PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Liston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liston
vs
Morrison

180 cm
23
216 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

182 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Liston, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Liston against the cage but Liston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liston tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liston to the ground. Liston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liston misses with a two punch combination.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Liston.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Liston.
Liston thows a body shot but no joy.
Liston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liston.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Liston avoids nicely.
Liston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Liston is squirming around nicely.

Morrison with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Liston is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Liston is squirming around nicely.

Morrison looking for a guillotine from mount but Liston is having none of it.
Liston tries to buck Morrison off but he can't manage it.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liston is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Morrison is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Morrison shoots in but Liston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liston swinging wildly here.

Morrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison looks gassed!
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.
Morrison stops Liston from standing up.
Morrison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liston's guard.
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Liston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liston's waist but Liston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
A shot to the body from Liston misses

and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.

Liston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Liston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Liston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liston's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Liston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liston is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.

Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.
Morrison passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay 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 dives in and grabs Liston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liston pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
Liston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Liston fights it but they end up in guard.

Liston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liston digs a good hook to Morrison's body.

Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Morrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.

Liston has his feet on Morrison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Liston scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Morrison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Liston!
Morrison trying to control but Liston is having none of it.

Morrison is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Liston throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Liston sprawls well.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Liston. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sonny Liston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liston throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
Liston works over Morrison's head and body with a nice combination.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Liston.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Liston both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jay Morrison has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liston.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Liston scores with a four punch combination!
Morrison throws a series of punches but Liston avoids them all with ease.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Sonny Liston is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Liston does no damage.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liston misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Liston.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison lands with a slapping head kick.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Liston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison slips a straight right by Liston.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Liston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Morrison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Liston throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Morrison shoots in but Liston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Liston sprawls well.
Morrison tries to move into range but Liston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Liston moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liston looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Liston misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liston misses with a series of wild punches.
Liston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liston throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Liston shows good takedown defense.
Liston connects with a looping right hand.
Liston misses with a hook to the body

so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Morrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Liston is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liston is keeping the position for now.
Liston keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.

Liston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Liston falls off balance throwing a combination

and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Liston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liston tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liston is not content to let Morrison control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston tries to escape but Morrison is in control.
Morrison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Liston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrison is controlling him well.

Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Liston is defending well.
Morrison trying to control the position but Liston is working away.
Liston wants to get back to his feet but Morrison drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison is staying tight to Liston's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Liston is defending well.
Morrison prevents Liston from escaping the position.

Morrison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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