PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag Mcyoloson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Swag Mcyoloson enters the cage!

Morrow
vs
Mcyoloson

189 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 Tokyo, Cesar Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Swag Mcyoloson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcyoloson misses with a series of wild punches.

Mcyoloson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mcyoloson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mcyoloson is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morrow wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcyoloson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrow wants to control but Mcyoloson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcyoloson is looking to control Morrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcyoloson avoid being mounted?
Mcyoloson wants to get back to full guard.
Morrow wants to take a breather but Mcyoloson is having none of it.
Morrow wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mcyoloson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Morrow trying to control but Mcyoloson is working from the bottom.
Mcyoloson has a closed guard, preventing Morrow from standing up.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcyoloson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcyoloson is trying to keep Morrow in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mcyoloson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrow tries to clinch there but Mcyoloson circles away.

Mcyoloson moves into the clinch.
Mcyoloson prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrow obliges.
Morrow tries to pull guard but Mcyoloson holds him up against the cage and eventually Morrow drops back down to his feet.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcyoloson has double underhooks.

Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Mcyoloson feints a jab promting Morrow to slip. Mcyoloson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Cesar Morrow has been cut.

Mcyoloson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Morrow is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcyoloson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mcyoloson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mcyoloson is looking to advance position but Morrow won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mcyoloson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Mcyoloson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swag Mcyoloson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Morrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morrow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mcyoloson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcyoloson.

Mcyoloson pulls guard successfully.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Mcyoloson keeps moving.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow postures up.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Morrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcyoloson is keeping the position for now.
Morrow stopping the sweep attempt from Mcyoloson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcyoloson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morrow cracks Mcyoloson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow wants to get up but he can't break Mcyoloson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mcyoloson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcyoloson is on top in guard.

Morrow can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcyoloson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrow wants to control but Mcyoloson is keeping busy.
Mcyoloson thows a huge punch but Morrow dodges it nicely.
Morrow is trying to stand up here but Mcyoloson is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson is looking to pass Morrow's guard but actually Morrow recovers to full guard.
Mcyoloson stays in close to Morrow's body and controls the position.
Mcyoloson trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Mcyoloson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrow shoots and misses
letting Mcyoloson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson throws a monster overhand right that drops Morrow! Mcyoloson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Mcyoloson!