PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silas Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Asap
vs
Morrow

185 cm
27
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap's corner calls for a 1-2. Asap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asap.
Morrow tries to counter with a clinch but Asap shakes him off and moves away.
Asap cracks Morrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Morrow clinches up with Asap and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Asap.

It looks like Marshall Morrow has been cut.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
Morrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Morrow breaks from the clinch.

Morrow clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Morrow lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrow obliges.
Asap is breathing heavily.
Morrow is looking to control Asap's arms but Asap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
Morrow missing with knees to the body.
Morrow trying to control the position but instead, Asap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morrow into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Asap avoids the damage to the body.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Morrow is looking to control Asap's arms but Asap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
Morrow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Asap in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Morrow clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to stall.
Morrow misses with an elbow strike.
Asap blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morrow throws an elbow but it misses.
Morrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asap.
Morrow stalling in the clinch.
Asap avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Asap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Morrow.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Morrow is trying to maintain a safe position but Asap gets an underhook and turns Morrow into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap lands a left hand.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrow lands an elbow just above Asap 's eye.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Asap dodges an elbow strike from Morrow.
Asap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Asap's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Asap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrow taking a breather.
Morrow misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrow misses with an elbow strike.
Morrow lands a nice elbow.
Asap tries a body shot but Morrow blocks it.
Asap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
Asap wants to stall.
Morrow lands an elbow just above Asap 's eye.
Knees to the body from Morrow.
Nice elbow from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Morrow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morrow rushes Asap and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asap dodges an elbow strike from Morrow.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Asap dodges an elbow strike from Morrow.
Morrow misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Asap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrow lands a knee to the body.

Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Morrow rushes Asap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrows head.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Asap.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrow's face.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap blocks an elbow strike from Morrow.
Asap with a knee to the head.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asap blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with an elbow strike.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall Morrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Morrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow looking to throw knees to the head but Asap is blocking nicely.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Morrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asap.
Morrow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asap misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asap lands an uppercut.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrow lands an elbow just above Asap 's eye.
Morrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asap.
Morrow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morrow takes a shot to the head.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Asap.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morrow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to stall but Asap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Asap working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap blocks an elbow strike.
Asap missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asap as Morrow tries to tie him up.
Morrow missing with knees to the body.
Asap trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Morrow lands a good knee to the midsection. Asap won't want to take too many of those.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Asap dodges an elbow strike from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Asap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Morrow's cut.
That's time! Asap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Morrow has Asap up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrow obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Asap avoids the damage to the body.
Morrow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is looking to control Asap's arms but Asap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Morrow avoiding damage as Asap throws knees to the body.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow lands an elbow just above Asap 's eye.
Morrow trying to land knees to the body.
Morrow misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the head but Asap blocks with his arms.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
Morrow looking to stall.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Morrow breaks the clinch.
Morrow misses with a straight right.

Morrow drives through and clinches with Asap against the cage.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Asap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrow misses with an elbow over the top.
Asap scores a nice knee to the body.
Asap landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap scores with a knee to the head.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Asap lands a left hand.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Morrow.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asap's face.
Asap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asap.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
Asap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrow's face.
Morrow lands an elbow just above Asap 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Morrow blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asap.
Morrow prevents a body shot from Asap.

Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrow walks into a jab.
Asap swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow swings for the body but Asap moves out of range.
Asap looks for the body kick but Morrow saw that one coming.

Morrow clinches up against the cage.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow lands an elbow inside.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Asap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morrow up against the cage.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap cracks Morrow with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silas Asap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silas Asap!