PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Hollywood Undead - No. 5 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morris
vs
White

170 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White lands a head shot.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Morris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morris throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Morris throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morris misses with the combination.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Morris looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws a push kick but Morris slaps the foot to one side.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Morris misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Morris 's knee.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Leroy Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
White thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for White.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by White.
Gary White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris is breathing heavily.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Morris misses with a double jab
and White counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a kick to the body.
Morris thows a body shot but no joy.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris misses with a looping right.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.

Morris gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
White misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Morris has clasped his hands together around White's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
White wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Morris is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morris dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
White misses with a leg kick.
Morris dodges the punch combination from White.
White swinging wildly here.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Morris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morris sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
Morris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Morris content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leroy Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Morris slips under a jab from White.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leroy Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Morris backing up. Morris nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
White feints a jab promting Morris to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Morris misses with a straight left.
White stalks Morris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morris's face. Morris staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
White lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Morris's head.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Morris shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leroy Morris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morris's head.
Morris shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris misses with a combination
and White counters with a two punch combo.

Morris is rocked!
White lands a brutal uppercut that launches Morris off his feet! Morris tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary White!
After winning the bout, Gary White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.