PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Morrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morrison
vs
Saunders

170 cm
22
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

155 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 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 3 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saunders pinned against the cage. Saunders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Saunders gets a clinch.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morrison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saunders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saunders is defending well.
Saunders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morrison.

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

Saunders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saunders lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Saunders any problems.
Saunders postures up.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saunders!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Saunders can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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 Saunders's face.
Saunders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Saunders is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saunders?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Saunders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Saunders looks gassed!
Morrison landing punches.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saunders in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
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 Saunders's face.

Morrison is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Morrison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Morrison!