PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aspenia
vs
Morris

172 cm
30
130 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Aspenia blocks the leg kick.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Aspenia doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Aspenia tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aspenia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Aspenia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morris throws out the jab.
Aspenia looks for the body kick but Morris saw that one coming.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aspenia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspenia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morris misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Aspenia lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.

It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Aspenia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris looks gassed!
Donk. Aspenia catches Morris right on the button with a cross.
Aspenia scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
No joy there for Aspenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris throws a series of punches but Aspenia moves out of range.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Aspenia.
A punch lands to the side of Morris 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Morris is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Aspenia finish him?
Aspenia throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Aspenia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris slips a jab from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspenia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Aspenia clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.

Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Morris throws a series of punches but Aspenia avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Aspenia misses.
Aspenia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Kato Aspenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris looks for a takedown but Aspenia sprawls well.
Aspenia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Morris shoots in but Aspenia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris looks for a takedown but Aspenia sprawls well.
Aspenia throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Aspenia slips a jab and a cross from Morris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia misses with a double jab.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aspenia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aspenia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aspenia circles away.
Morris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morris tries for a takedown but Aspenia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aspenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morris.
Morris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aspenia is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Morris like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Morris from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kato Aspenia!