PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Seeble (ranked 4139 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 502 p4p, 159 weight class). Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Morrison enters the cage!

Seeble
vs
Morrison

184 cm
21
178
3 - 3 - 1

181 cm
20
170
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Seeble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
Morrison throws a body punch but Seeble moves out of range.
Seeble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison swings for the body but Seeble moves out of range.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Seeble had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seeble.
Seeble seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seeble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.

Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Seeble sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seeble is trying to control but can't.
Morrison is nestled in close to Seeble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seeble wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seeble's coaches at Hardcore MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seeble's head.
Seeble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison is nestled in close to Seeble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Seeble is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Seeble tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Seeble is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison prevents Seeble from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Seeble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Seeble looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Seeble looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seeble has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seeble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
Seeble tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Seeble tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Morrison winds up and cracks Seeble with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Seeble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seeble gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeble keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.

Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seeble has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Seeble's legs - danger averted.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seeble's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison distracts Seeble with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seeble's head.
Seeble is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.

Morrison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seeble taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
Morrison working over Seeble with some ground and pound. Seeble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seeble wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrison connects with a nice short shot to Seeble's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeble has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seeble wants to get back to full guard.
Seeble is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seeble taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control from Seeble's half guard. Seeble has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morrison won't allow Seeble to sweep him here.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrison distracts Seeble with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seeble trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seeble's head.
Seeble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison distracts Seeble with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seeble doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.

Seeble is rocked!
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.

Seeble has his foot on Morrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison stands up over Seeble, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seeble keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.

Seeble is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seeble's head.
Seeble keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seeble doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Oh Seeble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison tries for a takedown but Seeble circles away easily
and Seeble counters with a stiff right hand.
Seeble seems to have got his legs back now.
Seeble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Frank Seeble has been cut.
Seeble throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Seeble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison scores with a jab. Seeble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seeble moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Seeble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seeble connects with the punch.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seeble paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Morrison gets a clinch.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison cracks Seeble with a nice body shot.
Seeble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison presses Seeble against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seeble tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison cracks Seeble with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Morrison.
Seeble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seebles head.
Seeble is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Seeble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Seeble's cut.
That's time! Seeble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Seeble throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.

Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison slips a nice elbow through Seeble's hands, connecting with Seeble's forehead.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Seeble has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Seeble misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeble throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Seeble regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seeble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.

Seeble wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
Seeble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seeble preventing the sweep.
Morrison pulls Seeble in close to prevent any damage.
Seeble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison has Seeble pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seeble has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Seeble trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison is controlling Seeble's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Donk. Morrison catches Seeble right on the button with a cross.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
Seeble misses the shot to the body.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Seeble.

Morrison forces Seeble back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frank Seeble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seeble or not.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Seeble's ribcage. Seeble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seeble stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrison is working Seeble over against the cage.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Morrison.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Seeble tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.

Seeble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seeble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seeble's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Seeble falls backwards - clearly groggy! Morrison dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.