PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Morris

190 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morris backs up against the cage.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Smith's defenses.

It looks like Felix Smith has been cut.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Morris throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Morris misses with a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Morris moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morris lands a head shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Morris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Morris lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Morris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Morris finds it's target.

Smith is rocked!
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Felix Smith's cut is getting worse.
Morris cracks Smith with a good jab.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Morris misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Morris.
Morris looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Morris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
Morris lands a with a good body shot.
Morris takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith slips under a jab.
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Morris cracks Smith with a big right hand and Smith goes down!
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morris throws a leg kick that misses.
Wes Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith moves away from the strike by Morris.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Morris misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Morris.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands an overhand right.

Felix Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Morris throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Morris throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Morris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands a nice hook to Morris's body. Morris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Morris throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris with a nice cross.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jeez, Felix Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Felix Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Morris drops Smith with a big left hand and mounts him. Smith is in big trouble!
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Felix Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wes Morris!