PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bremner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrowind might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Foggy Dew. Bremner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superbeast by Rob Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Morrowind
vs
Bremner

187 cm
29
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
33
175 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrowind should have avoided that one.
Bremner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morrowind misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Bremner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrowind misses with a wild combination.

Bremner rushes Morrowind and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrowind wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bremner gets through Morrowind's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrowind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bremner has him pressed against the cage.
Morrowind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Morrowind controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner tries to work over Morrowind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bremner misses with some punches.
Bremner throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrowind.
Bremner has Morrowind pushed against the cage.
Morrowind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bremner has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrowind is trying to force a seperation but Bremner has the dominant position.

Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bremner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrowind counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrowind slips under a jab.
Bremner throws a lazy body kick
and Morrowind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bremner throws a one two combo.
Bremner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrowind. Morrowind circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrowind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrowind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrowind is looking for a counter combo.
Bremner with a hook.
Bremner is looking to clinch.
Morrowind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrowind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bremner.
Morrowind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bremner manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind blocks a head kick by Bremner.
Bremner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrowind lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bremner circles away quickly and effectively.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrowind.
Bremner throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrowind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bremner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrowind was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morrowind scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bremner wants to clinch.
Bremner stuns Morrowind with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morrowind lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Bremner lands.

Bremner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bremner.
Morrowind takes a shot to the head.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Morrowind avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Morrowind being controlled against the cage.

Bremner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bremner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrowind counters with a two punch combo.
Morrowind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bremner.
Bremner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Morrowind's head coaches at Jitsu Jim that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrowind throws a series of punches but Bremner moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind lands a jab-cross combination.
Bremner misses the shot to the body.
Morrowind scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bremner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrowind.
Morrowind is looking to wear down Bremner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrowind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrowind ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrowind tries to bum rush Bremner with a series of wild strikes but Bremner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bremner rushes Morrowind and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bremner has Morrowind pressed against the cage, preventing Morrowind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bremner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bremner manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Bremner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morrowind throws a one two combo.

Bremner closes the distance and pushes Morrowind back into the cage.
Bremner scores with a shot to the side of Morrowind's head.
Morrowind is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bremner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bremner keeps control of Morrowind as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bremner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bremner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bremner avoiding damage.
Bremner controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bremner manages to break the clinch.
Morrowind dips to his left and cracks Bremner with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrowind throws a right hand that Bremner ducks under and follows up with a left that Bremner also avoids with ease.
Bremner misses with a wild body shot.
Morrowind needs to keep his hands up - Bremner had a free shot at his head there.
Bremner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bremner! But no joy.
Bremner slips a jab from Morrowind.
Morrowind misses the jab.
Bremner throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrowind works Bremner's body with a nice hook.
Bremner throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrowind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bremner.
Bremner tries to clinch but Morrowind moves out of range.
Morrowind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrowind lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Morrowind moves out of range of the body kick from Bremner.
Morrowind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bremner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrowind in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bremner closes the distance and pushes Morrowind back into the cage.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Bremner won't allow it.
Bremner lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Bremner to work.
Bremner scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.

Bremner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrowind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bremner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrowind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bremner.
Morrowind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bremner unleashes a big counter combination but Morrowind bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morrowind walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrowind throws a right hand that misses
and Bremner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bremner throws a right hand that misses
and Morrowind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bremner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Morrowind finds it's target.
Morrowind blocks a head kick by Bremner.
Bremner throws a hook but Morrowind avoids it easily.
Morrowind misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Bremner misses
and Morrowind counters with a left to the body.
Morrowind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrowind misses with a combination
and Bremner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bremner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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!
Morrowind slips a straight right by Bremner.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Bremner takes one to the side of the head.
Bremner scores with a three punch combo!
Morrowind staying out of range there.
Morrowind lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morrowind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bremner. Bremner obviously looking to wear him down.
Bremner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrowind.
Decent striking displayed by Morrowind there.
Bremner scores with a shot to the body.
Iko Morrowind is winning the standup battle so far.
Bremner throws the left hand but Morrowind avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrowind. Bremner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bremner feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrowind scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrowind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill Bremner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrowind misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Bremner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrowind walks into a jab.

Bremner clinches up with Morrowind and pushes him back against the cage.
Bill Bremner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bremner stalling.
Morrowind is trying to break the clinch but Bremner is controlling him.
Morrowind is trying to push Bremner away but Bremner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bremner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrowind is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bremner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bremner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrowind counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bremner thinking.
A punch combination from Morrowind misses.
Morrowind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bremner throws out the jab.
Morrowind swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bremner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrowind thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrowind throws a sloppy body shot
and Bremner counters with a series of strikes. Morrowind will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bremner dips to his left and cracks Morrowind with an uppercut!

Bremner closes the distance and clinches.
Bremner is pushing Morrowind up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Morrowind avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrowind in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrowind is looking to break free of the clinch but Bremner has double underhooks.

Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Bremner misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrowind misses the target.
Bremner tries to clinch but Morrowind moves away
and Morrowind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrowind takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bill Bremner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bremner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrowind throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bremner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bremner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrowind wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bremner keeps control of Morrowind as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bremner prevents Morrowind from breaking the clinch.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Bremner won't allow it.
Morrowind is trying to break the clinch but Bremner has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Bremner won't allow it.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Bremner won't allow it.
Morrowind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrowind wants to break free but Bremner has control.
Bremner prevents Morrowind from breaking the clinch.

Morrowind breaks the clinch.
Bremner throws a shot from downtown. Morrowind moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Morrowind was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bremner lands a head shot.
Morrowind misses with a hook. Bremner ducked under it nicely.
Bremner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bremner moves into the clinch.
Bremner prevents Morrowind from breaking the clinch.
Bremner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrowind's efforts to push away.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrowind tries to break free but Bremner pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bremner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bremner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Bremner!
Bill Bremner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.