PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Mceasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larenzo Moritini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larenzo Moritini will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mceasy
vs
Moritini

175 cm
23
120 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Mceasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larenzo Moritini!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mceasy leaves Moritini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moritini checks a leg kick.
Mceasy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moritini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mceasy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moritini.
Moritini darts in trying to clinch
and Mceasy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moritini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Mceasy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larenzo Moritini.
Mceasy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moritini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mceasy misses with the combination.
Moritini shoots for a double leg takedown but Mceasy sprawls well. He's pushed Moritini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Moritini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mceasy to the mat! Mceasy manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mceasy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mceasy controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mceasy keeping moving, preventing Moritini from controlling successfully.
Mceasy is controlling Moritini's posture.
Mceasy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mceasy fails to land with a series of punches.
Moritini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mceasy circles away.
Marco Mceasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moritini slips a jab and a cross from Mceasy.
Mceasy swinging wildly here.
Mceasy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mceasy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moritini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moritini dodges the punch combination from Mceasy.
Moritini closes the distance and clinches up with Mceasy, looking for a takedown. Moritini pushes Mceasy against the cage but Mceasy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Mceasy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moritini circles away quickly and effectively.
Marco Mceasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moritini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mceasy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moritini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Mceasy.
Mceasy throws a series of punches but Moritini avoids them all with ease.
Mceasy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moritini.
Moritini looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Mceasy. Those never looked like landing.
Moritini misses with a head kick.
Mceasy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mceasy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mceasy duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Mceasy does no damage.
Mceasy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moritini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mceasy was well out of range. Poor timing from Moritini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Mceasy misses.
Mceasy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mceasy throws a low kick, looking for Moritini's leg but Moritini calmly moves out of range.
Moritini tries to clinch but Mceasy moves out of range.
Mceasy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moritini.
Some wild striking there from Mceasy.
Mceasy misses with a double jab
and Moritini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Mceasy clinches.
Nice body punch from Mceasy - that landed with a thud.

Mceasy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moritini connects with a nice looking jab.
Mceasy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Moritini counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy lands a hook that snaps the head of Moritini backwards.
Moritini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mceasy is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Mceasy - that landed with a thud.

Mceasy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moritini has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mceasy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mceasy misses with a wild combination.
Mceasy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mceasy misses with a double jab
and Moritini counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moritini shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mceasy as he jumps to the side.
Mceasy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moritini counters with a two punch combo.
Moritini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marco Mceasy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mceasy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mceasy misses with a double jab.
Mceasy throws a right and a left that Moritini avoids nicely.
Moritini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mceasy avoids it really well and circles away.
Moritini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mceasy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moritini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Moritini gets a double leg takedown into Mceasy's guard.
Mceasy pulls Moritini in to control the position.
Mceasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mceasy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moritini on the ground.
Moritini is breathing heavily.
Mceasy has Moritini pulled in close to control his posture.
Moritini looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moritini stopping the sweep attempt from Mceasy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mceasy keeping moving, preventing Moritini from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marco Mceasy.
Moritini tries for a takedown but Mceasy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Mceasy does no damage.
Mceasy looks to land a combination but Moritini avoids it well.
Mceasy misses with a two punch combination.
Moritini fails to land the takedown.
Marco Mceasy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larenzo Moritini.
Moritini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mceasy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moritini tries to clinch but Mceasy is having none of it.
Moritini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mceasy avoids it really well and circles away.
Mceasy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moritini circles away quickly and effectively.
Mceasy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Moritini to counter with a crisp jab.
Mceasy misses with the combination.
Mceasy fails to land with a series of punches.
Moritini dodges the punch combination from Mceasy.
Moritini tries to score with a low kick but Mceasy moves his leg out of the way.
Mceasy throws a combination that misses
and Moritini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mceasy throws a series of punches but Moritini moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mceasy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mceasy misses with a double jab.
Moritini tries a head kick but it misses.
Moritini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mceasy slaps away a takedown attempt from Moritini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mceasy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mceasy throws a series of punches but Moritini moves out of range.
Moritini slips a jab and a cross from Mceasy.
Mceasy slaps away a takedown attempt from Moritini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mceasy throws a right and a left that Moritini avoids nicely.
Marco Mceasy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mceasy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mceasy misses with a double jab.
Mceasy works over Moritini's head and body with a nice combination.
Mceasy stuffs the takedown.
Moritini tries to clinch there but Mceasy circles away.
Mceasy stuffs the takedown attempt from Moritini. Moritini gets slowly back to his feet.
Mceasy stalks Moritini and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moritini's face. Moritini staggers backwards, shaken.
Mceasy works over Moritini's head and body with a nice combination.
Mceasy misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moritini slips a jab and a cross from Mceasy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moritini closes the distance and clinches up with Mceasy, looking for a takedown. Moritini pushes Mceasy against the cage but Mceasy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mceasy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moritini checks it well.
Mceasy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Mceasy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mceasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mceasy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moritini moves in looking to clinch but Mceasy pushes him off.
Moritini dodges the punch combination from Mceasy.
Mceasy misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Mceasy.
Moritini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mceasy counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mceasy.
Moritini misses with a head kick.
Mceasy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moritini shoots for a takedown but Mceasy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moritini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Mceasy does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moritini tries to keep at a distance but Mceasy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Mceasy on the inside.
Mceasy lands with a right to the head.
Moritini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mceasy smiles and moves away.
Mceasy throws a series of punches but Moritini avoids them all with ease.
Mceasy misses with the combination.
Mceasy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moritini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mceasy misses with the combination.
A combination from Mceasy does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mceasy!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moritini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mceasy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mceasy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moritini throws a right hand that Mceasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mceasy also avoids with ease.
Moritini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mceasy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mceasy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mceasy looks to land a combination but Moritini avoids it well.
Moritini wants to clinch up but Mceasy keeps it at a distance.
Moritini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marco Mceasy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larenzo Moritini.
Mceasy misses with a wild combination.
Mceasy misses with a few strikes there.
Mceasy looks to land a combination but Moritini avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mceasy blocks a head kick by Moritini.

Mceasy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mceasy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moritini backwards.
Mceasy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mceasy lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mceasy.
A body shot lands from Mceasy.
Mceasy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moritini backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mceasy.
Nice body punch from Mceasy - that landed with a thud.
Mceasy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mceasy lands a left hand.

Mceasy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mceasy throws out a leg kick but Moritini moves out of range and Mceasy only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mceasy misses with a two punch combination.
Mceasy throws a right and a left that Moritini avoids nicely.
Mceasy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mceasy throws a right hand that Moritini ducks under and follows up with a left that Moritini also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Mceasy.
Moritini tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mceasy swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Mceasy does no damage.
Mceasy misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Mceasy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mceasy misses with a series of wild punches.
Larenzo Moritini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Mceasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mceasy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Mceasy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mceasy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Mceasy!