PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Parliament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Morrison
vs
Parliament

170 cm
22
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Parliament!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Parliament, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Parliament against the cage but Parliament circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Parliament moves into the clinch.
Morrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parliament after a bit of a struggle.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Parliament manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parliament pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Morrison feints and as Parliament raises his hands in defense, Morrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.

Parliament looking for a kimura from the bottom but Morrison passes into side control!
Morrison throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Parliament is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison working away.
Morrison scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parliament takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morrison tries to advance to mount but Parliament denies him.
Morrison lands an elbow.
Morrison is putting a hurting on Parliament here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Parliament sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Parliament tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison advances to mount.
Parliament wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.

Morrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Parliament frees his head quite easily.
Morrison landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parliament taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Parliament that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parliament can't escape the position.
Morrison working Parliament over with strikes here.

Morrison is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Parliament is surviving well by controlling Morrison's body position as best he can.
Morrison working Parliament over with strikes here.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parliament can't escape the position.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Parliament is in trouble!
Morrison 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrison landing shots from mount.
Parliament takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison working Parliament over with strikes here.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Parliament looks very uncomfortable down there.

Morrison working for a submission but Parliament is keeping him at bay.
Parliament really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison cracks Parliament with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parliament is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Parliament is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parliament wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Parliament looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parliament is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parliament's face.
Morrison landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison working Parliament over with strikes here.
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
Parliament tries to reverse the position but Morrison maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parliament drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parliament's guard.

Morrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morrison forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parliament manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison postures up in Parliament's guard and throws a big left but Parliament blocks it.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parliament swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Parliament has wrist control.
Morrison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parliament keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Parliament is having none of it.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parliament's head.
Parliament is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Parliament has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Morrison is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parliament defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Parliament dodges it nicely.
Parliament blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Morrison trying to mount his opponent but Parliament defends it.
Parliament keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parliament is trying to control but can't.
Parliament wants to get back to full guard.
Parliament is breathing heavily.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Parliament is having none of it.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Morrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes to side control.
Parliament is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morrison connects with a decent elbow.
Parliament can't do much from the bottom here.
Parliament tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Morrison easily slips into full mount!
Morrison unloading with bombs!
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Parliament hang on?
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parliament can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morrison is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parliament to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parliament shrugs it off.
Parliament takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
John Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison cracks Parliament with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parliament can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Morrison 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!

Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Parliament shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Parliament manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Parliament drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parliament is one step ahead there.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
Parliament trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison scores with a nice shot.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Parliament got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parliament has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison's legs - danger averted.
Parliament takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to strike from the bottom.
Parliament tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parliament's guard.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.
Parliament on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parliament on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morrison throwing shots but Parliament is blocking nicely.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison winds up and cracks Parliament with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parliament defending well though.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison passes to full mount!
Morrison landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parliament can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parliament wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Morrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrison trying to control but Parliament is having none of it.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parliament's face.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Parliament is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parliament is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working Parliament over with strikes here.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parliament can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!

Parliament is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a big shot there that rocks Parliament but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parliament is still in real trouble! Can Morrison finish him?
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parliament looks a forlorn figure.
Parliament takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Morrison's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Morrison!