PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Gilbey (ranked 25410 p4p, 5172 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 341 p4p, 297 weight class). Ross Morrow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gilbey
vs
Morrow

160 cm
25
135
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lennox Gilbey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Gilbey is out of range.

Morrow drives through and clinches with Gilbey against the cage.
Gilbey misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow is leaning against Gilbey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrow is working Gilbey over against the cage.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrow slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Morrow.
Morrow continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Morrow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilbey.
Morrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilbey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilbey prevents a body shot from Morrow.
Gilbey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Morrow.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Gilbey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gilbey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gilbey stalling in the clinch but Morrow improves position.
Morrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilbey's elbow.
Gilbey tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilbey up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Gilbey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Gilbey digs a right hand into Morrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrow's gas tank.
Morrow tries to work over Gilbey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrow stalls.
Gilbey tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrow as Gilbey tries to tie him up.
Gilbey tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Gilbey back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Gilbey misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilbey struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gilbey trying to control the position but instead, Morrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gilbey into the cage.
Gilbey misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gilbey is trying to stall.
Gilbey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrow as Gilbey tries to tie him up.
Gilbey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrow is leaning against Gilbey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Gilbey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow prevents a body shot from Gilbey.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilbey throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrow.
Gilbey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilbey up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Morrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilbey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Gilbey moved out of range.
Morrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Gilbey saw that one coming.
Gilbey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lennox Gilbey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gilbey to counter with a crisp jab.
Gilbey misses with a head kick.
Gilbey lands a two punch combo.
Good leg kick by Gilbey.
Gilbey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
Morrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilbey counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Gilbey to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilbey moves away from the strike by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilbey throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrow.
Morrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Gilbey counters with a left and a right that stings Morrow.
Nice defenses there by Gilbey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilbey.

Morrow clinches up against the cage.
Gilbey trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Gilbey taking a breather.
Gilbey tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilbey up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilbey backwards.
Gilbey taking a breather.
A short left from Morrow.
Gilbey takes a shot to the head.
Morrow lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilbey's elbow.
Gilbey misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Gilbey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Ross Morrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.

Gilbey is rocked!
Gilbey looking to stall.
Gilbey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrow gets through Gilbey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Gilbey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilbey tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Gilbey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morrow 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.
The referee calls for Morrow to work.
Gilbey has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Gilbey taking a breather.
Gilbey seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilbey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morrow gets through Gilbey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gilbey taking a breather.
Gilbey is trying to stall.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gilbey is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrow gets an underhook and turns Gilbey into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lennox Gilbey.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Gilbey lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Gilbey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilbey throws a head kick that misses.
Gilbey connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow misses with a straight left.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Gilbey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Morrow pushes Gilbey up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow has Gilbey pressed against the cage, preventing Gilbey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lennox Gilbey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilbey throws a push kick but Morrow slaps the foot to one side.
Morrow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gilbey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morrow misses with a right hand
and Gilbey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gilbey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrow at a distance.
Gilbey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow misses with a body punch
and Gilbey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrow throws out a loose jab but Gilbey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow misses with a right hand
and Gilbey counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Gilbey's shoulder, as Gilbey tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Gilbey ducks down to avoid it.

Morrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilbey trying to control the position but instead, Morrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gilbey into the cage.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
Morrow stalling.
Gilbey scores with a shot to the side of Morrow's head.
Gilbey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrow pushes Gilbey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilbey tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilbeys head.
Gilbey has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Gilbey lands with a left to the head.
Morrow stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Morrow.
Gilbey is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrow gets an underhook and turns Gilbey into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
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!
Gilbey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gilbey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Morrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbey throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow digs a right hand into Gilbey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilbey's gas tank.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilbey backwards.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Gilbey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morrow - that landed with a thud.
Morrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilbey or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilbey is trying to stall.
Morrow is stalling here.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow stalling the fight.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrow prevents a body shot from Gilbey.
Gilbey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morrow lands with a right to the head.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow pushes Gilbey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilbey backwards.
Morrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilbey or not.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrow throws a big uppercut that drops Gilbey! More strikes from Morrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gilbey lies dazed against the cage as Morrow celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Morrow!