PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Morris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hghar
vs
Morris

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaqen Hghar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Morris!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hghar moves away.
Hghar tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Hghar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morris tests Hghar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hghar shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hghar.

Hghar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hghar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hghar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hghar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morris is keeping the position for now.
Hghar 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.
Hghar trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Hghar is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar forces his way into half guard.
Hghar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hghar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hghar is looking for a kimura but Morris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hghar to get the leverage.
Hghar controlling the action here.
Hghar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hghar is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hghar is trying to control. Morris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hghar throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Well, if Hghar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hghar moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morris can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hghar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to improve his position.
Hghar trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hghar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morris, who protects the arm well.

Hghar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hghar controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hghar throwing strikes but Morris manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Morris tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hghar can't do much from the bottom here.
Morris tries to get to his feet but Hghar is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Morris in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaqen Hghar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hghar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morris throws a poor cross that misses

and Hghar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hghar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Hghar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morris misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hghar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Hghar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morris misses with a hook

and Hghar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morris!

Hghar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morris shrugs it off.
Hghar looking to finish with strikes here!
Hghar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hghar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hghar scoring with strikes but Morris is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Hghar.
Hghar controlling the pace for now.

Hghar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar controlling from mount.
Hghar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morris blocking the ground and pound.
Morris blocking the ground and pound.
Morris tries to hold on but Hghar postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morris is looking to get to half guard.
Hghar thowing shots but they're missing.
Hghar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hghar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morris can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hghar tries to control but Morris wriggling away.
Morris wants to control but Hghar is having none of it.
Hghar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morris wants to control but Hghar is having none of it.
Morris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hghar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaqen Hghar 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hghar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hghar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Hghar from controlling successfully.
Hghar content to stall in guard here.
Morris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Hghar from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hghar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Hghar from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jaqen Hghar just wasn't active enough.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hghar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hghar rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hghar.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hghar wants a takedown but no success here.
Morris takes a shot to the head.

Hghar manages to pull guard.
Hghar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
Hghar is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hghar wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Hghar trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hghar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hghar drops back looking for a leg! Morris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morris manages to kick Hghar off! Hghar jumps back into Morris's guard.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Hghar from controlling successfully.
Hghar postures up in Morris's guard and throws a big left but Morris blocks it.
Hghar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hghar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hghar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hghar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jaqen Hghar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hghar forces his way into half guard.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Hghar has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hghar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaqen Hghar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hghar, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaqen Hghar!