PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Morrow (ranked 1837 p4p, 214 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 1161 p4p, 146 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Breaking The Law. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Morrow
vs
O Brien

189 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Dark Knight Nutrition
Condemned

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Brien moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling the position.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
O Brien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Brien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien digs a right hand into Morrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrow's gas tank.
O Brien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
A short right from O Brien.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.

Morrow manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMorrow.
O Brien misses with a hook to the body
and Morrow counters with a three punch combo that has O Brien backing up. O Brien nods at Morrow to acknowledge the strikes.

Morrow gets tackled into the cage by O Brien. O Brien maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrow.
Come on O Brien - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but O Brien won't allow it.
O Brien is working Morrow over against the cage.
O Brien scores with a shot to the side of Morrow's head.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien slowing the pace effectively.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but O Brien won't allow it.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Morrow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
O Brien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrow is trying to break free.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien pushes Morrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Brien takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from O Brien.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Morrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but O Brien has the dominant position.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Brien keeps control of Morrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Brien has closed the distance and engaged Morrow in a clinch.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling him.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien is looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from O Brien.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.

Morrow is rocked!
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Oh Morrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien digs a right hand underneath Morrow's ribcage. Morrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morrow seems to have got his legs back now.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Brien.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
O Brien creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Morrow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Morrow drops to his knees and O Brien pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles O Brien!
Our winner, Miles O Brien, 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.
James Morrow was interviewed post fight and said 'I am not sad that I lost. I am still happy because I've got opportunity. When the time will come next time, I'll try my best again.'.