PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Morra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Morra
vs
Hamed

185 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
33
194 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Morra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamed pushes Morra up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamed lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hamed.
Hamed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamed stalling against the cage.
Morra struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamed controls his hands.
Morra is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamed gets an underhook and turns Morra into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamed slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hamed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morra looking for a takedown.
Morra is breathing heavily.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
Hamed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed lands an elbow inside that Morra shrugs off.

It looks like Eddie Morra has been cut.
Hamed lands a good knee to the midsection. Morra won't want to take too many of those.
Hamed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morra up against the cage.
Hamed scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Hamed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamed lands a good knee to the midsection. Morra won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morra letting Hamed take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Hamed's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hamed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Hamed.
Hamed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Hamed.
Morra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamed as Morra tries to tie him up.

Hamed breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed tries to clinch but Morra moves out of range.
Hamed lands a jab to the nose.
Hamed scores with a sloppy right hand. Morra should have avoided that one.

Hamed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hamed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morra trying to control the position but instead, Hamed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morra into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Morra fails to land.
Morra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamed's elbow.
Hamed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morra's defenses.

Eddie Morra's cut is getting worse.
Hamed avoiding damage.
Morra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamed.
Hamed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morra.
Knees to the body from Hamed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hamed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hamed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morra backwards.
Hamed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hamed lands a nice elbow.
Hamed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamed lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morra looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamed is struggling to control the position.
Morra trying to stall but Hamed improves his position.
Hamed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hamed pushes Morra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morra trying to stall but Hamed improves his position.
Morra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamed lands an elbow just above Morra 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naseem Hamed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Morra's cut.
That's time! Morra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Hamed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hamed!
Hamed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamed lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamed doesn't manage to clinch there - Morra circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hamed.
Hamed tries to clinch but Morra is having none of it.
Morra has his takedown stuffed

and Hamed counters with a crisp one two that drops Morra! Hamed thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morra to his feet! Morra is in big trouble!

Morra is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morra misses with a right hand

and Hamed moves into the clinch.
Hamed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morra's defenses.

Eddie Morra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hamed scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamed lands a nice elbow.
Hamed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hamed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hamed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamed pushes Morra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morra misses with some punches.
Morra is trying to stall.

Hamed manages to break the clinch.
Eddie Morra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morra misses with a wild body shot.
Hamed clobbers Morra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jeez, Eddie Morra's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Morra throws a series of punches but Hamed moves out of range.
Hamed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hamed lands a big head kick that sends Morra tumbling to the mat! Hamed takes a step backwards and waves Morra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Morra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hamed darts in and clinches Morra up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Morra is trying to drag Hamed to the mat but Hamed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed lands a big right hand that drops Morra! The killer instinct kicks in and Hamed finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hamed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naseem Hamed!
An out of breath Naseem Hamed thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.