PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stretch Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Westfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight song. Stretch Morbid had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Morbid
vs
Westfield

190 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stretch Morbid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Westfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid shoots in for a double leg but Westfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Westfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westfield as he jumps to the side.
Morbid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morbid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Westfield tries to avoid it but Morbid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Westfield to the ground. Westfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Westfield has Morbid up against the cage in a clinch.
Westfield stalling.
Morbid can't break the clinch.
A short right from Westfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid has had enough of the clinch but Westfield keeps him there for the moment.
Westfield lands a knee to the body.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Westfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Westfield blocks it.
Morbid tries to stall but Westfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Westfield blocks with his arms.
Westfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morbid blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westfield avoiding damage.
Westfield continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Morbid blocks an elbow strike from Westfield.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Westfield misses with a knee strike.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Westfield is blocking nicely.
Morbid lands a knee to the body.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid is breathing heavily.
Morbid is trying to stall.
Morbid blocks the elbow strike.
Westfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Westfield.
Westfield tries a knee to the head but Morbid blocks it.
Westfield misses with a knee strike.
Westfield stops a takedown attempt from Morbid.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Westfield.
Westfield crunches a lovely knee into Morbid's ribcage.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Westfield has Morbid pressed against the cage.
Westfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morbid blocks an elbow strike.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield with a knee to the head.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Westfield managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Morbid is trying to break the clinch but Westfield has him pressed against the cage.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Westfield.
Morbid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Westfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Westfield is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Westfield.
Westfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westfield.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morbid blocks the elbow strike.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Westfield blocks with his arms.
Morbid lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Westfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Westfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Westfield managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Westfield landing knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch.
Westfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westfield stalling in the clinch but Morbid improves position.
Morbid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westfield has him pressed against the cage.
Morbid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Westfield avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Morbid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Westfield blocks it.
Westfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morbid missing with knees to the body.

Morbid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Westfield. No joy for Morbid on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Morbid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid lands with a kick to the temple. Westfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morbid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Westfield pinned against the cage. Westfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westfield as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morbid.
Morbid fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Westfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morbid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Westfield is looking to clinch.

Westfield gets caught flat footed, as Morbid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Westfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morbid is one step ahead there.
Westfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morbid won't allow Westfield to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westfield can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid is stalling in the full guard.
Morbid looking to pass the guard.
Morbid wants to control from the top but Westfield keeps moving.
Westfield pulls Morbid in close to his closed guard and prevents Morbid from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two 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.
Morbid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Westfield but Westfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morbid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses.
Westfield avoids the head kick by Morbid.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morbid checks a leg kick.
Stretch Morbid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westfield tries to clinch but Morbid moves out of range.
Morbid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westfield.
Westfield wants to clinch.
Ira Westfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Westfield darts in and clinches Morbid up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Westfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morbid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westfield is pressed up against the cage. Morbid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Westfield down to the mat. Westfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Westfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Morbid. Morbid gets slowly back to his feet.
Westfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morbid swats away the attempt to clinch by Westfield.
Ira Westfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morbid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westfield circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stretch Morbid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Westfield. No joy for Morbid on that attempt.
Westfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morbid.
Morbid fails to land the takedown.
Morbid keeps the fight on the outside.

Morbid shoots in and bounces Westfield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Westfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morbid trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Westfield manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Westfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westfield wants to control from the top but Morbid keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Westfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morbid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Westfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morbid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Westfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stretch Morbid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morbid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westfield looks to land a combination but Morbid avoids it well.
Westfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morbid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morbid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westfield circles away.
Westfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Morbid circles away.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses.
Westfield missing with a left hand there. Morbid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westfield tries to clinch there but Morbid circles away.
Westfield throws a head kick that misses

so Morbid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westfield is keeping the position for now.
Westfield controlling the position.
Westfield keeping moving, preventing Morbid from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stretch Morbid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morbid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stretch Morbid!