PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MMMBop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Messi
vs
Morris

186 cm
22
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Messi.
Messi avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Messi moved out of range.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Messi.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Messi manages to avoid it.
Morris throws a leg kick which misses Messi's front leg but catches the back leg as Messi tries to avoid it.
Messi tries to move into range but Morris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looks to land a body kick but Messi moved away.
Morris lands a glancing blow to the side of Messi's head.
Messi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Morris scores with a four punch combination!
Morris throws a chopping leg kick but Messi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morris throws a head kick that misses
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Messi avoids the body shot from Morris.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
Bolt Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Messi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Messi.
Morris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Messi fails with the takedown
letting Morris counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messi.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morris swings for the body but Messi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messi misses with a takedown
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messi moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Messi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Morris takes a swing at Messi's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Morris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Messi counters with a solid body kick.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Messi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a hook. Messi ducked under it nicely.
Bolt Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Morris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Messi.
Morris works on Messi's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Messi or not.
Messi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morris scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolt Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Messi checks a leg kick nicely.
Morris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Messi at a distance.
Messi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a leg kick.

Messi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Messi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Messi has control of the leg.
Morris is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Messi throws a strike but Morris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Messi stands and throws Morris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is looking for a sweep.
Messi tries to score with some ground and pound. Morris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morris is trying to get back to half guard.
Messi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.
Messi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Messi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morris is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morris is trying to control Messi's posture but Messi avoids it.
Messi is putting a hurting on Morris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Messi working the ground and pound but Morris is defending the strikes.
Morris keeps Messi under control for a moment.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Messi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Messi connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris is trying to control Messi's posture but Messi avoids it.
Morris is trying to get back to half guard.
Messi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morris is avoiding damage well.
Messi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi misses with the ground and pound.
Messi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Messi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Messi crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Messi crashes against the mat.
Morris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Messi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi working away.
Messi taking a break here but Morris is having none of it and regains half guard.
Morris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Messi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a strike but Morris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Messi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Messi landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Messi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Messi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Messi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
Morris pulls Messi in close to prevent any damage.
Messi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Messi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Messi checks it well.
Morris tries to bum rush Messi with a series of wild strikes but Messi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Messi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolt Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Messi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Morris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morris cracks a nice hook into Messi's ribs.
Morris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Messi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Messi.
A big right from Morris misses.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messi moves away.
Morris throws a push kick but Messi slaps the foot to one side.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris looks to land a body kick but Messi moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Messi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Messi's best efforts.
Messi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Messi.
Messi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Messi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Messi trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
Messi thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
Messi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Messi thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
Messi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morris's head.
Morris gets back to full guard.
Morris wants to stand and escape but Messi is having none of it.
Messi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Messi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Messi trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris keeping full guard, as Messi tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bolt Morris.
I think Morris 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolt Morris!
Bolt Morris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.