elbow.
Morryson tries to reverse the position but Chun maintains control.
Chun landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chun working Morryson over with strikes here.
Chun lands a nice shot to the head.
Morryson is desperately trying to improve his position but Chun has a good base and remains in mount.
Chun with a couple of short strikes.
Chun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morryson?

Chun has hold of Morryson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morryson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chun scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morryson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morryson is trying to escape the mount.
Chun with shots to the head and body - Morryson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morryson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chun breaks from Morryson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Chun wants to finish this one by submission but Morryson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chun.
Chun lands a heavy elbow.
Chun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chun lands a heavy elbow.
Chun punching from mount but Morryson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Chun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morryson throws a push kick but Chun slaps the foot to one side.
Chun tries to clinch but Morryson moves away

and Morryson counters by moving into the clinch.
Chun has a couple of punches blocked by Morryson.
Chun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morryson.
Chun trying to land knees to the body.

Morryson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chun fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chun tries to clinch

and Morryson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morryson.
Morryson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chun blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morryson looking to slow down the pace here.
Morryson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morryson misses with a knee to the head.
Morryson fails to pull guard.
Morryson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morryson tries to stall but Chun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morryson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chun up against the cage.
Morryson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morryson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Morryson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Morryson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morryson tries to get to full guard but Chun has control of the leg.
Morryson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Chun stands up and beckons Morryson to join him on the feet.

Chun has Morryson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morryson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morryson being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Chun manages to break the clinch.
Chun tries to clinch but Morryson moves out of range.
Morryson tries to clinch but Chun moves away

and Chun moves into the clinch.
Morryson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chun walks away with a smile on his face. Morryson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Chun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morryson looking for a takedown.

Chun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chun has closed the distance and engaged Morryson in a clinch.

Chun has hold of one of Morryson's legs. Morryson is fighting the takedown attempt but Chun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morryson's head.

Chun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morryson's head.
Morryson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chun landing some decent shots from guard.
Chun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chun distracts Morryson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Chun clinches.

Morryson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Chun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Morryson gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Chun counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chun is thwarting Morryson's attempts to control the position.

Chun is trying to work for a kimura but Morryson is defending well.
Morryson is trying to get back to full guard.
Chan Chun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chun working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morryson wants to improve his position but Chun is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morryson is in trouble now - Chun has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun with the ground and pound from mount.
Chun lands a nice shot to the head.
Morryson is looking to improve his position but Chun isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Chun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chun dominating with strikes here.
Morryson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chun with shots to the head and body - Morryson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chun raining down shots from the mount!
Chun prevents Morryson from getting the reversal.

That's two 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.
Chun pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morryson wants to hold on but Chun pushes him away.
Chun lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chun is landing with some decent strikes but Morryson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morryson tries to hold on but Chun pushes him away.
Chun landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chun won't let Morryson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morryson?
Morryson is desperately trying to improve his position but Chun has a good base and remains in mount.
Chun lands a nice shot to the head.

Chun moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morryson has worked his arm free - good work by Morryson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Chun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morryson gets back to half guard.

Morryson looking for submissions off his back.
Chun uses his free foot to push down on Morryson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morryson.
Chun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morryson's face.

Chun working for a guillotine from mount but Morryson is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morryson is working to get back to half guard.
Chun lands a big shot there that rocks Morryson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morryson working to try and regain half guard.
Chun with a couple of short strikes.
Chuck Morryson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan Chun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morryson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chan Chun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chun 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chan Chun!