PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Fitch looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Fitch
vs
Morrison

183 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

158 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Fitch pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Morrison punishes Fitch's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Fitch misses with a head kick.
Fitch lands a high kick!

Fitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison lands an elbow inside.
Fitch missing with knees to the body.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
Fitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Fitch has the dominant position.
Fitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Morrison has eaten all the pies!
Fitch missing with knees to the body.
Fitch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.
Fitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenny Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Fitch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison moves out of range as Fitch throws a body kick.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Fitch counters with a head kick. That will keep Morrison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morrison throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.

Fitch tries to keep at a distance but Morrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fitch breaks the clinch.

Fitch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morrison avoiding damage as Fitch throws knees to the body.

Morrison manages to break the clinch.
Fitch tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Fitch throws a head kick that misses.

Morrison darts in and clinches Fitch up against the cage.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Morrison pulls guard successfully.
Fitch wanted to stand there but Morrison had control of the position.
Fitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Morrison pushes Fitch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fitch lands a head kick!

Morrison moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenny Morrison will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morrison misses with a head kick.
Fitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.

Fitch has taken the fight to the clinch.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitch throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison takes a kick to the side of the head.

Fitch moves into the clinch.
Fitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.

Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fitch backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison wants to clinch.
Fitch tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Morrison tries to circle away but Fitch has him pinned against the cage.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Fitch has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Fitch won't allow it.
Morrison avoiding damage as Fitch throws knees to the body.
Fitch tries to pull guard but Morrison holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitch drops back down to his feet.

Morrison manages to break the clinch.
Morrison jabs Fitch to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitch trying to land knees to the body.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.
Fitch lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses with a double jab.

Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitch avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison stands up and beckons Fitch to his feet.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Fitch pushes him off.

Fitch rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitch throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison 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.
Fitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Fitch lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Morrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fitch swivels and escapes.
Fitch misses with a head kick.
Fitch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morrison closes the distance but Fitch moves to the side
and Fitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Morrison is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Fitch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Fitch.
Fitch blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Fitch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
Fitch tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitch tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison swinging wildly here.
Morrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Fitch rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Fitch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitch landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison tries to break free but Fitch pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fitch.
Morrison wants to break free but Fitch has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Fitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Anderson Fitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
Fitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Fitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
No joy there for Fitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.
Fitch misses with a head kick.
Morrison tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenny Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Fitch pushes Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Fitch is controlling the position.
Fitch prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Fitch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fitch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Fitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Fitch is trying to pull guard but Morrison has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitch tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fitch manages to break the clinch.
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitch throws a head kick that misses.
Fitch tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitch throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Fitch lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Fitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitch pinned against the cage. Fitch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch throws a head kick that misses.
Fitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Fitch avoids it well.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Fitch counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Fitch pushes Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson Fitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Fitch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Morrison!