PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacy Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morton
vs
Cabreros

169 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 Montreal, Jacy Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cabreros with that takedown attempt.
Cabreros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Morton.
Cabreros shoots in for a double leg but Morton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morton digs a good hook to Cabreros's body.
Morton 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.
Cabreros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nino Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but Morton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacy Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Cabreros.
Horrible takedown by Cabreros or perhaps it was just good defense by Morton which made him look bad.

Cabreros darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morton is trying to control but can't.
Morton punching from the bottom.
Morton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cabreros!
Morton controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cabreros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cabreros holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cabreros is desperately trying to improve his position but Morton has a good base and remains in mount.
Cabreros is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is desperately trying to improve his position but Morton has a good base and remains in mount.
Cabreros swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Morton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabreros is looking to escape.
Morton thowing shots but they're missing.
Cabreros really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cabreros regains half guard.
Cabreros throws a strike from the bottom but Morton passes into side control!
Cabreros is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton wants to control but Cabreros is keeping him busy.
Cabreros strikes from the bottom but Morton takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Cabreros is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabreros throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cabreros is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cabreros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morton blocks Cabreros's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cabreros working to try and regain half guard.
Cabreros looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morton throwing strikes here but Cabreros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morton cracks Cabreros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton misses with a head shot.
Morton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cabreros because Morton loaded up on that one.
Cabreros is trying to escape the mount.
Morton controlling his opponent.
Morton trying to control but Cabreros is having none of it.
Cabreros is desperately trying to improve his position but Morton has a good base and remains in mount.
Morton controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacy Morton dominated that round.
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.

Cabreros shoots in and drives through. Morton sprawls well.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. Morton tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morton as he avoids it easily.
Jacy Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Cabreros.
Morton stuffs the takedown.
A nice combination there by Morton.
Nice sprawl there from Morton as Cabreros shoots in.
Morton stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabreros. Cabreros gets slowly back to his feet.
Morton connects with the punch.
Morton scores with a one two! Cabreros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cabreros is breathing heavily.
Morton lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabreros's head.
Cabreros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Cabreros persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
Morton lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabreros's head.
Cabreros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacy Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabreros shoots in but Morton avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabreros has time to react.
Cabreros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cabreros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morton lands a body shot.
Morton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabreros. Cabreros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cabreros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morton to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabreros walks into a stiff left hand from Morton.
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!
Morton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Morton.
Morton lands a jab to the head.
Cabreros shoots in but no luck this time.
Cabreros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morton.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. Morton tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacy Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton scores with a nice strike.
Morton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morton, as that shot connected.
Morton connects with a crisp jab.
Morton lands with a nice combination. Cabreros backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morton.
Cabreros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Morton does it's job there.
Morton lands with a cross.
Morton lands with a right hand.
Cabreros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morton's waist but Morton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabreros off to one side.
Morton lands with a nice combination. Cabreros backs away looking to recover.
Morton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabreros can do to turn this around?
Morton scores with a three punch combo!

Cabreros is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabreros has time to react.
Cabreros is still on wobbly legs! Can Morton finish him?
Morton lands a nice shot that snaps Cabreros's head back.
Cabreros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabreros seems to have recovered his senses.
Morton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morton scores with a jab to the body.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cabreros walks into a stiff left hand from Morton.
Morton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Morton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morton lands a two punch combo.
Morton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabreros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabreros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morton swivels and escapes.
Morton throws a shot to the body.
Morton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Morton there.
Cabreros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morton but Morton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morton cracks Cabreros with a good jab.
Morton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morton stuffs the takedown.
Morton tests Cabreros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morton stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabreros. Cabreros gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabreros takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morton as he avoids it easily.
Cabreros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morton to score with a decent uppercut.
Morton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacy Morton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morton as he avoids it easily.
Cabreros has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabreros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Cabreros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morton's waist but Morton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabreros off to one side.
Cabreros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morton tries to avoid it but Cabreros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morton to the ground. Morton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacy Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Cabreros.
Cabreros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cabreros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morton.
Morton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cabreros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morton 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.
Cabreros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Morton scores with a four punch combination!
Morton connects with a jab.
Morton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Morton as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morton tries to avoid it but Cabreros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morton to the ground. Morton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cabreros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
Morton lands with a right hand.
Morton lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabreros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabreros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabreros fails to land the takedown.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. Morton tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabreros on the side of the head.
Cabreros shoots for a double leg takedown but Morton sprawls well. He's pushed Cabreros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morton throws a combination. Cabreros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Cabreros or perhaps it was just good defense by Morton which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton clobbers Cabreros with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabreros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cabreros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Cabreros persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
Morton sizes up Cabreros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cabreros moves forwards but Morton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabreros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cabreros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabreros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morton tries to avoid it but Cabreros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morton to the ground. Morton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morton sizes up Cabreros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morton looks to land a combination. Cabreros sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabreros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morton cracks Cabreros with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morton!
Morton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabreros has a takedown stuffed.
Jacy Morton is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabreros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacy Morton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabreros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cabreros closes the distance and clinches up with Morton, looking for a takedown. Cabreros pushes Morton against the cage but Morton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Morton both land. Nice combination.
Morton throws a one two combo.
Cabreros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morton pinned against the cage. Morton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morton.
Morton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nino Cabreros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morton stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabreros. Cabreros gets slowly back to his feet.
Morton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabreros's head backwards.
Cabreros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morton.
Morton lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabreros momentarily.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but Morton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morton.
Morton connects with the punch.
Cabreros fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morton connects with a crisp jab.
Morton scores with the left hand. Cabreros knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morton, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacy Morton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morton 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacy Morton!