PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gross (ranked 4968 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 523 p4p, 384 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gross
vs
Morales

181 cm
26
160
8 - 12 - 0

177 cm
23
163
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Chester

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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morales rushes Gross and presses him up against the cage.
Morales lands a left hand.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morales pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
Morales stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Morales.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a body punch.
Gross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales tries a body shot but Gross blocks it.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gross's elbow.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gross or not.
Gross is breathing heavily.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
Morales lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Gross in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales digs a right hand underneath Gross's ribcage. Gross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gross is rocked!
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Gross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morales.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morales has Gross pressed against the cage.
Morales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morales continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gross looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morales digs a right hand into Gross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gross's gas tank.
Morales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gross backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Morales works on Gross's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Morales.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morales pushes Gross against the cage. Morales is working some dirty boxing. Morales pushes off with a quick right hook! Gross goes down! Gross tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Morales moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Morales!
Hector Morales seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.