PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Jack Morris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zidane Sephiroth's chin.

Sephiroth
vs
Morris

190 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

194 cm
25
219 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zidane Sephiroth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Morris!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown but Sephiroth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice jab there from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth connects with the punch.
Morris misses with a hook to the body
and Sephiroth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Morris darts in and clinches Sephiroth up against the cage.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sephiroth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sephiroth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sephiroth pushes Morris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sephiroth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sephiroth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morris thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth feints a jab promting Morris to slip. Sephiroth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sephiroth scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sephiroth.

Sephiroth closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sephiroth.
A hook to the body from Sephiroth.
Morris has a couple of punches blocked by Sephiroth.
Morris tries to land knees in the clinch but Sephiroth avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Sephiroth on the inside.
Sephiroth cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sephiroth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Sephiroth.
A short right from Sephiroth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Sephiroth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sephiroth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Sephiroth.
Morris takes a shot to the head.
Sephiroth presses Morris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a body punch.
Sephiroth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sephiroth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sephiroth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sephiroth scores with a hook to the body.
Morris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sephiroth lands a body punch.
Sephiroth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sephiroth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sephiroth lands a left hand.
Sephiroth gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike.
Sephiroth lands a hook that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth digs a right hand into Morris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morris's gas tank.
Sephiroth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Sephiroth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sephiroth lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
Sephiroth lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sephiroth.
Still in the clinch, Sephiroth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth - that landed with a thud.
Sephiroth lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
Sephiroth pushes Morris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sephiroth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sephiroth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Sephiroth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris tries to stall but Sephiroth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sephiroth as Morris tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Sephiroth scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sephiroth as the two fighters clinch.
Morris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris is trying to push Sephiroth away but Sephiroth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Sephiroth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sephiroth as the two fighters clinch.
Sephiroth lands with a left to the head.
Sephiroth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris is trying to maintain a safe position but Sephiroth gets an underhook and turns Morris into the cage.
Sephiroth lands a left hand.
Sephiroth digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sephiroth is working Morris over against the cage.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sephiroth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sephiroth.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Sephiroth has the dominant position.
Sephiroth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris tries for a takedown but Sephiroth manages to get underhooks.
Zidane Sephiroth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Morris.
Morris tries a body shot but Sephiroth blocks it.
Sephiroth lands a left hand.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Sephiroth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sephiroth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zidane Sephiroth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sephiroth to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris takes a swing at Sephiroth's ribcage but misses.
Morris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sephiroth just misses with a punch to the body.
Sephiroth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sephiroth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sephiroth lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sephiroth tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.

Sephiroth rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Sephiroth pushes Morris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sephiroth scores with a shoulder strike.

Sephiroth is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sephiroth to the mat. Sephiroth regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morris wants to control from the top but Sephiroth keeps moving.
Morris passes Sephiroth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morris has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sephiroth is in all sorts of trouble here.

Morris looking to secure an arm triangle but Sephiroth defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morris pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sephiroth wants to control but Morris is having none of it.

Morris looking to secure an arm triangle but Sephiroth defends it well.
Sephiroth is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morris has hold of Sephiroth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sephiroth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sephiroth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morris throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morris throwing strikes here but Sephiroth is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Morris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sephiroth is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sephiroth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sephiroth looking for a sweep. Not yet Sephiroth, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sephiroth looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Sephiroth can't keep his opponent in guard - Morris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sephiroth keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morris shoots for a takedown but Sephiroth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Morris gets tackled into the cage by Sephiroth. Sephiroth maintains the clinch.
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morris is leaning against Sephiroth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morris is trying to drag Sephiroth to the mat but Sephiroth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sephiroth down to the mat. Sephiroth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zidane Sephiroth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Morris.
Morris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zidane Sephiroth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sephiroth throws a predictable looking body shot

and Morris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sephiroth!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sephiroth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morris thows a huge punch but Sephiroth dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth moves into full guard.

Sephiroth pushes Morris off and gets back to his feet.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sephiroth scores with a body shot.
Sephiroth lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
Sephiroth throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick that misses
and Sephiroth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sephiroth.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sephiroth misses the body punch
and Morris counters with a nice body shot.
Morris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sephiroth counters with a two punch combo.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.

Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth walks into a jab.
Sephiroth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Sephiroth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sephiroth misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws a right hand that misses

and Morris counters by clinching up.
Sephiroth misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
Sephiroth lands with a short shot to the head.
Morris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sephiroth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sephiroth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sephiroth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sephiroth.
Morris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sephiroth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sephiroth.
Zidane Sephiroth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sephiroth lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sephiroth lands a hook that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sephiroth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Sephiroth as the two fighters clinch.
Sephiroth lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Sephiroth scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
Sephiroth pushes Morris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
Morris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sephiroth avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sephiroth digs a right hand into Morris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morris's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sephiroth.
A right hook to the body lands for Sephiroth.
Morris misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zidane Sephiroth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sephiroth 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zidane Sephiroth!