PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Decimus Meridius
vs
Morello

182 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Morello!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Morello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decimus Meridius throws a jab when Morello was well out of range.
Morello throws a poor cross that misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decimus Meridius lands an overhand right.
Morello cracks Decimus Meridius with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Morello has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morello misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Decimus Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decimus Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Morello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morello throws a hook but Decimus Meridius avoids it easily.
Morello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Decimus Meridius.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decimus Meridius misses with a straight left.
Morello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Decimus Meridius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Decimus Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Decimus Meridius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Morello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Decimus Meridius digs a good hook to Morello's body.
Decimus Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimus Meridius motions for Morello to come forward. Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morello throws a hook but Decimus Meridius avoids it easily.
Decimus Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Morello takes a swing at Decimus Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Decimus Meridius. Morello shrugs it off though.
Decimus Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
An inside leg kick lands from Decimus Meridius.
Morello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morello misses with a looping right.
Morello throws a hook but Decimus Meridius blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius is looking for a counter combo.
Morello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decimus Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morello throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morello scores with a jab to the head.
Morello scores with a sloppy right hand. Decimus Meridius should have avoided that one.
Decimus Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Decimus Meridius cracks the inside of Morello's front leg.
Decimus Meridius misses with a low kick as Morello jumps back.
Morello appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Decimus Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimus Meridius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Decimus Meridius blocks a jab.
Morello cracks Decimus Meridius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morello blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius tries to move into range but Morello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decimus Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morello throws out the jab.
Morello might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius throws a sloppy body shot
and Decimus Meridius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Decimus Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimus Meridius swings for the body but Morello moves out of range.
Morello scores with a nice head shot.
Morello misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Decimus Meridius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morello sizes up Decimus Meridius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Decimus Meridius is rocked!
Decimus Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimus Meridius throws a sloppy head kick and Morello moves out of range easily.
Morello is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Decimus Meridius with a body shot.
Morello misses with an uppercut. Decimus Meridius saw that one coming.
Morello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morello misses with a jab to the body
and Decimus Meridius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decimus Meridius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decimus Meridius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decimus Meridius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morello. That did some damage!
Morello swings widly with a right hand
enabling Decimus Meridius to counter with a crisp jab.
Decimus Meridius slips a jab from Morello.
Decimus Meridius takes one to the chin there.
Morello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimus Meridius was well out of range. Poor timing from Morello.
A shot to the liver by Morello. Beautiful body shot.
It looks like Decimus Meridius has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Decimus Meridius throws a hook but Morello avoids it easily.
Morello scores with a nice strike.
Morello scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Decimus Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decimus Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimus Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morello manages to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
Decimus Meridius tries to score with a low kick but Morello moves his leg out of the way.
Decimus Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Morello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy Morello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decimus Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello throws a hook but Decimus Meridius avoids it easily.
Decimus Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decimus Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morello.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimus Meridius misses with a head kick.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Decimus Meridius is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Morello misses.
Decimus Meridius throws a front kick aimed at Morello's knee but Morello avoids it well.
Decimus Meridius looks to throw the jab but Morello is out of range.
Morello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decimus Meridius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decimus Meridius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morello at a distance.
Morello takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decimus Meridius takes a swing at Morello's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Morello misses.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimus Meridius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Decimus Meridius does it's job there.
Morello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morello scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello blocks a low kick nicely.
Morello moves away from the strike by Decimus Meridius.
Morello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Morello.
Decimus Meridius misses with a straight right.
Decimus Meridius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decimus Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Morello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decimus Meridius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decimus Meridius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decimus Meridius scores with a punch to the head.
Decimus Meridius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius tries to work over Morello's front leg with a kick but Morello checks it.
Morello throws out a counter right but Decimus Meridius avoids it with no problem.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Morello.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Morello misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimus Meridius throws out the jab.
Decimus Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morello throws a hook to the side of Decimus Meridius's head but Decimus Meridius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morello misses the jab.
Morello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decimus Meridius is looking for a counter combo.
Morello scores with a jab to the body.
Decimus Meridius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Decimus Meridius throws an overhand right that lands on Morello's shoulder, as Morello tries to avoid the shot.
Morello with a hook.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimus Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morello throws a body punch but Decimus Meridius moves out of range.
Decimus Meridius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morello to score with a decent uppercut.
Decimus Meridius misses with an uppercut. Morello saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Morello.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Decimus Meridius.
The fighters circling - Decimus Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decimus Meridius misses with a low kick as Morello jumps back.
A big left from Morello misses.
Decimus Meridius misses with a body shot
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Morello cracks Decimus Meridius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morello cracks Decimus Meridius with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Decimus Meridius tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Morello pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Decimus Meridius is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Morello!
After the fight, Timmy Morello was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.