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TWGC 31 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary






178 cm
40 yrs
150 lbs



182 cm
33 yrs
146 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Balbus Michael! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 12 losses; David Morrison Jr.!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Morrison Jr. dives in for a single leg takedown but Michael sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michael tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison Jr. breaks away and moves out of range.

Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown into Michael's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Michael (0) vs (2) Morrison Jr.
Michael is pulling down on Morrison Jr.'s head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison Jr., at least for the moment.
Morrison Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michael wants to sweep but no luck.
Michael being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael pulls Morrison Jr. in to control the position.
Morrison Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Michael is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison Jr. wants to pass to mount but Michael is defending the position.
Michael is looking to improve his position.

Morrison Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michael has managed to free his arm - good work.

Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Michael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. stalling.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Michael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael is trying to control but Morrison Jr. passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Michael (0) vs (5) Morrison Jr.
Michael is trying to escape the position but Morrison Jr. is controlling the position.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position from side mount.

Morrison Jr. is trying to get an arm triangle but Michael is defending well.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down.

Morrison Jr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Michael is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.

Morrison Jr. tries for a kimura but Michael is defending well.
Morrison Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working.
Michael struggling a bit here.
Morrison Jr. happy to just control the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michael is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to control but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. advances to full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Michael (0) vs (7) Morrison Jr.

Morrison Jr. looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Michael is holding on tight.
Michael really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michael is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison Jr. controlling from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. avoids the attempt from Michael to control.
Morrison Jr. fails to advance to Michael's back.
Morrison Jr. looking to control but Michael is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison Jr. is looking to work his way around to Michael's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Morrison Jr. tries to control but Michael wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael is looking to get to half guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Michael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison Jr. wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Morrison Jr. prevents Michael from getting the reversal.
Morrison Jr. seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Michael is holding on tight.
Michael is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Morrison Jr. is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Michael has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Michael!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Michael (2) vs (7) Morrison Jr.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.
Michael looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Michael wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michael has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. is keeping the position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Michael stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morrison Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michael manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michael preventing the sweep.
Michael tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison Jr. is retaining full guard.
Morrison Jr. 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.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Michael controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Morrison Jr. looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Michael is defending well. Morrison Jr. quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Michael has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morrison Jr. celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morrison Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, David Morrison Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
 
 
 
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