PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anno Damang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damang comes to the cage accompanied by F***you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damang
vs
Morris

198 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anno Damang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Morris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Damang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damang misses with the combination.
Damang stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damang wants it to stay on the feet.

Morris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damang!
Damang is looking for a sweep.
Morris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Damang is looking for a sweep.
Damang's coaches at Stark Slugger Society - NY have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damang tries to escape but Morris is in control.
Damang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morris wants to take a breather but Damang manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Morris.
Damang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morris wants to stand but Damang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damang tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Damang fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damang or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris, which made it look bad.

Damang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morris to the mat! Morris manages to get full guard.
Morris controls Damang momentarily but Damang frees himself.
Morris is looking to stand up but Damang isn't so interested in that idea.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damang trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Damang won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Damang from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Anno Damang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Damang.
Morris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anno Damang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Morris.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Damang's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Damang persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Damang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damang blocks a head kick by Morris.
Damang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morris.
Damang is breathing heavily.
Morris goes for a double leg but Damang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damang continues to drive forward.

Morris drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damang wants to get up but he can't break Morris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Morris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damang throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damang trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Morris dominated that round.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Morris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Damang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morris.
Morris tries to pull guard but Damang holds him up against the cage and eventually Morris drops back down to his feet.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Damang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Damang persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris throws a head kick but Damang moves out of range.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Anno Damang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Morris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Damang fails with the takedown.
Damang fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damang shoots in but no luck this time.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Damang tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.

Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris tries for a takedown but Damang manages to get underhooks.

Morris manages to pull guard.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Damang from controlling successfully.
Morris is trying to keep Damang in close.
Damang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morris tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damang trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anno Damang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damang dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Damang's head and hops out.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damang but Damang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris is looking to clinch but Damang is avoiding it.
Morris wants to clinch up but Damang keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damang shoots in but Morris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morris tries to clinch there but Damang circles away.
Sal Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damang dives in for a single leg takedown but Morris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morris tries to pull guard but Damang won't allow it.

Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris tries to clinch but Damang moves out of range.
Damang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Damang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morris sprawls well initially but Damang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damang wants to pass the guard but Morris is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Damang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris is doing well to control the position and prevent Damang from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Morris shoots in for a double leg but Damang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damang or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris, which made it look bad.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Damang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.
Damang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anno Damang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Morris.
Morris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damang fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Damang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damang throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Damang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damang somewhat.
Damang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Damang fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damang gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
Morris lands a damaging elbow.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damang.
Damang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Morris misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morris throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
A right-left combo lands from Damang.
Morris looks for a takedown but Damang sprawls well.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damang as he avoids it easily.
Morris tries to clinch but Damang moves out of range.
Damang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Morris has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morris pulls guard successfully.
Morris is trying to control the position but Damang postures up.

Morris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morris is trying to keep Damang in close.
Damang landing some decent shots from guard.
Morris striking off his back but it's not causing Damang any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Anno Damang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sal Morris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Morris!
Anno Damang spoke after the fight, saying 'congrats to you. I will be back soon.'.