PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 1911 p4p, 189 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 2169 p4p, 206 weight class). Morrowind comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Iko Morrowind has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Morrowind
vs
Shot

187 cm
36
157 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

162 cm
37
145 lbs
23 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrowind throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrowind 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.

Shot closes the distance and pushes Morrowind back into the cage.
Shot can't find room to land a body shot as Morrowind controls the action.
Shot has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
Shot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrowind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shot fails to pull guard.
Shot has Morrowind pressed against the cage, preventing Morrowind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shot jumps guard but Morrowind turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shot's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shot misses with a body punch.
Shot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot can't find room to land a body shot as Morrowind controls the action.
Shot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrowind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrowind blocks a body shot from Shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrowind breaks the clinch.
Morrowind lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shot circles away quickly and effectively.
Shot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morrowind throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrowind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morrowind misses with a combination
and Shot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrowind lands an overhand right.
Shot throws an off balance right hand
and Morrowind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shot throws the left hand but Morrowind avoids the punch easily.
Morrowind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morrowind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Morrowind finds it's way through Shot's defenses.
Morrowind scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrowind throws a poor cross that misses
and Shot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shot misses the jab.
Shot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morrowind sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shot somewhat.
Iko Morrowind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.

Morrowind gets caught napping as Shot dives in and scores a takedown. Morrowind manages to retain guard.
Morrowind is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shot wants to control from the top but Morrowind keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrowind is trying to keep Shot in close.

Shot drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrowind dives on top into guard.

Shot wants to sweep here but Morrowind controlling him for the moment.
Morrowind pushes down on Shot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shot is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrowind wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shot keeps working.
Morrowind is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot is pressing down on Morrowind's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrowind wants to control from the top but Shot keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrowind stopping the sweep attempt from Shot.
Shot is looking to sweep but instead, Morrowind has passed into half guard.
Morrowind is keen to just control but Shot is a slippery customer.

Morrowind is working for a submission of some sort.
Shot is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sebastian Shot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morrowind throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrowind misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrowind misses with a wild combination.
Shot thinks about the counter body kick.
Morrowind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrowind is fending him off so far but Shot persists. Nope, Morrowind circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrowind misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Morrowind. Those never looked like landing.
Morrowind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Morrowind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iko Morrowind is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrowind under the eye.
Shot is looking to clinch.

Shot clinches up against the cage.
Shot has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrowind after a bit of a struggle.
Morrowind is trying to break the clinch but Shot has him pressed against the cage.
Shot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shot has Morrowind pressed against the cage, preventing Morrowind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shot misses with the head strike.
Shot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shot taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants a takedown.
Iko Morrowind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
Morrowind is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shot swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrowind working hard to break the clinch.
Shot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot tries a body shot but Morrowind blocks it.
Morrowind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shot has him pressed against the cage.
Shot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morrowind just stands there and leans against the cage.

Morrowind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrowind takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shot ducks under a wild hook from Morrowind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrowind throws a combination that misses
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iko Morrowind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrowind misses with an uppercut
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morrowind misses with a few strikes there.
Morrowind throws a right hand that Shot ducks under and follows up with a left that Shot also avoids with ease.
Shot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Morrowind.

Shot instigates a clinch.
Shot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Shot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shot misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shot effectively controlling the action here.
Shot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Morrowind breaks the clinch.
Shot tries to clinch but Morrowind moves out of range.
Morrowind throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Shot scores with the left hand. Morrowind knows he should have avoided that one.
Shot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrowind under the eye.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morrowind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Morrowind.
Shot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrowind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrowind lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shot circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrowind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrowind looks to land a left hand but Shot moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrowinds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shot throws an overhand right that lands on Morrowind's shoulder, as Morrowind tries to avoid the shot.
Morrowind throws a big counter combination but Shot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Morrowind.
Morrowind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
Morrowind is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrowind.
Shot is looking to clinch.
Morrowind looks to land a combination but Shot avoids it well.
Shot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrowind moves away.
Morrowind is looking to counter punch.
Morrowind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shot misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrowind counters with a stiff right hand.
Shot tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrowind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrowind moves out of range as Shot strikes.
Iko Morrowind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Morrowind does no damage.
Morrowind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrowind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrowind swings widly with a right hand
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shot throws a series of punches but Morrowind moves out of range.
Shot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morrowind to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrowind misses with a looping right.
Morrowind throws a right and a left that Shot avoids nicely.
It seemed like Shot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Shot.
Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shot.
Morrowind looks to land a combination but Shot avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrowind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morrowind misses the shot to the body.
Morrowind throws a hook to the side of Shot's head but Shot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrowind looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrowind takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrowind looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Morrowind gets tackled into the cage by Shot. Shot maintains the clinch.
Shot tries to throw a body punch but Morrowind avoids it by throwing Shot back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrowind.
Morrowind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrowind has had enough of the clinch but Shot keeps him there for the moment.
Shot lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrowind avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Shot.
Shot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrowind's elbow.
Shot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrowind smiles and moves away.

Shot instigates a clinch.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Morrowind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrowind misses with a two punch combination.

Shot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morrowind is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iko Morrowind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Morrowind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iko Morrowind showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
Our winner, Sebastian Shot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.