PBP Commentary

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

Morris
vs
Da

180 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atilla Da!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da at a distance.
Da shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morris as he jumps to the side.
Da misses with a takedown attempt - Morris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morris stuffs the takedown.
Sammy Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilla Da.
Morris checks a leg kick.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris lands a two punch combo.
Da misses with a low kick.
Da fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Morris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris drops an elbow to the side of Da's head.
Da controlling the position for now.
Da avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Da is trying to control but can't.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Da wants to control but Morris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morris throwing shots but Da is blocking nicely.
Morris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Da trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
Morris thows a huge punch but Da dodges it nicely.
Da is looking to control Morris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Atilla Da wasn't active enough on the ground.

Morris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da's half guard.
Da holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Da regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morris.
Da trying to control the position.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Da is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Da working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Da looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morris is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da trying to control the position.
Da is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Da wants to take a breather but Morris is having none of it.
Da is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Da has control of the leg.
Da lands with a punch from half guard.
Da sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Da is looking to pass Morris's guard but actually Morris recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atilla Da seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da throws a sloppy body shot

and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Morris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Da moves into full guard.
Da is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris scoring with some ground and pound.
Da looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da is adopting a defensive guard.
Morris is working Da over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Da preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da controls Morris momentarily but Morris frees himself.
Da looking for a sweep. Not yet Da, not yet.
Morris is in close to Da's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da controlling Morris's posture.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris is fighting to break Da's control of his arms but Da is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morris won't allow Da to get back to his feet.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da can't keep his opponent in guard - Morris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Da keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morris prevents Da from standing back up.
Da wants to control but Morris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da pushes Morris off looking to stand but Morris dives back in and keeps control.
Da desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Morris is looking for a kimura but Da is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morris to get the leverage.
Sammy Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
Morris thows a huge punch but Da dodges it nicely.
Da is positioning himself well to prevent Morris advancing to mount.
Da gets full guard.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
Da lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morris!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da with good strikes from the mount here!
Da lands a big shot there that rocks Morris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morris avoids a strike by Da and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Da's guard! Fantastic escape!
Da pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Morris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da manages to avoid it.

Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Da working a defensive guard here.
Da keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Da keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris is fighting to break Da's control of his arms but Da is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Da trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morris looking to pass the guard.

Atilla Da has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Da scores a takedown into full mount!
Morris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Da is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Da landing strikes from the mount.
Da lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Da throws a sloppy strike and Morris uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Morris has ended up in Da's guard.
Da looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da controls Morris momentarily but Morris frees himself.
Da is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Da avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da is pulling down on Morris's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Atilla Da wasn't active enough on the ground.

Da shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morris's guard.
Da trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Da is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Da throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Da performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Da throws a strike but Morris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atilla Da has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atilla Da comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Morris!