PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devante Mackins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devante Mackins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mackins
vs
Morrison

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
26
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
GTi - MTG - New Stock !!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devante Mackins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrian Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mackins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison throwing shots but Mackins is blocking nicely.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Mackins is working away.

Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackins defends it well.
Morrison prevents Mackins from standing back up.
Morrison trying to control the action but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mackins's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Mackins misses.
Mackins swinging wildly here.
Mackins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mackins's guard.
Mackins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison controls the pace.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Mackins wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Mackins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mackins tries to get out of the position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mackins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison prevents Mackins from getting back to his feet.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mackins throws a lazy body kick

and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mackins's guard.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison prevents Mackins from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Mackins blocks nicely.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Morrison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Mackins blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Morrison dominated that round.
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.

Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mackins. That did some damage!
Mackins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mackins stalks Morrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrison's face. Morrison staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Adrian Morrison has been cut.
Devante Mackins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morrison - that will leave a mark!

Mackins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackins keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison trying to control but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison cracks Mackins with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackins can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mackins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrison.
Morrison working some strikes from top position.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes Mackins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison trying to control the action but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Mackins's head.

Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackins defends it well.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mackins keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Mackins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Morrison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mackins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Morrison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mackins?
Adrian Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Mackins is in trouble!
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Mackins is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morrison throws out a loose jab but Mackins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackins's waist but Mackins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
Mackins lands a jab-cross combination.
Devante Mackins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Mackins misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Mackins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.

Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison working Mackins over with knees to the body.
Morrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrison slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Mackins backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Devante Mackins has been cut.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Morrison.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Morrison.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison looking for a takedown.
Devante Mackins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Morrison.
Morrison connects with a knee to the head.
Morrison lands an elbow that stopped Mackins in his tracks for a moment.
Morrison lands an elbow just above Mackins 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mackins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrison is pushing Mackins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackins takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackins misses with the head strike.
Morrison lands a nice elbow.
Morrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackins's efforts to push away.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.

Morrison jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackins stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mackins manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison trying to control but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mackins keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Mackins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Mackins misses with a combination
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Mackins avoids them all with ease.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Devante Mackins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Morrison!