PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taking a Life. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McMorrow
vs
Bush

183 cm
26
273 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

200 cm
26
280 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bush!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bush checks a leg kick.
Sean McMorrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMorrow fails with the takedown.
Bush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

McMorrow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bush is trying to get back to full guard.
Bush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McMorrow wants to pass to mount but Bush is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush tries to get to full guard but McMorrow has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMorrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow throwing shots but Bush is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McMorrow in particular looking to stall.
McMorrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bush's head.
Bush is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from McMorrow there.
McMorrow 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.
McMorrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McMorrow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McMorrow trying to control from Bush's half guard. Bush has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McMorrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McMorrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush looking to hit a scissor sweep but McMorrow is one step ahead there.
McMorrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMorrow works over Bush with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bush is on top in guard.
McMorrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
McMorrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McMorrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
McMorrow working over Bush with some ground and pound. Bush looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McMorrow is nestled in close to Bush, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McMorrow is keen to just control but Bush is a slippery customer.
Bush looks like he's trying to stand up.
McMorrow trying to control the action but Bush is working from the bottom.
Bush blocking the ground and pound attempt from McMorrow.
McMorrow uses his free foot to push down on Bush's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bush.
McMorrow dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Harry Bush has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMorrow controlling from the full mount.
Bush is desperately trying to improve his position but McMorrow has a good base and remains in mount.
Bush in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Harry Bush's cut even more.
McMorrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bush's face.

Bush is rocked!

The cut above Harry Bush's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Bush's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean McMorrow!