PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atok Guinahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes into the arena with Living in Chaos blaring out of the sound system. Atok Guinahal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sid Morrison's chin.

Morrison
vs
Guinahal

178 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atok Guinahal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinahal looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Guinahal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guinahal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Guinahal throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Guinahal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Guinahal with that takedown attempt.
Guinahal throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guinahal. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.

Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guinahal did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison prevents Guinahal from improving his position.
Morrison is keen to just control but Guinahal is a slippery customer.
Morrison throwing shots but Guinahal is blocking nicely.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Guinahal is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinahal tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.

Morrison is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison not doing much here.
Guinahal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guinahal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guinahal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Guinahal working a defensive guard here.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Guinahal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Guinahal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison pushes Guinahal off looking to stand but Guinahal dives back in and keeps control.
Guinahal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Morrison is breathing heavily.

Guinahal is working for a submission of some sort.
Guinahal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guinahal thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Guinahal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guinahal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guinahal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guinahal controlling the action here.
Guinahal working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guinahal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guinahal thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atok Guinahal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrison avoids the body shot from Guinahal.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinahal.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guinahal.
Guinahal shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guinahal's guard.
Guinahal wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Guinahal looking to control.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guinahal is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
Guinahal is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Guinahal keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guinahal misses with a body shot.

Morrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morrison working over Guinahal with some ground and pound. Guinahal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Atok Guinahal has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Guinahal trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guinahal defending well though.
Guinahal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guinahal is trying to get back to full guard.
Guinahal manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal 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.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison won't allow Guinahal to sweep him here.
Morrison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guinahal is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
Morrison postures up in Guinahal's guard and throws a big left but Guinahal blocks it.
Morrison won't allow Guinahal to sweep him here.
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guinahal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guinahal shoots and misses

and Morrison moves into the clinch.
Sid Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atok Guinahal.

Morrison turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrison tries to advance position but instead Guinahal slips a leg back in to half guard.
Guinahal is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guinahal defending well though.
Guinahal wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Guinahal trying to control but Morrison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Guinahal looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Guinahal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Guinahal.
No luck for Guinahal with that takedown attempt.
Atok Guinahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinahal throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Guinahal dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Guinahal's head and hops out.
Guinahal misses the shot to the body.
Guinahal just misses with a punch to the body.
Guinahal looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.

Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guinahal did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison wants to control but Guinahal is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinahal trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Morrison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guinahal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrison is keen to just control but Guinahal is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sid Morrison wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guinahal thows a left - swing and a miss!

Guinahal scores with a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Guinahal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guinahal wants to stand and escape but instead Morrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guinahal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Guinahal trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guinahal connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Guinahal slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guinahal trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Guinahal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinahal postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Guinahal scoring with some ground and pound.
Guinahal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison is trying to keep Guinahal in close.
Guinahal wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guinahal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atok Guinahal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guinahal 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atok Guinahal!