PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Morales (ranked 3189 p4p, 6208 weight class) and Martial Mind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morales
vs
Mind

180 cm
25
150
2 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
155
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harrison Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martial Mind!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Morales.
Mind is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales moves to clinch but Mind breaks away
and Mind counters with a straight right hand.
Morales tries to clinch up but Mind circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mind fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales throws a one two combo.

It looks like Martial Mind has been cut.
Mind lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mind steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morales.

Mind takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mind tries for a takedown but Morales manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mind breaks the clinch.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mind manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mind with the counter takedown but Morales avoids it easily.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Mind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mind counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mind.

Mind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mind moves into the clinch.
Mind blocks an elbow strike.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Mind.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mind breaks from the clinch.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Mind counters with a good, hard body kick but Morales shrugs it off.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Mind counters with a nice body kick.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Mind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mind unleashes a big counter combination but Morales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Mind does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to clinch.

Mind clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.

Mind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mind circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales is looking to clinch but Mind is avoiding it.
Mind now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Mind lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mind moves into the clinch.

Mind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mind misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mind throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Mind.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales tries to clinch but Mind is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mind drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mind dives into side control.

The referee asks Mind politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mind prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mind is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morales is trying to escape and Mind transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morales is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mind! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martial Mind!