PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict comes to the cage accompanied by Locked up. Morozov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Convict
vs
Morozov

178 cm
34
179 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

189 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Lion Fightwear

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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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fedor Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morozov dives in and scores a takedown into The Convict's guard.
The Convict seems keen to control Morozov's posture.
The Convict wants to sweep but no luck.
The Convict looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Convict continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The Convict definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morozov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
Morozov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morozov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morozov looks for a takedown but The Convict sprawls well.
The Convict throws a shot from downtown. Morozov moves away and avoids it.
The Convict circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Convict throws a looping overhand right but Morozov ducks down to avoid it.
Morozov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Morozov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Convict has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morozov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov tries to circle away but The Convict has him pinned against the cage.
The Convict looking for a takedown.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
The Convict lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
The Convict drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morozov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Morozov with that takedown attempt.
Morozov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Morozov missing with a left hand there. The Convict was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morozov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Morozov.
The Convict misses with a looping left.
The Convict throws a hook but Morozov avoids it easily.
Morozov counters with a body kick.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt - The Convict sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Convict throws out the jab.
Morozov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Convict is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheers as The Convict lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morozov doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from The Convict misses its intended target.
Morozov throws a sloppy head kick
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Convict misses with a wild body shot.

The Convict scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morozov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The Convict pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Convict looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by The Convict.

The Convict is working for a guillotine from mount but Morozov frees his head quite easily.
The Convict looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morozov's face.
Morozov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Convict is landing with some decent strikes but Morozov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Morozov is rocked!
The Convict tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morozov is still in real trouble! Can The Convict finish him?
The Convict has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morozov's face.
Morozov wants to get back to his feet.
The Convict wants to control the pace but Morozov is squirming around nicely.
Morozov seems to have recovered his senses.
The Convict fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Convict putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kezz The Convict dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Convict closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morozov circles away.
The Convict throws a jab when Morozov was well out of range.
Morozov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morozov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Convict tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morozov was well out of range. Poor timing from The Convict.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Convict dips to his left and cracks Morozov with an uppercut!
The Convict looks to throw the jab but Morozov is out of range.
Nice body punch from The Convict.
The Convict throws a lazy right hand but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Convict is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morozov can do to turn this around?
The Convict throws a body shot but no joy.

Morozov gets a double leg takedown into The Convict's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morozov manages to get himself to full guard.

The Convict pushing down on Morozov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morozov to regain full guard.
The Convict trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Convict with a nice head shot there.
The Convict postures up and lands a big shot to Morozov's brow.
The Convict throws a big elbow that misses.
The Convict wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
The Convict loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Convict working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kezz The Convict overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Convict wants to pass the guard but Morozov is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Convict postures up and lands a big shot to Morozov's brow.
The Convict wants to pass the guard but Morozov is keeping the position.
Morozov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Morozov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Convict gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Convict is looking to work some ground and pound but Morozov has wrist control.
The Convict with a nice head shot there.
The Convict might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Morozov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Convict landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Morozov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Convict has picked Morozov up and slammed him! Morozov can't keep hold of the triangle and The Convict manages to pass to side control!
The Convict tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The Convict in side control, throwing shots but Morozov defends.
Morozov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The Convict tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Convict has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is trying to get back to half guard.
The Convict landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Convict trying to control the action but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Convict laying and praying for a moment but Morozov takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Convict just misses with a punch to the body.
Morozov swings for the body but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morozov.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Convict.
Morozov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Morozov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Convict.
Morozov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morozov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Convict.
Morozov misses with a head kick.
The Convict was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Convict throws out a loose jab but Morozov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morozov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morozov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morozov is defended easily by The Convict.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Morozov with that takedown attempt.
The Convict avoids the head kick by Morozov.
The Convict ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morozov moves away.
The Convict takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Convict misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from The Convict misses its intended target.
The Convict misses with a takedown attempt - Morozov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morozov with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Convict counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kezz The Convict has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Morozov.
No joy there for The Convict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from The Convict misses.
Morozov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Morozov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Convict connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov looks to land a combination but The Convict avoids it well.
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt.
The Convict is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morozov.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Convict misses with a body shot.
The Convict walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morozov tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Convict swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like The Convict wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Convict waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morozov.
Morozov slips under a jab.
A big right from The Convict misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Convict.
Morozov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morozov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morozov misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov defending well as The Convict loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Morozov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Convict throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Convict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Morozov.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Convict. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morozov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Convict throws a big shot that misses.
Morozov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Convict swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kezz The Convict is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Convict.
Morozov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from The Convict.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov slips a straight right by The Convict.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morozov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Convict moves away.
Nice shot by Morozov.
The Convict shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morozov as he jumps to the side.
Morozov dives in for a single leg takedown but The Convict sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morozov lands a head shot.
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!
The Convict thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morozov misses with a takedown
and The Convict counters with a straight right hand.
Morozov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Convict throws a lazy right hand but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morozov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Convict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fedor Morozov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morozov throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
Morozov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Convict.
Morozov misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kezz The Convict.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Convict, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kezz The Convict!
After winning the bout, Kezz The Convict thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Fedor Morozov spoke after the fight, saying 'i want rematch'.