PBP Commentary

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

Legendary Tonying
vs
Morrison

194 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Control Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legendary Tonying !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonying is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Tonying circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonying keeps Morrison at a distance using the push kick.

Morrison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrison lands in his opponent's guard.
Tonying keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.

Tonying manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tonying lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like John Morrison has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonying looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonying moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Tonying throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Tonying saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Legendary Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Morrison.
Tonying scoring well with a low kick there.
Tonying just misses with a punch to the body.

Tonying lands a big head kick that sends Morrison tumbling to the mat! Tonying takes a step backwards and waves Morrison back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Morrison is rocked!
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison looks gassed!
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!
Tonying misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonying looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonying tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Tonying .
Morrison blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrison is out of range and Tonying settles back down.
Tonying fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison moves out of range as Tonying throws a body kick.
Tonying wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.

Morrison gets the takedown into side control.
Tonying is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrison is controlling him well.
Morrison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tonying takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying is pushing Morrison's head away, looking to escape. Morrison manages to hold on to the position though.
Tonying stops Morrison from passing to mount.
Tonying is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison shoots in but Tonying avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tonying gets caught flat footed, as Morrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonying is retaining full guard.
Tonying wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tonying can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tonying is trying to stand back up but Morrison is controlling him
Morrison works his way into side control.
Tonying is pushing Morrison's head away, looking to escape. Morrison manages to hold on to the position though.
Morrison trying to control the position but Tonying is working away.
Tonying is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tonying stops Morrison from passing to mount.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tonying circles away.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Legendary Tonying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Morrison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tonying fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Tonying is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
The Legendary Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tonying misses with a body kick.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Morrison slips a jab from Tonying .
Morrison dives in and grabs Tonying 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tonying pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
The Legendary Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Tonying throws a push kick but Morrison slaps the foot to one side.

Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonying 's guard.
Tonying is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Tonying is keeping the position.
Tonying is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Tonying preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Tonying wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison passes into half guard.
Morrison is keen to just control but Tonying is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tonying lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonying . Tonying obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tonying makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tonying . That one must have hurt.
Tonying looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Tonying .
Tonying plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonying tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonying throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a leg kick
and Tonying counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That has opened up John Morrison's cut even more.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Morrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tonying to the mat! Tonying manages to get full guard.
Tonying can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tonying is trying to stand back up but Morrison is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Tonying is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.

Tonying makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Legendary Tonying dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tonying throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonying .
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Tonying motions for Morrison to come forward. Tonying throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonying tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tonying manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Tonying circles away easily
and Tonying counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The Legendary Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Morrison.
Tonying fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrison in the body.
Tonying wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Tonying is predictable there
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tonying 's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonying .
John Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tonying clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonying tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Tonying with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonying gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tonying lands a knee to the head.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Tonying manages to get underhooks.
Tonying looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Tonying gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Legendary Tonying is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tonying is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tonying down to the mat. Tonying avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying misses with a kick to the body.
Tonying throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Tonying misses

and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tonying won't be happy with that.
Tonying is trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison tries to move to mount but Tonying blocks the move with his legs.
Morrison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Morrison prevents Tonying from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morrison moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tonying is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morrison unloads with some shots from mount but Tonying bucks and avoids them well.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tonying ?
Tonying wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Tonying is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tonying wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison looking to finish Tonying with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tonying !
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Tonying is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison unloads with some shots from mount but Tonying bucks and avoids them well.
Tonying is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Legendary Tonying .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tonying , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Legendary Tonying !