PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Mystery Plane. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Morrison
vs
Hurmaaja

180 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
197 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grant Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurmaaja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Hurmaaja misses its intended target.
Hurmaaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrison swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurmaaja is defended easily by Morrison.
Morrison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massa Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurmaaja has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hurmaaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Hurmaaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurmaaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Hurmaaja.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Hurmaaja shoots in.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Hurmaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hurmaaja gets a double leg takedown into Morrison's guard.
Morrison is pulling down on Hurmaaja's head. It's preventing any offense from Hurmaaja, at least for the moment.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hurmaaja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrison tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
Hurmaaja landing some decent shots from guard.

Hurmaaja postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morrison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hurmaaja, into his guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hurmaaja is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hurmaaja has his foot on Morrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison works his way back into a safe position though.

Hurmaaja working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Hurmaaja being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hurmaaja on the ground.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurmaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Hurmaaja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison stays in close to Hurmaaja's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Massa Hurmaaja's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massa Hurmaaja.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hurmaaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurmaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Hurmaaja's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison takes a swing at Hurmaaja's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hurmaaja doesn't seem phased though.
Hurmaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Hurmaaja's belly button to the back.
Morrison cracks Hurmaaja with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison scores with a jab. Hurmaaja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hurmaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrison, which made it look bad.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Hurmaaja with an uppercut!

That has opened up Massa Hurmaaja's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hurmaaja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hurmaaja showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison tries to roll over but Hurmaaja keeps him under control.
Massa Hurmaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hurmaaja is working away from the top position though.
Morrison is not content to let Hurmaaja control the position.
Morrison has his hands clasped together around Hurmaaja's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hurmaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurmaaja can do to turn this around?

Hurmaaja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morrison trying to control here.

Morrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Hurmaaja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.

Hurmaaja is looking for a kimura here.

Hurmaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morrison is just riding it out for now. Hurmaaja eventually gives up the hold.
Hurmaaja prevents Morrison from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Morrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Massa Hurmaaja's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hurmaaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison leaves Hurmaaja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Hurmaaja misses
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison moves out of range as Hurmaaja strikes.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massa Hurmaaja.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurmaaja. Hurmaaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrison with a jab.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurmaaja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison lands a jab to Hurmaaja's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison cracks Hurmaaja with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morrison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hurmaaja to stand back up!

Hurmaaja is rocked!
Hurmaaja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurmaaja at a distance.
Hurmaaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
BAM! Morrison delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hurmaaja like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Grant Morrison!
Grant Morrison retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Grant Morrison misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.