PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Morya (ranked 7811 p4p, 302 weight class) and Dirty Thrower (ranked 7652 p4p, 297 weight class). Dirty Thrower told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Morya
vs
Thrower

167 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

AfterLife Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alberto Morya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Thrower!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morya.
Morya has his takedown stuffed

and Thrower moves into the clinch.
Morya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thrower lands a knee to the head.

Thrower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morya fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Morya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morya dives in and grabs Thrower's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thrower pushes down on Morya's head and hops out.
Thrower steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morya.
Morya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrower.
Morya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thrower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrower scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thrower has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thrower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Morya feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morya throws a strike but Thrower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrower stands up over Morya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thrower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thrower lands a couple of elbows.

Morya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Thrower looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Thrower has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Morya jumps into guard, dragging Thrower to the mat.

Morya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrower doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Morya is tightening it up a little... Thrower has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thrower reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thrower taps out! Nice BJJ there by Morya!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alberto Morya!
Alberto Morya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AfterLife Clothing Co. for their support in the buildup to the fight.