PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borg Jr
vs
Morales

184 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws an overhand right that lands on Borg Jr's shoulder, as Borg Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Borg Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borg Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Borg Jr enables Morales to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Borg Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morales trying to control but Borg Jr is working from the bottom.
Morales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borg Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borg Jr tries to get out of the position.
Morales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morales tries to free his leg and advance position but Borg Jr is retaining full guard.
Borg Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales wants to control from the top but Borg Jr keeps moving.
Morales prevents Borg Jr from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borg Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borg Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Borg Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morales on the ground.
Morales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morales is in close to Borg Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morales trying to control but Borg Jr is working from the bottom.
Borg Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borg Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borg Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morales tries to free his leg and advance position but Borg Jr is retaining full guard.
Morales won't allow Borg Jr to get back to his feet.
Borg Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales trying to control but Borg Jr is working from the bottom.
Morales throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borg Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borg Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borg Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morales is working Borg Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morales scoring with some ground and pound.
Morales throws a big elbow that misses.
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morales scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales advances to half guard.
Morales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Morales dominated that round.
That's time! Borg Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borg Jr wants to clinch.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borg Jr tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
No joy there for Borg Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Morales catches Borg Jr right on the button with a cross.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borg Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales cracks Borg Jr with an open hand slap.
Borg Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borg Jr tries to clinch up.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Borg Jr pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Borg Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borg Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borg Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Borg Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borg Jr lands a right hand.
Morales is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Borg Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borg Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Morales tries for a takedown but Borg Jr manages to get underhooks.
Borg Jr working aggressively here.
Borg Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borg Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borg Jr misses with the head strike.
Morales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borg Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bjorn Borg Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Morales.
Borg Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borg Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borg Jr lands an uppercut.
Borg Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg Jr.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Borg Jr has double underhooks.
Borg Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borg Jr scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borg Jr misses with some punches.
Morales is looking for a takedown.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg Jr's elbow.
Borg Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales tries a body shot but Borg Jr blocks it.
Borg Jr lands with a right to the head.
Morales tries for a takedown but Borg Jr manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Borg Jr.
Borg Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borg Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Borg Jr controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Borg Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg Jr.
A short right from Borg Jr.
Bjorn Borg Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Borg Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Borg Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Borg Jr fails to land.
Borg Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Borg Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Borg Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Morales has Borg Jr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morales pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Borg Jr tumbling to the mat - Morales dives into Borg Jr's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr wants to get back to his feet but Morales is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borg Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Borg Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Borg Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Borg Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borg Jr tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borg Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Borg Jr does no damage.
Borg Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Borg Jr misses.
Borg Jr lands a head shot.
Morales defending well as Borg Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Borg Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Borg Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borg Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Borg Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Morales scores with a jab to the body.
Bjorn Borg Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Borg Jr.
Borg Jr wants to clinch.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
Bjorn Borg Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales lands a jab to Borg Jr's midsection.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borg Jr works over Morales's head and body with a nice combination.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borg Jr gets caught flat footed, as Morales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morales scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Borg Jr has wrist control.
Morales wants to control from the top but Borg Jr keeps moving.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales with a nice head shot there.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales postures up and lands a big shot to Borg Jr's brow.
Morales postures up and lands a big shot to Borg Jr's brow.
Morales won't allow Borg Jr to get back to his feet.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Borg Jr has wrist control.
Morales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borg Jr is keeping the position for now.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morales throws a big right hand that misses.
Borg Jr keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales 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.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morales landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morales 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Morales!
An out of breath Juan Morales thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.