PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ZARILA KANDZE. 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
Kruiz

180 cm
29
200 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Kruiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Morrison. No joy for Kruiz on that attempt.
Kruiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruiz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison takes a swing at Kruiz's ribcage but misses.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Kruiz.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses

so Kruiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiz looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.

Kruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruiz stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kruiz throws an elbow but Morrison slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kruiz tries to move to mount but Morrison blocks the move with his legs.

Kruiz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morrison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kruiz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kruiz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Kruiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kruiz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morrison rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kruiz's guard! Nice work there by Morrison!
Kruiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruiz, not yet.
Kruiz being controlled here, momentarily.
Kruiz is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Kruiz wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is pushing down on Kruiz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kruiz is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kruiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kruiz has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
Kruiz wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morrison won't allow Kruiz to sweep him here.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruiz is keeping the position for now.
Kruiz seems keen to control Morrison's posture.
Kruiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kruiz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Morrison is now in half guard.
Morrison wants to control but Kruiz is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruiz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morrison is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruiz.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Kruiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kruiz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morrison defends it well.
Grant Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Kruiz tries to counter it with a takedown but Morrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrison misses with a hook. Kruiz ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruiz blocks the leg kick.
Kruiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruiz is out of range and Morrison settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Kruiz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Kruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruiz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrison.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Kruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Grant Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kruiz.
Kruiz has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison misses with a hook

and Kruiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Kruiz from controlling successfully.
Kruiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kruiz wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.

Kruiz has gone for a leg lock! Morrison slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kruiz's guard.

Kruiz 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.
Kruiz keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Kruiz working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Kruiz keeps moving.
Kruiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kruiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morrison is trying to defend but Kruiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morrison trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Kruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kruiz wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.

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.
Kruiz wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Kruiz throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Kruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.

Kruiz drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Kruiz off! Kruiz jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Kruiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Kruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Morrison throws a right hand that misses

and Kruiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morrison is looking to control Kruiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison avoid being mounted?
Kruiz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison!
Kruiz wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kruiz is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kruiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Kruiz!
An out of breath Tom Kruiz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.