PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Harry looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morin
vs
Harry

197 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Harry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harry gets caught napping as Morin dives in and scores a takedown. Harry manages to retain guard.
Morin trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
Morin throwing strikes but missing.
Morin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harry keeping moving, preventing Morin from controlling successfully.

Harry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin wants to control from the top but Harry keeps moving.
Morin stays in close to Harry's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin throwing strikes but missing.
Harry controlling Morin's posture.
Morin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Harry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harry looks winded!
Morin trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
Morin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harry is pulling down on Morin's head to control his posture.
Harry trying to keep a closed guard but Morin is proving a slippery customer.

Morin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morin has managed to get both his arms back between Harry's legs - danger averted.

That's two 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.

Harry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morin with a nice head shot there.
Morin with a nice head shot there.

Harry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morin defends it easily.
Morin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harry on the ground.
Morin works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard.
Harry controls Morin momentarily but Morin frees himself.
Morin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morin trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
Morin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harry trying to keep a closed guard but Morin is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Morin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry has hold of Morin's hands but Morin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morin is just content to waste time from the top position. Harry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morin is looking to work some ground and pound but Harry has wrist control.
Morin is looking to work some ground and pound but Harry has wrist control.
Harry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morin stays in close to Harry's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morin trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
Morin's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Morin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harry was covering up waiting for the punch and Morin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Harry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harry is trying to control the position but Morin postures up.
Morin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harry is trying to keep Morin in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harry is trying to control but can't.
Morin throwing shots but Harry is blocking nicely.
Harry is refusing to be controlled, as Morin sits in half guard.
Morin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harry can do to turn this around?

Harry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin throwing shots but Harry is blocking nicely.
Morin is keen to just control but Harry is a slippery customer.
Harry trying to control from the bottom.
Harry is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morin connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
Harry is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry tries to get to full guard but Morin has control of the leg.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morin counters with a body kick that stops Harry in his tracks momentarily.

Harry gets caught flat footed, as Morin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Harry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morin is looking to work some ground and pound but Harry has wrist control.
Harry has momentary wrist control but Morin slips an elbow through the middle.
Morin scoring with some ground and pound.
Morin works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard.
Morin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Morin 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Harry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harry fails with the takedown.

Morin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morin showed some decent athleticism there.
Morin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Morin.
Harry is looking to control Morin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harry avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin is nestled in close to Harry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morin working Harry over with strikes.
Harry wants to control but Morin is keeping busy.
Morin thows a huge punch but Harry dodges it nicely.
Morin wants to control but Harry is keeping him busy.
Harry trying to control here.
Morin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harry's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Harry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harry tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morin grinds an elbow into Harry's temple.
Morin scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin lands an elbow.
Harry is trying to improve his position.
Morin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harry struggling a bit here.
Morin is working Harry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harry is trying to improve his position.
Morin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harry tries to improve position but can't.
Erwin Morin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morin cracks Harry with a big right hand but Harry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harry can't do much from the bottom here.
Morin throws a strike aimed at the side of Harry's head but Harry avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morin working the ground and pound from side control.
Harry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morin taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Morin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Morin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morin lands with a punch from half guard.
Morin working over Harry with some ground and pound. Harry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harry is trying to control but can't.

Harry looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morin is working away from the top position though.
Harry moves into full guard.

Harry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Harry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Morin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry is looking to improve his position.
Morin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morin thows a huge punch but Harry dodges it nicely.
Harry wants to get back to full guard.
Morin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morin working Harry over with strikes.
Harry wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Morin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harry trying to control but Morin postures up.
Morin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morin.
Morin controlling the action here.
Harry wants to improve his position but Morin is controlling well.
Morin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harry tries to roll over but Morin keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Morin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin is trying to control. Harry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harry tries to roll over but Morin keeps him under control.
Morin winds up and cracks Harry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harry wants to improve his position but Morin is controlling well.
Morin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Morin there.
Still in half guard, Morin seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morin trying to control the action but Harry is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harry somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Morin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morin 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Morin!