PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Weidman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marvin Morrison's chin.

Morrison
vs
Weidman

178 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marvin Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Weidman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morrison tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
Weidman keeps the fight on the outside.
Weidman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morrison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Morrison decides to pull guard.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Weidman controlling him for the moment.
Morrison will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morrison has Weidman pulled in close to control his posture.
Weidman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison stalling.
Weidman wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marvin Morrison.
Weidman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Weidman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Weidman, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Weidman against the cage but Weidman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weidman is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Weidman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison dives in and grabs Weidman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Weidman pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.

Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weidman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Weidman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weidman tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weidman to the ground. Weidman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weidman is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Weidman circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Weidman as Morrison shoots in.

Morrison rushes Weidman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Morrison manages to break the clinch.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Weidman drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morrison is trying to keep Weidman in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison trying to control the position here.
Weidman looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Morrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weidman defends well.
Morrison trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Weidman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Weidman persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morrison decides to pull guard.

Morrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weidman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weidman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrison pulls Weidman in close to prevent any damage.
Weidman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman postures up.
Morrison is really struggling to control Weidman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morrison wants to stand and escape but Weidman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison has his hands on Weidman's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marvin Morrison.
Weidman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a head kick that half lands.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weidman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weidman but Weidman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morrison lands a head kick!
Morrison tries to clinch there but Weidman circles away.
We've been informed that Weidman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Weidman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weidman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but Weidman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weidman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Weidman circles away.
Marvin Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weidman's waist but Weidman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.

Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Morrison.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Weidman counter with a right hand.
Weidman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison thuds his shin into the meat of Weidman's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Morrison throws a one two combo.
Marvin Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Weidman tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weidman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Weidman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Weidman keeps it at a distance.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Weidman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Morrison dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Weidman pushes him off.
Weidman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Weidman keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weidman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morrison defends well and Weidman ends up having to push Morrison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrison taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Morrison is pushing Weidman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Weidman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Morrison jumps guard and drags Weidman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Weidman defends easily.
Marvin Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Weidman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Weidman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Weidman keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Weidman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Marvin Morrison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morrison thows a body kick. Weidman tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weidman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Weidman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison scores with a three punch combo!
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Weidman which made him look bad.
Morrison shoots in but Weidman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weidman takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison has Weidman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Weidman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.

Morrison jumps into guard, dragging Weidman to the mat.

Weidman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morrison, up you get!
Weidman misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Morrison gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Weidman manages to get underhooks.
Chris Weidman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison gets underhooks to prevent Weidman's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Morrison!
After the fight, Marvin Morrison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.