PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama has chosen Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Morrow
vs
Funkyama

170 cm
30
165 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

168 cm
30
145 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mega Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Morrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Funkyama misses the target.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrow.
Morrow lands a front kick.
Morrow missing with a left hand there. Funkyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow moves out of range as Funkyama strikes.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Morrow.
Morrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow tries to move into range but Funkyama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrow throws out a leg kick but Funkyama moves out of range and Morrow only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow with a lazy takedown attempt

and Funkyama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Funkyama.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrow is keeping the position for now.
Morrow wants to sweep here but Funkyama controlling him for the moment.
Morrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Funkyama hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow with a couple of short strikes.
Funkyama tries to reverse the position but Morrow maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow with shots to the head and body - Funkyama looks very uncomfortable down there.
Funkyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Funkyama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrow unloading with bombs!
Morrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrow lands a couple of good shots and Funkyama has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Funkyama just trying to survive but Morrow is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morrow has Funkyama flattened out and is raining down punches.
Funkyama can't escape the position.
Morrow lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Funkyama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrow's guard. Nice work there by Funkyama.
Morrow wants to improve his position but instead Funkyama has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkyama.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
Morrow misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Funkyama not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow is looking for a sweep. Funkyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from Funkyama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
Funkyama wants to pass to mount but Morrow is defending the position.
Funkyama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrow tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.

Funkyama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morrow is just riding it out for now. Funkyama eventually gives up the hold.
Morrow is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Funkyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow thuds his shin into the meat of Funkyama's side.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Funkyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrow. That's going to slow Funkyama down.
Funkyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Funkyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow tries a low kick but Funkyama avoids it.
Morrow scores with a jab to the head.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrow dives in and grabs Funkyama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Funkyama pushes down on Morrow's head and hops out.
Funkyama's corner calls for a 1-2. Funkyama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funkyama checks a leg kick.
Jab by Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama punishes Morrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrow misses with a hook

and Funkyama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrow is on top in guard.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funkyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow is in close to Funkyama's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Funkyama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrow's guard.
Funkyama landing with the ground and pound.
Funkyama looking to pass the guard.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trent Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrow drops an elbow to the side of Funkyama's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrow's back!
Funkyama scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Morrow is looking for a way out.
Morrow is keeping busy.
Morrow is trying to break free.

Funkyama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morrow knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morrow for a finish.
Funkyama is landing with strikes. Morrow can't take much more of this.
Funkyama trying to control.
Can Morrow hold on?! Funkyama is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Funkyama. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Morrow rolls, trying to escape but Funkyama keeps control of the position.
Morrow manages to reverse the position and now he's in Funkyama's guard. Nice work there by Morrow.
Morrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses. Funkyama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrow's guard. Nice move by Funkyama!
Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Funkyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrow has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Funkyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama moves away from the strike by Morrow.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Funkyama sees coming a mile off.
Funkyama lands a jab.
Funkyama goes for a double leg but Morrow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrow continues to drive forward.
The referee calls for Funkyama to work.

Funkyama manages to break the clinch.
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Funkyama slips the punch.
Morrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Funkyama checks it well.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Funkyama moved away.
Funkyama swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Funkyama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrow rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Funkyama as he avoids it easily.
Funkyama tests Morrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrow connects with a body shot.
Funkyama swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Funkyama misses with the combination.
Morrow feints and then cracks Funkyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funkyama down.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Funkyama dives in and grabs Morrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes down on Funkyama's head and hops out.
Funkyama misses with a looping right.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Funkyama swivels and escapes.
Morrow catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funkyama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Morrow throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Funkyama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Funkyama scores with a hook to the body. Morrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Funkyama throws a shot to the body.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Funkyama lands with a nice body punch.
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Funkyama sizes up Morrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands a jab to Morrow's midsection.
Morrow misses with a leg kick

and Funkyama counters with a single leg into guard. Morrow didn't expect that.
Funkyama stands up over Morrow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
Funkyama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morrow tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funkyama passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Funkyama tries to control but Morrow wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morrow tries to reverse the position but Funkyama maintains control.
Funkyama lands a couple of good shots and Morrow has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Funkyama lands strikes to the head.
You can see the frustration on Morrow's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Funkyama lands strikes to the head.
Morrow tries to escape the position.
Funkyama lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Morrow hold on?!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama controlling well, preventing Morrow from escaping the position.
Funkyama throwing damaging strikes from the back! Morrow could be in trouble here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Funkyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funkyama 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Funkyama!
Mega Funkyama really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Boondock Supplement Factory logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.