PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot as his entrance music. Andrew Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Andrew Jones looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morrow
vs
Jones

170 cm
32
165 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

184 cm
31
168 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow looks to throw a body kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrow misses the jab.

Morrow gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow 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.
Morrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Morrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Morrow working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Jones is trying to hold Morrow in close to prevent damage but Morrow has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Morrow wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Morrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrow connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Morrow works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrow breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Morrow lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrow working Jones over with strikes here.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Morrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of Morrow's hands but Morrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is controlling Morrow's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrow wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Morrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Morrow wants to take a breather but Jones manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Morrow.
Morrow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrow has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrow slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrow trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow scores with a jab.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrow. That did some damage!
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jones.

Morrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Morrow.
Jones has hold of Morrow's hands but Morrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones has hold of Morrow's hands but Morrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has hold of Morrow's hands but Morrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Morrow seems content to control.
Morrow prevents Jones from improving his position.
Morrow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Morrow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Morrow eventually gives up the hold.

Morrow seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrow uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Morrow postures up.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Morrow advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Morrow from passing to mount.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Morrow scoring with strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Morrow working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Morrow off him but Morrow keeps the position.
Morrow scoring with punches from side control.
Trent Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow scoring with punches and elbows.
Morrow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Morrow working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Morrow.
Morrow lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrow lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Morrow misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrow thinking.
Morrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
Morrow lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrow moves out of range as Jones strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Morrow avoids it.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow misses with a looping left.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Morrow moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrow misses the target.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrow to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrow.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Morrow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Morrow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Morrow has control of the leg.
Morrow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andrew Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow controlling the pace.
Morrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow controlling the action here.

Trent Morrow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morrow lands the left hand.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Morrow sprawls well.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Morrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morrow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Morrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Morrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morrow cracks Jones with a good jab.
Morrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.

Jones rushes Morrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morrow tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Morrow breaks the clinch.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Morrow misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrow sprawls well. Morrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Trent Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Morrow tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Morrow tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Morrow!
After winning the bout, Trent Morrow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Andrew Jones spoke after the fight, saying '... sorry my coachs!'.