PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Jay (ranked 3630 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Ricardo Morra Jr (ranked 342 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay
vs
Morra Jr

170 cm
18
147
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
147
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Rubicon Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Morra Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morra Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Jay's head back.
Morra Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jay at a distance.
Morra Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Morra Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Morra Jr scores with a one two! Jay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morra Jr works Jay's body with a nice hook.
Morra Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morra Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
Morra Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morra Jr tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Morra Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morra Jr is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay throws a big counter combination but Morra Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morra Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
A lazy left from Morra Jr finds it's target.
Morra Jr thuds a left hand into Jay's body.
Jay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morra Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Morra Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morra Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morra Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morra Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Jay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Morra Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jay doesn't seem phased though.
Morra Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one.
Morra Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morra Jr scores with a hook to the body. Jay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morra Jr catches Jay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morra Jr punishes Jay's body with a nice straight punch.
Morra Jr connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morra Jr connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Morra Jr.
Morra Jr with a jab.

Jay clinches.
Jay looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Morra Jr fails to land.
Morra Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morra Jr tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Morra Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morra Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morra Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay wants to get back to striking at distance but Morra Jr won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morra Jr misses with some punches.
Morra Jr pushes Jay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Jay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morra Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Morra Jr fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Morra Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morra Jr 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 8:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 8:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 8:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Morra Jr!
Ricardo Morra Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.