PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibbs
vs
Morin

175 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinny Morin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Morin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gibbs lands the left hand.
Morin's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morin checks a leg kick.
A jab from Morin finds it's way through Gibbs's defenses.

Gibbs takes the fight into the clinch.

Gibbs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morin stops Gibbs from standing up.
Morin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morin tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling from the bottom.
Gibbs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gibbs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin wants to stand but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Gibbs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs wants to control from the top but Morin keeps moving.
Gibbs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gibbs prevents Morin from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gibbs prevents Morin from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gibbs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gibbs scoring with punches from side control.
Morin is trying to buck Gibbs off.

Morin throws Gibbs to one side and escapes!
Good work by Morin as he checks the leg kick.
Gibbs tries to bum rush Morin with a series of wild strikes but Morin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gibbs throws a low kick but Morin moves out of range easily.
Morin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gibbs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs motions for Morin to come forward. Gibbs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Gibbs backs off Morin throws a huge counter combo but Gibbs manages to avoid it all.
Gibbs misses with a low kick.
Morin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gibbs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Morin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibbs. That snapped Morin's head back.
Gibbs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gibbs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibbs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morin throws out the jab.
Gibbs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gibbs throws a low kick but Morin moves out of range easily.
Morin is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibbs. That snapped Morin's head back.
Gibbs wants to land a leg kick but Morin is out of range.
Morin checks a low kick from Gibbs.
Morin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morin checks a leg kick.
Gibbs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morin.
A big right from Morin misses.
Gibbs lands a jab to the head.
Gibbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morin throws a counter combo.
Gibbs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibbs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs misses with a lunging right hand
and Morin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gibbs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morin.
Gibbs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morin.
Morin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gibbs missing with a left hand there. Morin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marlon Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibbs throws a poor cross that misses
and Morin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morin blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Gibbs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gibbs tried to score with a low kick but Morin checks it.
It seemed like Morin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gibbs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morin on the side of the head.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Morin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gibbs throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Morin to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibbs. Morin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibbs gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Gibbs tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Morin is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Gibbs buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Gibbs!! Gibbs is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Morin throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Morin!