PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and paihere dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morrison
vs
dawson

175 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, paihere dawson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dawson swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
paihere dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dawson scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dawson shoots in but no luck this time.

dawson gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dawson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morrison's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Morrison passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dawson is looking to escape.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing dawson to regain full guard.
Morrison trying to control but dawson is working from the bottom.

dawson is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison prevents dawson from getting back to his feet.
Morrison postures up.
dawson looks gassed!
dawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
dawson looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
dawson looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
dawson looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
dawson shoots in for a double leg but Morrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.

Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Morrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison is tying to control. dawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
dawson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison passes to side control.
Morrison controls the position.
Morrison advances to full mount.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dawson?

Morrison looking to secure an arm triangle but dawson defends it well.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dawson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
dawson is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.

Morrison looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
You get the feeling that dawson really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Morrison working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
dawson is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
dawson is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for dawson because Morrison loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

dawson misses with a takedown attempt

and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison trying to control the action but dawson is working from the bottom.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dawson is looking to escape.
dawson is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
dawson is trying to stand up here but Morrison is controlling him well.
dawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for dawson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dawson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison passes dawson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Morrison is looking for a kimura here.

dawson pushes Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
Jack Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dawson to the mat! dawson manages to get full guard.
Morrison preventing the sweep.

Morrison drops back looking for a leg! dawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dawson manages to kick Morrison off! Morrison jumps back into dawson's guard.
dawson wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling him.
dawson looking to control.
dawson wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
dawson walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
dawson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
dawson keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dawson wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dawson is keeping the position for now.
Morrison won't allow dawson to sweep him here.
dawson wants to get back to his feet but Morrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

dawson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrison has picked dawson up and slammed him! dawson can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrison manages to pass to side control!
dawson wants to get back to his feet but Morrison drags him back down.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Morrison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dawson pushes Morrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morrison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A left and a right from dawson both land. Nice combination.
Morrison throws a hook but dawson avoids it easily.
dawson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
dawson misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a solid body kick.
dawson misses with a two punch combination.
dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
dawson punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison is working for a submission of some sort.
dawson wants to get back to his feet.
dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
The fighters are battling for position here. dawson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
dawson keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
dawson wants to control the position but Morrison says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison works his way into side control.
dawson wants to get back to his feet but Morrison drags him back down.
dawson is trying to improve his position.

Morrison tries for a kimura but dawson is defending well.
dawson tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
dawson wants to get back to his feet but Morrison drags him back down.

Morrison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, dawson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morrison's guard! Nice work there by dawson!
dawson wants to get up but he can't break Morrison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

dawson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morrison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morrison has escaped and now he's on top!
Morrison looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dawson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jack Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dawson is looking to stand but dawson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
paihere dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! dawson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Morrison!