PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Morales
vs
Cyborg

178 cm
24
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
28
150 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cyborg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morales looks to land a combination but Cyborg avoids it well.
Morales misses with a double jab
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyborg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morales scores with the left hand. Cyborg knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Cyborg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cyborg scores with a hook to the body. Morales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Morales slams his shin into Cyborg's torso.
Cyborg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Cyborg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyborg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morales misses the jab.
Chico Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Cyborg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cyborg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morales's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Cris Cyborg has been cut.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Morales wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales scores with a head kick.

Cyborg is rocked!
Morales swinging wildly here.
Cyborg is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Morales circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cyborg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Morales follows Cyborg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Morales!
A relieved looking Chico Morales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.