PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Morterero (ranked 1258 p4p, 1621 weight class) and Billi Goat (ranked 160 p4p, 190 weight class). Morterero comes to the cage accompanied by Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version). Emilio Morterero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billi Goat's chin.

Morterero
vs
Goat

171 cm
21
169
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
172
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat lands with a nice body punch.
Morterero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Goat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morterero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goat scores with a jab to the body.
Goat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morterero.
Goat throws a head kick that Morterero semi-blocks.
Goat defending well as Morterero loads up on a big left hand.
Morterero needs to keep his hands up - Goat had a free shot at his head there.
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
Goat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morterero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goat misses with a hook
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morterero walks into a stiff left hand from Goat.
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Goat.
Goat misses with a right hand
and Goat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat misses with a hook to the body
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Goat misses with a hook. Morterero ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero checks the leg kick.
Goat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Morterero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat misses with a hook to the body
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Goat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morterero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Goat is rocked!
Goat slips a straight right by Morterero.
Morterero slips a jab from Goat.
Goat throws a leg kick that misses.
Goat with a jab.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch.
Morterero is looking to land body kicks.
Goat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goat, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat slips under a jab.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero throws a hook but Goat avoids it easily.
Goat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morterero moves away.
Morterero is looking for a counter combo.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goat throws a sloppy body shot
and Morterero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morterero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Goat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morterero.
Goat looks to land a right hand but Morterero moved out of range.
Goat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morterero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Goat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morterero throws a jab when Goat was well out of range.
Goat takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Morterero swings widly with a right hand
and Goat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goat misses the jab.
Morterero misses with the combination.
Morterero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Goat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morterero throws a lazy uppercut
and Goat counters with a left to the body.
Morterero slips under a jab.
Morterero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Morterero as he connects with a hook.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Goat.
Goat missing with a left hand there. Morterero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goat catches Morterero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Billi Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morterero slips under a jab from Goat.
Morterero throws a jab when Goat was well out of range.
Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morterero.
Goat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morterero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goat's hands.
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!
Morterero throws the left hand but Goat avoids the punch easily.
Goat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but Morterero ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morterero.
Despite the aggression on Goat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. Morterero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat swings widly with a right hand
and Morterero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morterero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morterero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goat throws a right hand that misses
letting Morterero counter with a right hand.
Goat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morterero.
A countering left hand to the body from Goat misses.
Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Morterero lands with a hook. Goat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goat. Morterero shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goat moves out of range of the strikes.
Goat throws a right hand that misses
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emilio Morterero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morterero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morterero avoids the body shot from Goat.
Morterero moves away from the strike by Goat.
Morterero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morterero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goat finds it's way round the side to connect with Morterero's head.
Morterero moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Goat thumps Morterero with a low kick.
Goat throws a body punch but Morterero moves out of range.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morterero doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morterero. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
Billi Goat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Goat misses
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
Goat scores with a body shot.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Goat.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range.
Goat looks to land a right hand but Morterero moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goat misses the jab.
Goat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morterero moves away from the strike by Goat.
Goat swinging wildly here.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
Goat thuds a left hand into Morterero's body.
Goat jabs at Morterero's body.
Morterero slips a jab from Goat.
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Morterero's shoulder, as Morterero tries to avoid the shot.
Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morterero manages to avoid it.
Morterero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morterero slips a straight right by Goat.
Some wild striking there from Morterero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero throws a hook but Goat blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat staying out of range there.
Goat moves out of range as Morterero throws a body kick.
Morterero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goat cracks a nice hook into Morterero's ribs.
A big right from Morterero misses.
Morterero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goat walks into a straight right hand from Morterero.
Goat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goat slips a straight right by Morterero.
A slow jab from Goat misses its intended target.
Morterero staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goat misses with a body shot.
Morterero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morterero misses with an uppercut.
Goat scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Goat.
A shot to the liver by Goat. Beautiful body shot.
Goat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morterero was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
Morterero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morterero blocks a head kick by Goat.
Morterero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goat.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Goat works Morterero's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat throws a lazy right hand but Morterero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goat looks to land a left hand but Morterero moved out of range nicely.
Morterero missing with a left hand there. Goat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morterero takes one to the side of the head.
Morterero misses with an uppercut
and Goat counters with a left to the body.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morterero doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat throws a low kick but Morterero moves out of range easily.
Morterero moves out of range as Goat strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Morterero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goat lands a nice hook to Morterero's body. Morterero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Morterero.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billi Goat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Morterero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morterero was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morterero was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
Goat misses with a wild combination.
Morterero throwing a counter right hand but Goat manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Goat.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goat lands a head kick. Morterero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Goat.
Goat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morterero.
Goat blocks a head kick by Morterero.
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
Morterero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morterero there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat throws a leg kick
letting Morterero counter with a right hand.
Goat connects with a nice looking jab.
Goat throws a body punch but Morterero moves out of range.
Goat misses with a shot to the body
and Morterero counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws a jab when Goat was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goat.
Nice defenses there by Morterero.
Morterero throws a right hand that misses
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goat.
Morterero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat moves out of range of the strikes.
Goat throws the kick towards the body but Morterero avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero moves away from the strike by Goat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goat 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.
Morterero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goat throws a big shot that misses.
Goat digs a good body shot into Morterero's ribs.
Morterero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goat throws a lazy uppercut
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat motions for Morterero to come forward. Goat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Morterero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goat throws a hook but Morterero blocks it.
Morterero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goat.
Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
Morterero blocks a leg kick.
Goat looks to land a left hand but Morterero moved out of range nicely.
Morterero throws a counter high kick but Goat was just alert enough to avoid it.
Goat moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morterero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goat misses with a lunging right hand
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat moves away from the strike by Morterero.
Goat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Goat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morterero counters with a nice uppercut.
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Goat coming out on top.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat avoids the head kick by Morterero.
Goat lands a nice hook to Morterero's body. Morterero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goat misses with a body punch
and Morterero counters with a stiff right hand.
Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Goat misses with a hook.
Morterero slips a jab from Goat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Morterero moves away and avoids it.
Goat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch.
Morterero looks to land a left hand but Goat moved out of range nicely.
Goat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morterero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morterero throws a big shot that misses.
Morterero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goat thuds a left hand into Morterero's body.
A swing and a miss from Goat.
Goat misses with a straight right.
Morterero misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billi Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goat 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billi Goat!