PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Probst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probst has chosen Control as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Morrow
vs
Probst

170 cm
32
165 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

177 cm
30
167 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

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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 26 - 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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Probst!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Probst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probst checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow defending well as Probst loads up on a big left hand.
Probst takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Probst moved out of range nicely.
Probst throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Probst.
Probst fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Probst moved out of range.
Morrow throws a right hand that misses
and Probst counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Probst throws a head kick that half lands.
Probst tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst motions for Morrow to come forward. Probst throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow shoots and misses
and Probst counters with a nice body shot.
Probst lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Trent Morrow has been cut.
Probst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrow.
A clash of legs there as Probst blocks the low kick.
Probst throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probst.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.
Probst blocks a leg kick.
Probst moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Probst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Probst moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Morrow misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probst takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Probst will feel that in the morning.
Morrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Probst is just out of range.
Morrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrow tries for a takedown but Probst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrow shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow throws a push kick but Probst slaps the foot to one side.

Probst closes the distance and clinches.

Probst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Probst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Probst.
Probst stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrow. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morrow.
Probst scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Probsts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Probst.
A head kick by Probst misses
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Probst's head.
Morrow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Probst will feel that in the morning.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Probst is out of range.
Probst stuffs the takedown.
Probst throws a head kick but Morrow moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Probst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Probst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probst looks to land a combination. Morrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Probst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Probst ducks right into an uppercut from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Probst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrow with a nice cross.
Probst thuds his right hand into Morrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Probst stuns Morrow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Probst sees coming a mile off.
Morrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Probst dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Probst counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Probst avoids it.
Probst missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Morrow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Probst napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Probst works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst is refusing to be controlled, as Morrow sits in half guard.
Morrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Probst's head.
Probst wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Morrow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrow drops an elbow to the side of Probst's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Probst with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Morrow is looking for a kimura but Probst is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrow to get the leverage.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrow thows a huge punch but Probst dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Probst defending well though.
Morrow working over Probst with some ground and pound. Probst looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
Probst wants to improve his position but Morrow is controlling well.
Probst tries to kick Morrow off in order to stand up. Morrow Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Morrow throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Probst works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrow.
Probst is looking to escape.
Morrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Probst's head.
Probst is trying to stand up here but Morrow is controlling him well.

Morrow seems to be working for a kimura but Probst defends the submission attempt.
Morrow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrow passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Probst!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probst regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow trying to advance position but Probst counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Probst trying to keep a closed guard but Morrow is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Probst misses with a head kick.
Jeff Probst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probst takes a jab right on the kisser.
Probst slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Probst ducks down to avoid it.
Morrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Probst will feel that in the morning.
Probst moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Morrow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Probst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow is looking to slow Probst down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrow throws a body punch but Probst moves out of range.
Morrow scores with a leg kick.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body
enabling Probst to counter with a crisp jab.
Probst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Probst's head but Probst sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Morrow cracks Probst with a right hand to the side of the head.
Probst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Morrow. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Probst's shoulder, as Probst tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow throws a leg kick
and Probst counters with a nice leg kick.
Probst's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Probst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow cracks the inside of Probst's front leg.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
Morrow throws a low kick, looking for Probst's leg but Probst calmly moves out of range.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Probst throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
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!
Nice defenses there by Probst.
Probst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrow.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Probst misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow lands a head shot.
Morrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Probst.
Morrow misses with a leg kick.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Probst counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow missing with a left hand there. Probst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Probst avoids it.
Morrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Probst tries to avoid it but Morrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Probst to the ground. Probst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Probst misses with an uppercut. Morrow saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Probst as Morrow shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a lazy head kick
and Probst counters with a left and a right that stings Morrow.
Morrow connects with a looping right hand.
Probst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Probst moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Trent Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow misses with an uppercut.
Morrow cracks the inside of Probst's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Probst throws a head kick but Morrow moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.
Probst throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Probst tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Morrow!
Trent Morrow thanked the fans post fight for their support.