PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Clocks. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vargas
vs
Morrison

172 cm
27
153 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
149 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Vargas shows good takedown defense.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Vargas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Vargas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Morrison.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Vargas counters with a head kick.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vargas. That's going to slow Morrison down.
Vargas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vargas throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Vargas throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrison.
Vargas cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vargas tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vargas to the ground. Vargas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vargas throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vargas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vargas defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Vargas into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Vargas, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Vargas against the ropes but Vargas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Morrison looks to move away, Vargas throws a big counter combo bu Morrison just gets out of the way.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vargas tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vargas to the ground. Vargas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vargas leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Vargas sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vargas swivels and escapes.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Vargas counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison checks a leg kick.

Morrison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vargas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vargas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Morrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
Vargas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Vargas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vargas looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Vargas sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Vargas 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.

Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vargas is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Vargas circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vargas as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Vargas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Morrison.

Morrison feints and as Vargas raises his hands in defense, Morrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Vargas.
Morrison is looking to advance position but Vargas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Morrison is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to lock up and control but Vargas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vargas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrison regains half guard.
Vargas trying to pass the guard but Morrison defending well.
Vargas prevents Morrison from improving his position.

Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Vargas has control of the leg.

Morrison actively working from the bottom here.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Vargas has control of the leg.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison working for a triangle but Vargas defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vargas has passed into side control.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vargas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison is not content to let Vargas control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vargas working away.
Vargas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
The strikes coming from Vargas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vargas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Vargas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morrison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Vargas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vargas counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vargas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vargas as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Ryan Vargas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Morrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vargas defends it well.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vargas as Morrison shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vargas pinned against the ropes. Vargas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vargas delivers a nice body kick.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Vargas throws a counter high kick but Morrison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vargas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vargas throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it

and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morrison trying to mount his opponent but Vargas defends it.
Vargas is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vargas trying to control here.

Morrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morrison trying to control the action but Vargas is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Vargas, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Vargas against the ropes but Vargas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vargas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morrison just manages to avoid it.
Vargas misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vargas sprawls well. Vargas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vargas defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Vargas into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vargas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vargas throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Vargas!
Sid Morrison spoke after the fight, saying ' '.