PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Hill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Morse
vs
Hill

172 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill swings for the body but Morse moves out of range.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill sizes up Morse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morse. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Morse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hill is trying to defend but Morse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morse wants to free his trapped foot but Hill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morse postures up.

Hill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hill smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill 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.
Morse misses with a wild combination.
Morse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hill takes a swing at Morse's ribcage but misses.
Morse 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.
Morse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Hill there.
Morse shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Morse misses with a series of wild punches.
Morse digs a good hook to Hill's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Morse's head back.
No joy there for Morse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill lands a nice hook to Morse's body. Morse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morse's head.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Morse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Morse. Beautiful body shot.
Hill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hill.
Morse takes one to the chin there.
Morse misses with the combination.
Hill blocks a head kick by Morse.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a low kick as Morse jumps back.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morse dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Morse's head and hops out.
Hill takes a swing at Morse's ribcage but misses.
Hill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Morse's front leg but catches the back leg as Morse tries to avoid it.
Morse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morse off to one side.
Morse is breathing heavily.
Morse throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Morse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morse tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Hill there.
Hill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morse throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill lands a jab to Morse's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Morse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morse has a takedown stuffed.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Morse misses with a double jab.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morse misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morse on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill avoids the body shot from Morse.
Hill feints and then cracks Morse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morse down.
Morse misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hank Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morse avoids the head kick by Hill.
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand

and Morse counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hill!
Hill is looking to improve his position but Morse isn't that keen on the idea.
Hill doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Morse breaks from Hill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill tries to hold on but Morse pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hill tries to reverse the position but Morse maintains control.

Morse stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Morse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morse blocks the body kick.
Morse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Morse tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hill connects with a right hand. Morse shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Morse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morse will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morse blocks a jab.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morse.
Hill thumps Morse with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morse is defended easily by Hill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morse avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James Morse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morse's head.
Morse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hill tries to land a leg kick but Morse saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Morse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morse.
Hank Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morse tries to land a front kick but Hill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Hill with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morse.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Morse.
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Hill misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands a jab to Morse's midsection.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Morse's front leg but catches the back leg as Morse tries to avoid it.
Morse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morse looks to land a body kick but Hill moved away.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Morse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hill scores with a decent looking hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morse checks a leg kick.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Morse is looking to wear down Hill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morse.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Morse fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hill to the ground. Morse is now in Hill's guard.
James Morse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill wants to sweep here but Morse controlling him for the moment.
Morse wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill pulls Morse in close to prevent any damage.
Morse preventing the sweep.
Morse pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hill trying to hold on to Morse's head to control him but Morse postures up.
Hill tries to roll over but Morse keeps him under control.
Morse is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Morse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hill is trying to control but can't.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Hill misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Morse blocks the leg kick.
Morse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked

and Morse counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill is pulling down on Morse's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morse postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.

Morse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morse.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses the jab.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Morse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morse checks it well.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morse avoids the head kick by Hill.
Morse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morse manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Morse dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Morse's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Morse.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked

and Morse counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morse preventing the sweep.
Hill controls Morse momentarily but Morse frees himself.

Morse gets to his feet - Hill follows without any prompting.

Morse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.
James Morse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morse is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Morse.
I think Hill 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Hill!