PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magician Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Clique . Magician Rapist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Morris
vs
Rapist

170 cm
31
150 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

160 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magician Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapist dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Rapist misses with a body shot.
Rapist throws an off balance right hand
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rapist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rapist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Rapist does no damage.
Rapist lands with a cross.
Morris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapist.
Rapist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Rapist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rapist misses with a wild combination.
Rapist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rapist scores with a punch to the head.

Rapist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morris sprawls well initially but Rapist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is trying to keep Rapist in close.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rapist is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Rapist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rapist postures up.

Morris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rapist defends well.
Rapist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rapist is aware though and is defending well.

Rapist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rapist has managed to get both his arms back between Morris's legs - danger averted.

Morris working for a triangle but Rapist defends it easily.
Rapist trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapist throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
Rapist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris is trying to keep Rapist in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Magician Rapist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapist. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rapist.
Good work by Rapist as he checks the leg kick.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Rapist.
Nice straight punches there by Morris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morris.
Rapist throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Morris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rapist wants to sweep but Morris has passed to side control!
A lull in the action here as Morris stalls from top position.
Rapist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rapist is not content to let Morris control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rapist is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Rapist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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 looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Morris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rapist tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist gets full guard.

Rapist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Morris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morris throws a right and a left that Rapist avoids nicely.
Rapist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rapist drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rapist lands a body shot.
Rapist misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapist.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Rapist has the dominant position.

Morris wants the takedown. Rapist is fighting it off but Morris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rapist's guard against the cage.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris pushing down on Rapist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Morris is working for a submission of some sort.
Rapist is looking for a sweep. Morris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rapist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rapist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Rapist looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morris advances position into side control!
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapist keeps working.

Morris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rapist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morris trying to control the position but Rapist is working away.
Morris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rapist is looking for a sweep.
Leroy Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris slows the pace down.
Morris advances to full mount.
Rapist is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Rapist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rapist sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morris trying to control the pace.
Rapist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Rapist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rapist drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Rapist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morris wants to improve his position but Rapist is controlling well.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Morris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rapist scores with a body shot.
Rapist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Rapist scores with a nice strike.
Rapist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Rapist shoots in.
Rapist misses with the combination.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rapist scores with a kick to the body.
Morris misses with a combination

and Rapist counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morris!
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!
Rapist landing strikes.
Morris is looking for a sweep.
Morris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rapist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morris.
Morris is looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Rapist is looking to improve his position.
Morris is trying to control. Rapist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morris is looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rapist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rapist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Rapist tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapist is trying to control but can't.
Rapist moves into full guard.
Morris is stalling in the full guard.

Rapist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morris defends it easily.
Morris stands and throws Rapist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rapist tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Rapist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rapist manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magician Rapist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rapist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris is looking to control Rapist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Morris is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
My spies in The Meat Market: 10k/mo inform me that Rapist has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rapist throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Rapist is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Morris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rapist defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morris holds on and takes a little breather.
Rapist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rapist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rapist.
Rapist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Morris has his foot on Rapist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rapist works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Rapist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magician Rapist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Morris!
As Leroy Morris got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Feels good having this belt around my waste.. I don't want to let it go any time soon! '.