PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Canela Seca (ranked 6881 p4p, 5310 weight class) and Ricardo Morra Jr (ranked 513 p4p, 430 weight class). Canela Seca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Seca
vs
Morra Jr

172 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
147
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canela Seca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Morra Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morra Jr misses with a straight right.
Morra Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morra Jr misses with an uppercut. Seca saw that one coming.
Seca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seca is looking to clinch.
Morra Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morra Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Seca should have avoided that one.
Ricardo Morra Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morra Jr lands with a good body shot.
Seca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morra Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Seca moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Morra Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morra Jr is leaning against Seca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morra Jr lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Morra Jr.
Morra Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morra Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morra Jr tries to work over Seca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morra Jr.
Morra Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morra Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Seca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morra Jr pushes Seca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morra Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Seca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Morra Jr pulls guard.

Morra Jr looking for a guillotine here but Seca defends easily.
Seca tries to free his leg and advance position but Morra Jr is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morra Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Seca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morra Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seca has managed to get both his arms back between Morra Jr's legs - danger averted.

Morra Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seca has passed into half guard!
Seca sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Morra Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seca wants to control but Morra Jr is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Morra Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morra Jr 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Morra Jr!
A very excited looking Ricardo Morra Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Canela Seca was interviewed post fight and said 'I will receive a kickass.'.