PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alf Alfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfa comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu - Smoke Serpent. Morrison has chosen Metalingus as his entrance music. Alf Alfa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alfa
vs
Morrison

170 cm
26
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
139 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alf Alfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa motions for Morrison to come forward. Alfa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Alfa feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Alfa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison is trying to control the position but Alfa postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alfa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Alfa drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Alfa off! Alfa jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Alfa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison working over Alfa with some ground and pound. Alfa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Morrison is working for a kimura but Alfa is defending it quite comfortably.
Alfa gets back to full guard.

Alfa looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Alfa's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Alfa is keeping the position.

Alfa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrison passes into side control.
Alfa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
Alfa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alfa trying to control here.
Alfa is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison is working for a kimura but Alfa is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison working Alfa over with strikes.
Morrison winds up and cracks Alfa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alfa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alfa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison breaks from Alfa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alfa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alfa is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Alfa to control.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alfa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morrison. What's that going to do exactly?
Alfa is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alfa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alfa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alfa?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morrison prevents Alfa from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alfa is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alfa hang on?
Alfa tries to reverse the position but Morrison maintains control.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Alfa is in trouble!
Alfa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alfa's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison trying to control but Alfa is having none of it.
Alfa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Alfa's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alfa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison cracks Alfa with a solid left hand.

Alfa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Alfa looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Alfa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Alfa wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Alfa scoring with some ground and pound.
Alfa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morrison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alfa looking to pass the guard.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Alfa wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.

Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison controls Alfa momentarily but Alfa frees himself.
Alfa wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Alfa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alfa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alfa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alfa tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.

Alfa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alfa tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alfa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alfa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alfa pulls his head out easily.

Alfa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.

Alfa seems to be working for a kimura but Morrison defends the submission attempt.
Alfa throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.

Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alfa pulls his head out easily.
Alfa throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Alfa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Morrison is trying to control but can't.

Alfa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morrison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alfa.

Alfa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Alfa won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.

Morrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alfa is aware though and is defending well.
Alfa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alfa works over Morrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Alfa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.

Alfa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alfa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alfa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alfa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alfa keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.

Alfa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Alfa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Alfa is working for a guillotine from mount but Morrison frees his head quite easily.
Alfa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Alfa isn't that keen on the idea.
Alfa wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Alfa isn't that keen on the idea.
Alfa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alfa landing strikes from the mount.
Morrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Alfa working for a submission but Morrison is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfa blocks Morrison's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Morrison can't escape the position.
Morrison has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Alfa's attempts to control the action.

Morrison defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alfa.

Alfa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison is surviving well by controlling Alfa's body position as best he can.
Alfa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfa avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Alfa working for a submission but Morrison is keeping him at bay.
Alfa landing strikes from the mount and Morrison is in trouble!
Alfa fails to move to back control.
Alfa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrison?
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Alfa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrison?

Alfa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morrison has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alfa prevents Morrison from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison regains half guard.

Morrison actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alfa.
Morrison moves into full guard.
Alfa is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Alfa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alfa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alfa blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Alfa uses his free foot to push down on Morrison's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morrison.
Morrison swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alfa working Morrison over with strikes here.
Alfa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Morrison is rocked!
Alfa lands a big shot there that rocks Morrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alf Alfa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alfa 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Alfa!
A victorious Alf Alfa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.