PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yankee Rose. Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Troyer
vs
Morrison

159 cm
27
137 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
27
157 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Troyer. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Troyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morrison blocks the body kick.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Troyer scores with a leg kick.

Troyer gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison keeping hold of Troyer's head, controlling as best he can.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to stand up here but Troyer is controlling him well.
Troyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Troyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Troyer looks to land a strike but Morrison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Morrison pushes Troyer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Troyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morrison checks a leg kick.

Troyer moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Troyer.
Morrison looking to throw knees to the head but Troyer is blocking nicely.

Troyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrison holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Troyer.
Morrison takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troyer trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Troyer in side control, throwing shots but Morrison defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison taking a bit of punishment here - Troyer scoring with strikes.
Morrison holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Troyer.
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Troyer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Troyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Troyer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morrison is trying to buck Troyer off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Troyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
and Troyer counters with a head kick. That will keep Morrison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Morrison trying to stall but Troyer improves his position.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrison gets an underhook and turns Troyer into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
Troyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Troyer.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troyers head.
Troyer trying to land knees to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Troyer.
Morrison misses with a knee strike.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Troyer closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer dodges an elbow strike from Morrison.
Troyer looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Troyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike.
Troyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troyer's elbow.
Troyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Troyer controls his hands.
Troyer has Morrison pressed against the cage, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troyer misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Angus Troyer has been cut.
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Troyer controls his hands.
Troyer trying to control the position but instead, Morrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troyer into the cage.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a shot to the body.
Morrison avoiding damage as Troyer throws knees to the body.
Troyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Troyer tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Troyer back against the cage.
Troyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troyer.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Troyer.
Troyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Troyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Troyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Troyer misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troyer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with an elbow strike.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troyer has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Troyer uses good head movement to avoid it.

Troyer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morrison regains guard immediately.
Angus Troyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Troyer stops Morrison from standing up.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Troyer is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Troyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Troyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Morrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Troyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Angus Troyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Troyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Troyer.
Troyer dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Troyer's head and hops out.
Troyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troyer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Troyer avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick but Troyer moves out of range.
Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Troyer throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Troyer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Troyer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Troyer thows a body shot but no joy.

Troyer closes the distance and pushes Morrison back into the cage.
Troyer tries for a takedown but Morrison manages to get underhooks.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.

Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troyer wants to clinch.
Morrison throws a right hand that Troyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Troyer also avoids with ease.
Troyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrison digs a good hook to Troyer's body.
Troyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed Troyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Troyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Troyer showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison wants to control but Troyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Troyer connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Troyer.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison tries to kick Troyer off but Troyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Troyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Troyer prevents Morrison from standing back up.
Troyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison is not content to let Troyer control the position.
Morrison won't allow Troyer to pass to mount.
Troyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angus Troyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tommy Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Troyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Troyer!
After winning the bout, Angus Troyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.