PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 2136 p4p, 2795 weight class) and Sam Morril (ranked 264 p4p, 320 weight class). Sam Morril is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Robertson
vs
Morril

185 cm
22
167
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
164
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Morril has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Robertson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morril feints a counter leg kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morril feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robertson misses with a hook. Morril ducked under it nicely.
Morril misses with a straight right.
A jab from Morril misses.
Robertson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Morril.
Robertson connects with a leg kick.
Morril 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.
Morril loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morril looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Morril misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Morril moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a jab. Morril acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson digs a good hook to Morril's body.
Morril moves away from the strike by Robertson.
A big left from Morril misses.
Robertson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robertson jabs Morril right on the nose. Morril blinks but takes it well.
Reece Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morril lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Morril.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson tries to bum rush Morril with a series of wild strikes but Morril uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson takes a swing at Morril's ribcage but misses.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson motions for Morril to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Morril misses the target.
Morril pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robertson is out of range and Morril settles back down.
Morril misses with a low kick.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Morril moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morril displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morril. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Morril throws a body shot but no joy.
Morril throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson lands a jab-cross combination.
Morril throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Morril pushes Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morril lands a hook that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Morril tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morril throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson is trying to stall.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morril blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morril misses with some punches.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick from Morril, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Morril scores with a hook.
Robertson scores with a one two! Morril had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Morril jumps back.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morril only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morril.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson misses the jab.
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morril's hands.
Morril lands a jab to Robertson's midsection.
Morril scores with a head kick.

It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands with an overhand left.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Morril jumps back.
Morril throws out a powerful jab.
Morril misses with a looping right.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morril darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morril sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Morril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morril throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Morril.
Robertson misses with a hook
and Morril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morril misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morril punishes Robertson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril checks it.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Morril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morril looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Morril will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morril.
A leg kick checked by Morril.
Morril lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Robertson misses.
Robertson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morril.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morril. Morril obviously looking to wear him down.
Morril uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Robertson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorril.
Robertson misses with an uppercut
and Morril makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robertson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson connects with a jab.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Morril cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Morril misses its intended target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Morril counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robertson connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Morril throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Morril finds it's target.
Robertson wants to slow Morril down by chopping away at his legs.
Morril throws a good cross that connects.
Morril gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robertson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morril in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robertson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morril has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morril on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morril throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Morril makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robertson really felt that one!
Robertson misses with a body shot
and Morril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson throws a low kick but Morril moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morril misses the target.
Robertson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morril misses the jab.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Morril moved away.

Morril closes the distance and clinches.
Morril lands a nice shot to the body.
Morril swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morril throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Morril misses with some punches.
Morril tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morril scores with a shoulder strike.
Morril lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morril.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Morril gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Morril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morril avoids it.
Morril lands with a left to the head.
Sam Morril seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a left hand.
Morril lands with a light punch inside.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Morril is controlling him.
Morril works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morril blocks the elbow strike.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morril defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
Morril throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Morril avoids it well.
Robertson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morril in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Morril turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morril under the eye.
Robertson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robertson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morril. That's going to slow Robertson down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Robertson misses.
Robertson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morril can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morril lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Morril blocks the low kick.
Robertson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Morril looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robertson misses with a combination
and Morril counters with a good low kick that Robertson was not able to check.
Morril slips a jab from Robertson.
Morril bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Robertson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morril doesn't seem phased though.
Morril fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morril throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morril's sensitive parts.
Reece Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Morril finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morril attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Robertson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Morril will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robertson throws a low kick but Morril avoids it.
A nice side step and Morril releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robertson.
Robertson throws a front kick aimed at Morril's knee but Morril avoids it well.
Morril on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robertson. Robertson obviously looking to wear him down.
Morril connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morril scores with a nice right hand.
Morril throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morril checks it well.
A nice side step and Morril releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robertson misses with a double jab
and Morril counters with a two punch combo.
Morril lands the left hand.

Robertson is rocked!
Morril cracks Robertson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Robertson falls backwards against the cage. Morril follows up with more strikes that drop Robertson to his knees. Morril keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Robertson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Morril!
A victorious Sam Morril thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.