PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. This should be a great matchup!

Morris
vs
Machida

185 cm
25
194 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
196 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Machida misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
Machida scores with a nice strike.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morris rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Morris scores with a nice right hand.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machida misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morris is able to avoid easily.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Morris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Machida misses.
Morris avoids the head kick by Machida.
Machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Wes Morris has been cut.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Machida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machida takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Machida is looking to score with low kicks.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Machida lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
A nice combination there by Morris.
Morris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida scores with a jab. Morris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machida lands with a right hand.
Machida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machida throws a jab when Morris was well out of range.
Machida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Machida with a jab.
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morris scrambles back to his feet.

That's four 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!
Jab, jab by Machida - just one landing.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Morris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Machida's head.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morris's head.
A lazy left from Machida finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Morris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morris misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Morris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Morris takes one to the chin there.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Morris slips a straight right by Machida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida catches Morris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
Machida lands a body shot.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morris misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida stuns Morris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Machida takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida throws a leg kick but Morris checks it.
Machida misses with a looping right.

Morris clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.

Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyoto Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Morris slips a jab from Machida.
Morris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Morris misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida throws a jab when Morris was well out of range.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Machida throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Machida cracks Morris with an open hand slap.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
Machida misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wes Morris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morris. That did some damage!
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Machida misses with a shot to the body
and Morris counters with a left to the body.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Machida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida lands a head shot.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Machida misses
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
Machida thuds his right hand into Morris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machida's head backwards.
Machida misses with a hook to the body
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Machida throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Machida throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida misses with a body shot
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machida connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida catches Morris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Morris throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a jab.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida is looking to land body kicks.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris counters with a one-two to the body.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Morris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morris blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Machida scores with the left hand. Morris knows he should have avoided that one.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morris looks for the body kick but Machida saw that one coming.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida misses with an uppercut.
Machida scores with a jab.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot
and Morris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machida throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morris is able to avoid easily.
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Morris.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morris in his tracks.
Machida tries to work over Morris's front leg with a kick but Morris checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Morris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
Morris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morris slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Machida swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Morris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wes Morris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Machida misses
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morris. Morris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
Morris connects with a solid leg kick.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Morris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.
Morris staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Machida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morris eats them both and turns towards Machida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida throws out a leg kick but Morris moves out of range and Machida only half commits.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Machida scores with the left hand. Morris knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida misses with a shot to the body
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Machida throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
A cross from Machida lands.
Machida throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.
Machida throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Morris blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Machida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Machida duly obliges.
Machida throws a lazy body kick
and Morris counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Machida duly obliges.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida scores with a nice right hand.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.

Morris darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wes Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Morris tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida is the new middleweight champion!