PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clique . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dessler
vs
Morris

168 cm
32
160 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

170 cm
30
150 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dessler cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Dessler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Morris blocks the low kick.
Morris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morris thuds his right hand into Dessler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dessler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dessler.
A cross from Dessler lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dessler. That's going to slow Morris down.
Dessler wants to slow Morris down by chopping away at his legs.
Dessler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dessler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dessler's waist but Dessler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Dessler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dessler is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morris is defended easily by Dessler.
Dessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dessler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Dessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Dessler tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessler misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Morris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billy Dessler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
Dessler digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler trying to land knees to the body.
Dessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Morris breaks the clinch.
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!
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dessler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dessler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris tries to clinch there but Dessler circles away.
Morris throws a right and a left that Dessler avoids nicely.
Billy Dessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dessler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dessler tries to move into range but Morris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Dessler forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dessler has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Dessler.
Dessler cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Dessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris blocking some punches.
Dessler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessler tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Morris prevents a body shot from Dessler.
Dessler tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Dessler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Dessler misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dessler has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
A shot in the inside from Dessler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dessler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dessler lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Dessler.
Dessler slowing the pace effectively.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Morris blocks a body shot from Dessler.
Dessler misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Dessler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dessler throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Morris dives in and grabs Dessler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dessler pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Dessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Billy Dessler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Dessler.
Dessler with a nice cross.
Dessler is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Dessler lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Billy Dessler is winning the standup battle so far.

Morris gets tackled into the cage by Dessler. Dessler maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dessler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billy Dessler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
Nice elbow from Dessler.

It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Dessler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessler misses with an elbow strike.
Dessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dessler tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Dessler back against the cage.
Morris stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dessler throws an elbow but misses.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Dessler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Dessler gets underhooks to prevent Morris's takedown attempt.
A short left from Dessler.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessler.
Still in the clinch, Dessler scores with a nice short uppercut.

Morris is rocked!
Dessler creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Morris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Morris drops to his knees and Dessler pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Dessler!
Billy Dessler retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Billy Dessler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Leroy Morris was interviewed post fight and said 'Well well well Billy Boy, you got the better of me this time... '.