PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 932 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 103 p4p, 131 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richard Morrison was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cassino
vs
Morrison

165 cm
41
150
33 - 17 - 3

175 cm
27
145
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassino with the inside leg kick.
Cassino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrison. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cassino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with an inside leg kick.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Cassino saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Morrison down.
Cassino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrison under the eye.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Cassino moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassino.
Cassino scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Cassino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino scores with a leg kick.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cassino lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Cassino misses with a head kick.
Morrison feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Cassino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cassino scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison thinks about the counter body kick.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Morrison as he checks the leg kick.
Cassino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Cassino sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassino throws the kick towards the body but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison unleashes a big counter combination but Cassino bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cassino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Cassino throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Morrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Morrison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cassino blocks it well.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Cassino throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cassino.
Cassino with a hook.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cassino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison lands a nice looking body kick.
Morrison slips under a jab from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a leg kick.
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
As Cassino backs off Morrison throws a huge counter combo but Cassino manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Cassino tries to score with a low kick but Morrison moves his leg out of the way.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cassino lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Cassino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Cassino misses its target.
Cassino swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Cassino scores with a leg kick.
Morrison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cassino takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cassino dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Cassino misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino throws a good cross that connects.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison slips a jab from Cassino.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cassino checks a leg kick.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassino.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino checks a low kick from Morrison.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Morrison works over Cassino's head and body with a nice combination.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Cassino counters with a nice leg kick.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Cassino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cassino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cassino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrison cracks Cassino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassino throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Morrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Cassino.
Cassino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Richard Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassino connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Cassino.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Cassino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
Morrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cassino misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cassino is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassino.
Cassino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison slips a jab from Cassino.
Cassino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Cassino.
Cassino punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino tries a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Cassino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and Cassino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cassino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Cassino misses.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that second round.
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!

Cassino misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Nice jab there from Cassino.
Cassino catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cassino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Cassino throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cassino.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Cassino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Cassino is predictable there
and Morrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cassino thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cassino finds it's way round the side to connect with Morrison's head.
Cassino swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cassino throws a leg kick that misses.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassino connects with an inside leg kick.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassino throws a leg kick that misses.
Cassino is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison throws a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cassino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
Morrison throws a low kick, looking for Cassino's leg but Cassino calmly moves out of range.
Cassino slips a jab from Morrison.
As Morrison backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrison is out of range and Cassino settles back down.
Morrison jabs Cassino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cassino throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
A head kick by Morrison misses
and Cassino counters with a good low kick that Morrison was not able to check.
Cassino is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Cassino.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cassino throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.
Cassino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrison's hands.
Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Cassino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cassino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cassino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cassino lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a body kick.
Cassino connects with the punch.
Morrison throws a leg kick that misses.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorrison.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassino 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Our winner, Monte Cassino, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.