PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slab Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Morozov
vs
Hardmeat

199 cm
20
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slab Hardmeat!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov goes for a double leg but Hardmeat avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardmeat continues to drive forward.
Hardmeat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morozov is trying to drag Hardmeat to the mat but Hardmeat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardmeat tries to throw a body punch but Morozov avoids it by throwing Hardmeat back against the cage.
Hardmeat is trying to stall.

Morozov manages to break the clinch.
Hardmeat throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ivan Morozov has been cut.
Ivan Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hardmeat misses.
Morozov walks into a straight right hand from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat throws a nice looking combination but Morozov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Hardmeat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morozov shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardmeat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morozov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Morozov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardmeat as he avoids it easily.
Morozov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardmeat jabs Morozov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardmeat misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat misses with a wild body shot.
Hardmeat stalks Morozov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morozov's face. Morozov staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardmeat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slab Hardmeat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morozov slips a jab and a cross from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morozov.
Morozov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardmeat defends it nicely.
A big left from Hardmeat misses.
Hardmeat misses with a wild combination.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardmeat as he jumps to the side.
Hardmeat missing with a left hand there. Morozov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morozov has his takedown stuffed
and Hardmeat counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardmeat throws a right and a left that Morozov avoids nicely.
Morozov with a poor takedown
enabling Hardmeat to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardmeat thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardmeat scores with the left hand. Morozov knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardmeat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morozov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Morozov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardmeat is trying to defend but Morozov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morozov trying to control from half guard but Hardmeat is working away.
Morozov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morozov thows a huge punch but Hardmeat dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardmeat's head.
Morozov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardmeat trying to control here.
Morozov is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardmeat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morozov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morozov throwing shots but Hardmeat is blocking nicely.
Hardmeat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morozov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Morozov is working for an americana but Hardmeat has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Morozov was thinking about the submission.
Morozov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardmeat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morozov distracts Hardmeat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morozov trying to control but Hardmeat is working from the bottom.
Morozov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morozov slips nicely into half guard.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardmeat defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Slab Hardmeat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Morozov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morozov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morozov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat throws a lazy right hand but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slab Hardmeat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardmeat leaves Morozov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardmeat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Morozov gets the takedown into side control.
Morozov trying to control the position but Hardmeat is working away.
Hardmeat can't do much from the bottom here.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morozov is looking to take a break and control but Hardmeat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morozov.
The strikes coming from Morozov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morozov fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Morozov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morozov in side control, throwing shots but Hardmeat defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov trying to control the position but Hardmeat is working away.
Check out the look on Morozov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morozov working the ground and pound but Hardmeat is defending the strikes.
Morozov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardmeat is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Morozov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morozov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat struggling a bit here.
Morozov working the ground and pound.
Hardmeat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morozov.
Morozov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morozov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hardmeat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Morozov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardmeat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardmeat parries the strikes from Morozov easily there. Morozov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardmeat to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Morozov tries for a kimura but Hardmeat is defending well.
Ivan Morozov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morozov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Morozov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morozov throws an elbow but Hardmeat slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morozov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Morozov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Morozov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morozov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morozov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardmeat wants to get back to his feet.
Morozov is looking to take a break and control but Hardmeat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardmeat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morozov tries to pass to full mount but Hardmeat defends it.
Morozov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morozov is working for a submission of some sort.
Morozov thows a huge punch but Hardmeat dodges it nicely.
Hardmeat has hold of Morozov's hands but Morozov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardmeat defending well though.
Morozov throwing shots but Hardmeat is blocking nicely.
Morozov wants to pass to mount but Hardmeat is defending the position.
Morozov throwing shots but Hardmeat is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morozov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardmeat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardmeat defending well though.
Morozov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Morozov wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardmeat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardmeat is refusing to be controlled, as Morozov sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morozov 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.
Morozov wants to take a breather but Hardmeat is having none of it.
Morozov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morozov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hardmeat is defending against the submission attempts here by Morozov.
Morozov is keen to just control but Hardmeat is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat is trying to control but can't.
Hardmeat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morozov.
Hardmeat has hold of Morozov's hands but Morozov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Morozov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morozov throwing shots but Hardmeat is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morozov wants to free his trapped foot but Hardmeat is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Morozov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morozov 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Morozov!
A very excited looking Ivan Morozov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.