PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Morel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Thai
vs
Morel

190 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Morel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Morel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Morel.
Morel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Morel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morel.
Morel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai tries to clinch there but Morel circles away.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morel misses with a looping left.
Morel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thai.
Morel throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Morel throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Morel swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thai is defended easily by Morel.
Morel misses with a two punch combination.
Thai tries to clinch but Morel moves out of range.
Morel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thai tries to clinch up but Morel circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai shoots in and drives through. Morel sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morel tries to avoid it but Thai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morel to the ground. Morel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thai tries to clinch but Morel moves out of range.
Morel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morel throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pierre Morel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Morel.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Morel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Morel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Morel.
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
Morel misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morel thinking.
Morel looks gassed!
Morel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierre Morel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai wants to clinch.
Morel throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Morel throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai shoots for a takedown but Morel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morel throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Morel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morel throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Morel misses with a two punch combination.
Thai looks for a takedown but Morel sprawls well.
Morel throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morel misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morel as he avoids it easily.
Pierre Morel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morel missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morel 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.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morel as he jumps to the side.
John Thai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai wants to clinch up but Morel keeps it at a distance.
Morel lands with a nice body punch.
Morel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morel misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morel misses with the combination.
Morel is breathing heavily.
Morel thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morel!
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to de liver by Morel. Beautiful body shot.
Thai tries to clinch but Morel moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Morel pushes him off.
Thai shoots for a double leg takedown but Morel sprawls well. He's pushed Thai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morel misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Morel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a left and a right that stings Morel.
Thai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thai wants to clinch up but Morel keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Morel misses.
Morel misses with a double jab
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Morel - just one landing.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thai staying out of range there.
Thai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morel counters with a series of strikes. Thai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Thai does no damage.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt
and Morel counters with a nice body shot.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Morel scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Thai misses
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt
and Morel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morel misses with a hook to the body
and Thai counters with a left and a right that stings Morel.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thai wants to clinch but Morel slips to the side
and Morel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Morel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a left to the body.
Morel misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai tries to clinch up but Morel circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to de liver by Morel. Beautiful body shot.
Morel misses with a combination
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morel misses with a double jab.
Morel swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morel misses the shot to the body.
Morel just misses with a punch to the body.
Morel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai works Morel's body with a nice hook.
Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Morel counters with a nice body shot.
Thai lands with a shot to the body.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Morel pushes him off.
Thai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morel tries to avoid it but Thai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morel to the ground. Morel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morel misses with a body shot.
Thai throws a leg kick that misses.
Morel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai is looking to clinch but Morel is avoiding it.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morel throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morel backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Pierre Morel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thai is defended easily by Morel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Morel lands with a hook. Thai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morel lands a jab to the head.
Thai tries to clinch but Morel is having none of it.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Thai both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a one-two to the body.
Pierre Morel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morel keeps the fight on the outside.
Morel slaps away a takedown attempt from Thai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morel keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morel. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morel circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai throws a combination. Morel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Morel misses.
John Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morel counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morel 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Morel!