PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kris Morrison (ranked 3221 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Haye (ranked 3223 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morrison
vs
Haye

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Haye!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haye tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haye misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Haye misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Haye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haye throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haye.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haye throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Haye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haye throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haye circles away quickly and effectively.
Haye unleashes a big counter combination but Morrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Haye avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A slow jab from Haye misses its intended target.
Morrison throws a right hand that Haye ducks under and follows up with a left that Haye also avoids with ease.
A jab from Haye misses.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Haye lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Haye misses the shot to the body.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haye throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison lands a jab.
Haye lands with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haye was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Haye throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Haye avoids it well.
Haye avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Haye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
Morrison is looking to wear down Haye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haye.
Crunch! Haye slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haye connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Haye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haye works Morrison's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands with a cross.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Morrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrison 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Haye. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haye.
Haye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Haye.
Morrison tries to move into range but Haye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haye is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morrison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haye lands with an uppercut that bounces Morrison off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haye throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Haye misses the shot to the body.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morrison.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haye misses with a straight right.
Haye throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haye throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Haye's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Haye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Morrison throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Ben Haye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye looks to throw a body kick
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Haye appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haye shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morrison eats them both and turns towards Haye to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye connects with a solid leg kick.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Haye slips the punch.
As Morrison backs off Haye throws a huge counter combo but Morrison manages to avoid it all.
Haye throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haye with a hook.
Haye lands a lovely overhand right.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Haye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haye misses with a wild combination.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Haye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Haye scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrison misses with a body punch
and Haye counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrison's knee momentarily.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Haye avoids it well.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a wild combination.
Morrison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Haye throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison works the jab nicely.
Haye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Haye.
Haye feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Haye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haye lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Haye misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kris Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
Morrison misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison 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.
Haye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison lands a nice hook to Haye's body. Haye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Haye knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Haye releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Morrison misses its target.
Haye throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Haye misses.
Haye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haye lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Haye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Morrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haye throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Haye only half commits.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haye was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Haye throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Haye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Haye delivers a nice body kick.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Haye on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morrison throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison checks a low kick from Haye.
Haye tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haye circles away quickly and effectively.
Haye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Haye lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Haye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haye!
Haye throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haye throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haye lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Haye tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haye takes one on the button.
Haye lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haye.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Haye thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haye scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison lands a jab-cross combination.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Haye tries to score with a low kick but Morrison moves his leg out of the way.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Haye.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Morrison defending well as Haye loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haye.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Haye misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Haye lands with an overhand left.
Haye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Haye.
Haye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Haye is out of range.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haye throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Haye avoids it well.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Haye lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Haye moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haye throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
As Haye looks to move away, Morrison throws a big counter combo but Haye just gets out of the way.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ben Haye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haye.
Haye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kris Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Morrison.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Haye.
Well Haye has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Haye!