PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Move as his entrance music. George Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morris
vs
Barnett

175 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett with a poor takedown

and Morris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morris stays in close to Barnett's body and controls the position.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Barnett 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Morris just wasn't active enough.

Barnett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morris on his heels. He'll look to pass Morris's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
Morris keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Morris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.

Barnett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barnett has Morris in his guard.
Morris trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Morris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barnett dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Barnett's head and hops out.
Barnett doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnett's guard.
George Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Morris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barnett doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Morris has clasped his hands together around Barnett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barnett has one of Morris's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Morris trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
Morris controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The strikes coming from Morris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morris wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.

George Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morris fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morris counters by clinching up.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnett is trying to drag Morris to the mat but Morris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
George Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
Morris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morris tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Morris lands a takedown into guard.
Morris content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Barnett is keeping the position.
Barnett has control of Morris's left arm, preventing Morris from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buddy Barnett.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Morris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barnett to the mat! Barnett manages to get full guard.
Barnett is trying to keep Morris in close.
Morris trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris postures up in Barnett's guard and throws a big left but Barnett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Morris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barnett tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily

and Morris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Barnett won't allow Morris to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris is trying to keep Barnett in close.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Morris controlling Barnett's posture.

George Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barnett fails with the takedown

and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Barnett looking to control.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Morris just wasn't active enough.
Barnett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnett somewhat.
George Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
Barnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
Barnett with a lazy takedown attempt

and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnett up against the cage.
Morris tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Morris.

Morris manages to pull guard.
Morris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morris controlling the action here.
Buddy Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

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