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CACC 155 Morrison Jr v Krawlee PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 13 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Krawlee's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Krawlee
Krawlee is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. is pushing down on Krawlee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krawlee is fighting to maintain full guard but Morrison Jr. has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krawlee is trying to control but can't.
Krawlee is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krawlee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee gets back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Krawlee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Krawlee.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krawlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison Jr. looking to sit in guard and control but Krawlee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (2) Krawlee
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrison Jr. wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Krawlee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (5) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. gets back to half guard.
Morrison Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to hit a sweep here but Krawlee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison Jr. there! Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (8) Krawlee
Krawlee takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (11) Krawlee
Krawlee trying to control.
Krawlee is controlling the position but Morrison Jr. somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Krawlee control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Krawlee is very close to passing his half guard.
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Morrison Jr. is defending the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Krawlee is trying to control. Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krawlee pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krawlee not doing much here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawlee is taking a breather. Morrison Jr. says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Morrison Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. tries to roll over but Krawlee keeps him under control.
Morrison Jr. is staying active underneath Krawlee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. manages to get to full guard.
Morrison Jr. keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. wants to sweep here but Krawlee controlling him for the moment.
Krawlee trying to control but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krawlee controls the pace.
Morrison Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Morrison Jr. keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison Jr., not yet.
Morrison Jr. is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison Jr. is looking to sweep but instead, Krawlee has passed into half guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Krawlee postures up.
Krawlee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee trying to control from half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Morrison Jr. is working from the bottom.
Krawlee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison Jr. tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Krawlee has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (14) Krawlee
Morrison Jr. sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Morrison Jr. has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krawlee is working away from the top position though.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but Morrison Jr. defending well.
Krawlee is keen to just control but Morrison Jr. is a slippery customer.
Morrison Jr. wants to improve his position but Krawlee is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. gets back to full guard.
Krawlee stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison Jr..
Krawlee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison Jr.'s guard.
Well, if Krawlee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krawlee stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to hold on to Krawlee's head to control him but Krawlee postures up.
Morrison Jr. is not content to let Krawlee control the position.
Morrison Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee wants to control but Morrison Jr. is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. tries to get to full guard but Krawlee has control of the leg.
Krawlee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Krawlee to pass to mount.
Krawlee is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krawlee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krawlee's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Morrison Jr. (6) vs (14) Krawlee
Krawlee tries to escape the position.
Krawlee looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Krawlee right now.
Morrison Jr. looking to hold on to the position here but Krawlee rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Krawlee 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.
Morrison Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (9) vs (14) Krawlee
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison Jr. working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krawlee wins on points by 14 to 9.
Kreepee Krawlee is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Kreepee Krawlee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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