PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morrison
vs
Tua

192 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominick Tua!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
Tua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Tua's body.
Morrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tua.
Antonio Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Tua.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Tua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tua shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Tua tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Morrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tua fails with the takedown.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tua scrambles back to his feet.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Tua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
A left and a right from Morrison both land. Nice combination.
Tua looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison misses with a double jab

and Tua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tua.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Tua.
Morrison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Morrison has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison lands a head kick. Tua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Morrison.
Tua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Tua avoids it well.
Morrison misses with a double jab

and Tua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tua misses with a knee to the head.
Tua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrison.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tua on the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a three punch combo!
Morrison connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison misses with a right hand

and Tua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tua.
Tua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morrison is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Tua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morrison prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Morrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison leaves Tua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison cracks Tua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison throws a combination that misses

and Tua moves into the clinch.

Morrison breaks the clinch.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Tua is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Tua shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Tua seems unphased.
Antonio Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antonio Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Tua.
Tua is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tua.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
Morrison lands with a straight right. Tua didn't see that one coming.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Morrison scores with a one two! Tua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Tua.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tua is defended easily by Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a one two combo.

Tua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Tua avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison cracks Tua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Tua shoots in.
Antonio Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Tua with that takedown attempt.
Antonio Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Morrison throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
and Tua counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
Morrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua counters with a right hand to the body.
Tua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morrison is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tua.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrison defends it nicely.
Morrison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tua back to the cage. Morrison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left and a right from Morrison both land. Nice combination.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Morrison scores with a three punch combo!
Tua looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Tua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Tua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Antonio Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Tua.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tua doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison feints and then cracks Tua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua down.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tua rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tua shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Tua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua counters with a three punch combo that has Morrison backing up. Morrison nods at Tua to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison throws a nice head kick!
Tua dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison lands a leg kick that knocks Tua off balance momentarily.
Morrison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tua backs up against the cage.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Tua.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison lands with a nice combination. Tua backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tua counters by clinching up.

Tua jumps guard.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Morrison!
Antonio Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.