PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirkland Morrenove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews has chosen Born to be somebody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kirkland Morrenove had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Morrenove
vs
Andrews

170 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirkland Morrenove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taylor Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews with a poor takedown
and Morrenove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrews with a poor takedown

and Morrenove counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrews's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andrews has a closed guard, preventing Morrenove from standing up.
Morrenove might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrenove throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrews being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrenove trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews wants to sweep here but Morrenove controlling him for the moment.
Morrenove is looking to stand up but Andrews won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kirkland Morrenove.
Morrenove tries to clinch but Andrews is having none of it.

Morrenove has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrenove gets control of Andrews's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morrenove will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Morrenove is keeping the position.
Andrews advances to half guard.
Andrews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrenove does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrenove has hold of Andrews's hands but Andrews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andrews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrenove trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews wants to free his trapped foot but Morrenove is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrenove wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andrews takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrenove has his hands clasped together around Andrews's back. He's all about the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morrenove trying to control but Andrews postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirkland Morrenove has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrenove. Morrenove gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrenove stuffs the takedown.
Kirkland Morrenove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Andrews.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrews. Morrenove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Andrews.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews misses with a body kick.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Andrews gets caught napping as Morrenove dives in and scores a takedown. Andrews manages to retain guard.
Andrews controls Morrenove momentarily but Morrenove frees himself.
Morrenove wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andrews looks gassed!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Taylor Andrews hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Morrenove tries to clinch up.
Morrenove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrenove blocks a head kick by Andrews.

Morrenove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrews, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrenove jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andrews walks away with a smile on his face. Morrenove gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Morrenove looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrenove wants to stand up but Andrews is controlling the position.
Andrews wants to control but Morrenove is keeping busy.
Morrenove wants to pass to mount but Andrews is defending the position.
Morrenove wants to take a breather but Andrews is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrenove sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andrews defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirkland Morrenove dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morrenove shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andrews is looking to improve his position but Morrenove isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrenove trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrews is looking to get to half guard.
Morrenove trying to control but Andrews is having none of it.
Morrenove punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews tries to hold on but Morrenove postures up.
The referee warns Andrews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrenove wants to control the pace but Andrews is squirming around nicely.
Morrenove lands a big elbow.
Morrenove looking to control and managing it successfully.

Morrenove goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Andrews turns into him and now he's in Morrenove's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Andrews trying to move into half guard but instead Morrenove has managed to sweep!
Morrenove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrenove is one step ahead there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morrenove here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrenove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrenove postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Taylor Andrews was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Andrews. No joy for Morrenove on that attempt.
Andrews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrews shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Morrenove scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morrenove trying to control the position but Andrews is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Morrenove easily slips into full mount!
Andrews tries to hold on but Morrenove postures up.
Morrenove can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrews is looking to escape.
Morrenove putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morrenove controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirkland Morrenove dominated that second round.
That's time! Morrenove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Morrenove looks for a takedown but Andrews sprawls well.
Andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrenove pinned against the ropes. Morrenove gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by Andrews there.
Andrews shoots and misses

and Morrenove counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrews's guard now.
Morrenove trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet but Morrenove is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrenove wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Morrenove is looking to stand up but Andrews won't let him.
Morrenove has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Morrenove thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrenove trying to stand up but can't free himself from Andrews's guard.

Morrenove stands up and waves to Andrews to follow him.
Andrews misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrenove.
Kirkland Morrenove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Morrenove shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morrenove perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andrews is not content to let Morrenove control the position.

Morrenove is trying to work for a kimura but Andrews is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking for a sweep. Morrenove is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Andrews manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andrews tries to clinch up but Morrenove circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrenove.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirkland Morrenove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews misses with a body kick.

Morrenove drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrenove remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morrenove has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Taylor Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Morrenove shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andrews's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrenove wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Andrews trying to keep a closed guard but Morrenove is proving a slippery customer.
Kirkland Morrenove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrenove is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirkland Morrenove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrenove, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirkland Morrenove!