PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morris
vs
Sapp

197 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
29
288 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Sapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.

Sapp closes the distance and clinches.

Sapp manages to break the clinch.

Sapp darts in and clinches Morris up against the cage.

Sapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sapp tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Sapp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Sapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapp tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapp to the ground. Sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sapp circles away.
Sapp throws a shot to the body.

Sapp rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.
Morris is trying to push Sapp away but Sapp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morris is trying to pull guard but Sapp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Sapp breaks the clinch.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sapp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris working Sapp over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sapp tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
Sapp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morris wants to stand up but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like Morris is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris trying to control from half guard but Sapp is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sapp tries to clinch up.

Morris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sapp on his heels. He'll look to pass Sapp's guard now, I'm sure.
Morris wants to get up but he can't break Sapp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp trying to control the position.
Morris won't allow Sapp to get back to his feet.
Sapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morris is one step ahead there.
Morris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sapp lands a decent punch to the body there.
Morris is in close to Sapp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris wants to stand but Sapp is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Sapp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morris stuns Sapp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sapp is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Sapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Morris closes the distance and pushes Sapp back into the cage.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.

Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Morris lands with a nice body punch.
Paul Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sapp shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sapp was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morris is trying to control Sapp's posture but Sapp avoids it.
Morris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris wants to get back to his feet.
Sapp advances nicely into full mount.
Sapp dominating with strikes here.
Morris is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp working Morris over with strikes here.
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 really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sapp raining down shots from the mount!
Sapp wants to control the pace but Morris is squirming around nicely.
Sapp prevents Morris from getting the reversal.
Sapp wants to take his opponent's back but Morris doesn't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris is trying desperately to improve position.
Sapp controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to reverse the position but instead Sapp has taken his back - oops!
A lull in the action here.
Sapp controlling the position well here. Morris rolled but Sapp kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Sapp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Sapp.
Sapp shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morris.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Morris pushes him off.
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Sapp.
Sapp wants to clinch.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sapp misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Sapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sapp looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sapp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morris circles away.
Paul Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sapp.
Morris connects with a body shot.
Morris lands a body shot.
Morris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
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 tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Morris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morris tries to stand but Sapp is controlling from the bottom.
Sapp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sapp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sapp's head.
Sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sapp is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Morris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sapp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morris quickly recovers to half guard.
Morris wants to get back to his feet.
Morris is staying active underneath Sapp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris pushes Sapp off looking to stand but Sapp dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
Paul Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Sapp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sapp controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sapp 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!