PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emile Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauvage's entrance music is Chaos Is Me by Orchid. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sauvage
vs
Morales

160 cm
24
141 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

168 cm
23
135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emile Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Morales!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage misses the jab.
Sauvage misses with a wild body shot.
Sauvage throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sauvage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauvage closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Sauvage pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Sauvage does no damage.
Sauvage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sauvage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauvage walks into a left hand.
Sauvage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Sauvage throws a sloppy body shot
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Morales coming out on top.
Emile Sauvage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sauvage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emile Sauvage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales tries to bum rush Sauvage with a series of wild strikes but Sauvage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sauvage.
Sauvage looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Morales avoids the body shot from Sauvage.
Morales defending well as Sauvage loads up on a big left hand.

Morales drops Sauvage with a beautiful combination! Sauvage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morales is looking for the KO!

Sauvage is rocked!

It looks like Emile Sauvage has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauvage connects with a right hand. Morales shakes it off.
Morales drops Sauvage with a big left hand! Sauvage is injured, injured bad! Morales jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Morales!