PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov has chosen Gucci Mane – Threw With That Shit as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Woodley
vs
Morozov

176 cm
31
182 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Morozov does no damage.
Woodley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Woodley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woodley misses with a body kick.
Woodley throws a wild body kick that Morozov sees coming a mile off.
Morozov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morozov throws a big shot that misses.
Morozov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morozov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morozov scores with a three punch combo!
Woodley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woodley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Morozov misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morozov checks a leg kick.
Morozov misses with a looping right.
Woodley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morozov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morozov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodley.
Woodley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woodley. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodley throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morozov misses with a low kick as Woodley jumps back.
Morozov throws a nice looking combination but Woodley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woodley scores with the left hand. Morozov knows he should have avoided that one.
Morozov lands a body shot.
Morozov throws a nice looking combination but Woodley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morozov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Morozov does no damage.
Woodley tries to land a front kick but Morozov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fedor Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morozov misses with a series of wild punches.
Woodley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woodley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morozov's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Woodley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woodley throws a sloppy head kick and Morozov moves out of range easily.
Morozov throws a leg kick but Woodley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woodley misses with a wild combination.
Woodley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morozov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woodley moves away from the strike by Morozov.
Morozov checks the leg kick.
Morozov blocks a jab.
Woodley takes a swing at Morozov's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Morozov misses.
Woodley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morozov avoids the head kick by Woodley.
Woodley throws a low kick but Morozov moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morozov.
A little jabbing left from Morozov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woodley throws a one two combo.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morozov. Woodley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morozov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woodley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morozov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woodley's head backwards.
Morozov throws a series of punches but Woodley moves out of range.
Morozov slips under a jab from Woodley.
A little jabbing left from Morozov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woodley throws the kick towards the body but Morozov avoids it.
Morozov moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Morozov misses.
Morozov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morozov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woodley was well out of range. Poor timing from Morozov.
Morozov scores with a hook.
Woodley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morozov.
Morozov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woodley - that will leave a mark!
Morozov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woodley misses with a body shot.
Morozov checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Woodley.
Morozov stalks Woodley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woodley's face. Woodley staggers backwards, shaken.
Morozov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley throws a low kick but Morozov moves out of range easily.
Morozov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Morozov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A left lands for Woodley.
Morozov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morozov.
Woodley scores with the left hand. Morozov knows he should have avoided that one.
Morozov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley scores with a leg kick.
Woodley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Morozov.
Woodley 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.
Woodley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morozov's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morozov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woodley circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Woodley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses.
Woodley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov wants to slow Woodley down by chopping away at his legs.
Morozov looks to land a combination but Woodley avoids it well.
Woodley throwing a counter right hand but Morozov manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Morozov.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodley avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Morozov looks to move away, Woodley throws a big counter combo bu Morozov just gets out of the way.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Woodley throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
As Woodley backs off Morozov throws a huge counter combo but Woodley manages to avoid it all.
Woodley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morozov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woodley counters with a body kick.
A jab from Woodley finds it's way through Morozov's defenses.
Morozov's corner calls for a 1-2. Morozov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woodley looks to land a right hand but Morozov moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Woodley misses.
Morozov misses with a double jab
and Woodley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morozov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Woodley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morozov fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley with a hook.
Woodley lands a nice looking body kick.
Morozov thuds his right hand into Woodley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woodley wants to land a leg kick but Morozov is out of range.
Morozov misses with a series of wild punches.
Morozov misses with a low kick.
Woodley throws a solid leg kick but Morozov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Woodley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley ducks under a wild hook from Morozov.
Woodley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morozov throws a right hand that Woodley ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodley also avoids with ease.
Woodley misses with a hook. Morozov ducked under it nicely.
Woodley scores with a leg kick.
Morozov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woodley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woodley throws a jab but it's blocked by Morozov.
The crowd cheers as Woodley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morozov doesn't seem phased though.
Morozov moves out of range as Woodley strikes.
Morozov lands a nice shot that snaps Woodley's head back.
Morozov looks to land a combination but Woodley avoids it well.
Fedor Morozov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morozov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
Morozov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Morozov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morozov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morozov misses with a wild combination.
Morozov throws a nice looking combination but Woodley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morozov slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
Woodley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morozov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morozov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morozov misses with the combination.
Woodley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Woodley digs a good hook to Morozov's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fedor Morozov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morozov throws a right and a left that Woodley avoids nicely.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woodley.
Morozov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woodley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morozov looks to land a combination but Woodley avoids it well.
Woodley tries to work over Morozov's front leg with a kick but Morozov checks it.
A nice side step and Morozov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woodley.
Woodley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woodley scoring well with a low kick there.
Woodley catches Morozov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woodley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morozov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Woodley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morozov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morozov misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woodley.
Woodley throws a hook but Morozov blocks it.
Woodley misses with a body kick.
Woodley throws a right and a left that Morozov avoids nicely.
Morozov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woodley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Woodley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Woodley cracks Morozov with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Woodley there.
Morozov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morozov.
A little jabbing left from Morozov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morozov throws a series of punches but Woodley moves out of range.
Morozov swinging wildly here.
Woodley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morozov thows a leg kick but Woodley checks it
and Woodley counters with a low kick, right behind Morozov 's knee.
Tyron Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morozov.
Woodley lands a high kick!
Morozov misses with a series of wild punches.
Woodley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodley misses with a body kick.
Woodley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morozov misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Woodley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morozov misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Woodley misses the target.
Morozov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morozov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morozov.
Woodley ducks under a wild hook from Morozov.
Woodley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Woodley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morozov.
Woodley tried to counter with a leg kick but Morozov avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov misses with a straight right.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morozov misses with a body shot.
Morozov moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
Woodley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morozov.
Morozov avoids the head kick by Woodley.
It seemed like Morozov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morozov.
Woodley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morozov misses with the combination.
Woodley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Woodley lands a nice shot that snaps Morozov's head back.
Morozov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodley misses with an uppercut. Morozov saw that one coming.
Morozov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woodley can pounce on him.
Morozov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morozov throws a leg kick but Woodley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Woodley misses with a looping left.
Woodley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov looks to land a combination but Woodley avoids it well.
Woodley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morozov circles away quickly and effectively.
Woodley dodges the punch combination from Morozov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morozov. Woodley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Morozov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woodley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morozov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fedor Morozov!
Fedor Morozov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Russian do not surrender! I will prove to you that the Russian people is strong, not only physically, but also the spirit! Old glory !!'.