PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cast Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Morin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Away
vs
Morin

170 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cast Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinny Morin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Away.
Away scores with a nice right hand.
Morin misses with a two punch combination.
Morin needs to keep his hands up - Away had a free shot at his head there.
Away misses with a double jab
and Morin counters with a series of strikes. Away will be more careful next time no doubt.
Away scores with a sloppy right hand. Morin should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Morin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Away misses with a lunging right hand
and Morin counters with a series of strikes. Away will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Away.
Away throws a hook but Morin blocks it.
Away misses with a right hand
and Morin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morin misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Away throws a shot from downtown. Morin moves away and avoids it.
Morin misses with a combination
and Away counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Away throws an off balance right hand
and Morin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Away misses with a wild combination.
Away misses with a looping right.
Morin throws a one two combo.
Away swings widly with a right hand
and Morin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Away lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Away is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Away misses with a left hand
and Morin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Away digs a good hook to Morin's body.
Away misses with an uppercut
and Morin counters with a left and a right that stings Away.
Morin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Away.
Morin misses with a combination
and Away counters with a nice uppercut.
Away misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Morin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Away.
Morin misses with a body shot.
Away works Morin's body with a nice hook.
Away misses with an uppercut. Morin saw that one coming.
Away misses with a lunging right hand
and Morin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Away misses with the combination.
Away throws a hook but Morin blocks it.
Away throws a lazy right hand but Morin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Away cracks Morin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Away is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Away throws a lazy right hand but Morin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morin slips a jab from Away.
Away swings widly with a right hand
and Morin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Away.
Away lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Away fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morin throws a hook but Away avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morin. Away does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morin slips under a jab from Away.
Morin just misses with a punch to the body.
Away throwing a counter right hand but Morin manages to avoid it.
Away slips a jab and a cross from Morin.
Away is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Away misses with a left hand
and Morin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Away with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Away smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morin throws a right hand that misses
and Away counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Away.
Away misses with a wild body shot.
Morin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cast Away will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Away.
Away uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morin.
Morin throws a series of punches but Away moves out of range.
Away throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Away jabs Morin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Away misses with a hook.
Away uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Away misses with an uppercut. Morin saw that one coming.
Morin is looking for the big counter here.
Morin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Away.
Away throws a jab when Morin was well out of range.
Away dodges the punch combination from Morin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Away feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Away throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cast Away seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Away steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morin.
Morin just misses with a punch to the body.
Away misses with a double jab
and Morin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Away throws a lazy uppercut
and Morin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Morin.
Away lands a glancing blow to the side of Morin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morin circles away quickly and effectively.
Morin works Away's body with a nice hook.
Away takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Away looks to land a combination but Morin avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Away connects with a body shot.
Morin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Away.
Away rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Away misses its intended target.
Morin is looking for the big counter here.
Vinny Morin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Away's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morin under the eye.
Away throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morin.
Away throws a body shot but no joy.
Away looks to land a right hand but Morin moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morin! But no joy.
Away throws a hook but Morin blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Morin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Away getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Morin.
Away throws the left hand but Morin avoids the punch easily.
Cast Away is winning the standup battle so far.
Away misses with a lunging right hand
and Morin counters with a one-two to the body.
Away throws a poor cross that misses
and Morin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Away scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morin blocks a jab.
Morin feints a jab promting Away to slip. Morin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Away slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Away swings widly with a right hand
and Morin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Away throws a right and a left that Morin avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Away misses the target.
As Away backs off Morin throws a huge counter combo but Away manages to avoid it all.
Away digs a good body shot into Morin's ribs.
Away throws a lazy right hand but Morin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Away lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Away throws a jab but it's blocked by Morin.
Good exchange - Away coming out on top.
Morin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Away swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Away scores with a punch to the head.
Morin misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Away on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cast Away dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Away throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morin throws a hook but Away avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Away misses its intended target.
Morin fails to land with a series of punches.
Morin throws a series of punches but Away avoids them all with ease.
Morin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Away.
Away misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Away wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Away lunges at Morin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morin's hand.
Morin 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin connects with a right hand. Away shakes it off.
Away fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morin misses with the combination.
Away cracks Morin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Away counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morin thinking.
Morin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away throws a big shot that misses.
Away lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Away misses.
Morin just misses with a punch to the body.
Away ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morin moves away.
Morin swinging wildly here.
Morin moves away from the strike by Away.
Morin is looking for the big counter here.
Away wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Away misses with an uppercut. Morin saw that one coming.
Away thows a left - swing and a miss!
Away misses with a right hand
and Morin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away works over Morin's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Morin.
Morin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Away lands.
Morin slips a jab from Away.
Morin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Away thows a left - swing and a miss!
Away swings widly with a right hand
and Morin counters with a straight right hand.
Morin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Away throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Away.
Away looks to land a left hand but Morin moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Away throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Away throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Away.
Morin moves away from the strike by Away.
Away rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Away lunges at Morin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morin's hand.
Away misses with a right hand
and Morin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinny Morin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Away misses its intended target.
As Away backs off Morin throws a huge counter combo but Away manages to avoid it all.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cast Away showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Away has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cast Away!