PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jody Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 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.

Morris
vs
Jones

165 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jody Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morris scores with a kick to the body.
Morris throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Morris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morris tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Morris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense.

Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris stalling.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jody Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Jones.
Morris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Morris scores with a decent looking hook.
Morris tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Morris is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Morris lands with a slapping head kick.
Morris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Morris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Morris.

Morris drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.

Morris breaks the clinch.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Morris connects with a high kick.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Morris has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morris smiles and moves away.

Morris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Morris content to control rather than advance.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris content just to control the position here.
Morris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to reverse the position but instead Morris has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones clinches but Morris breaks the clinch

and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Morris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Morris counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jody Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris lands a head kick!

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Morris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morris controls the pace.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Morris stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Morris lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jody Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morris.

Morris clinches.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Morris scores a takedown into full mount!
Morris looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morris prevents Jones from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.

Morris stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Morris counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morris throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morris thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Morris drives through with a takedown into guard.

Morris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones looks to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Morris tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Morris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jody Morris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morris misses with a head kick.
Joseph Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Morris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily

and Morris counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.

Morris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones blocks a head kick by Morris.

Morris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
Jody Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Jones.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Morris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morris.
Jones jumps guard but Morris stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Morris decides to pull guard.
Morris wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Morris has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morris is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Morris counters with a solid body kick.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Morris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morris.
Jones tries to pull guard but Morris holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.

Morris has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Morris dives into Jones's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones is trying to keep Morris in close.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
Joseph Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris scores with a kick to the body.
Jody Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morris.

Morris rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jody Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morris 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jody Morris!