PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lowe
vs
Morse

180 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morse!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe slips a jab and a cross from Morse.
Morse tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Morse tries to keep at a distance but Lowe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike.
Lowe misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowe stalling the fight.
Lowe wants a takedown but no success here.
Lowe lands with a light punch inside.
Morse has had enough of the clinch but Lowe keeps him there for the moment.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morse is defending well for now.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Morse does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Lowe misses.
Morse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe throws a hook but Morse avoids it easily.
Lowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morse defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Morse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morse tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Morse moves out of range as Lowe strikes.
Lowe throws a lazy right hand but Morse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but Morse moved out of range nicely.
Morse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morse tries to move into range but Lowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morse is avoiding damage well.
Lowe tries to advance to mount but Morse denies him.
Lowe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morse wants to control but Lowe postures up.
Lowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morse is avoiding damage well.
Morse is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morse keeps working.
Morse is looking to regain half guard here but Lowe keeps moving and retains side control.
Morse gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morse is in trouble now - Lowe has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe raining down shots from the mount!
Morse is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lowe with the ground and pound from mount.
Lowe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morse is in a horrible position here. Lowe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe with the ground and pound from mount.
Lowe cracks Morse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Morse is rocked!
A big strike lands for Lowe! That's really hurt Morse and he's turned his back - Lowe keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lowe jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Lowe!
Nicky Lowe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.