PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 6136 p4p, 22304 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 554 p4p, 605 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Leave Me Alone. Ray Morrison has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Morrison
vs
Thu

182 cm
31
170
7 - 9 - 1

166 cm
26
135
11 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison thumps Thu with a low kick.
Thu takes one to the side of the head.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thu.

Morrison closes the distance and pushes Thu back into the ropes.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Morrison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thu looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the ropes.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu lands an elbow just above Morrison 's eye.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thu's elbow.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.

Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu is looking to clinch.
Thu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thu moves away.
Thu looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Thu tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thu takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Thu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Thu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thu.
Thu throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Thu pushes him off.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Morrison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Thu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thu wants to counter with a clinch but Morrison pushes him away.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Thu keeps it at a distance.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Thu scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thu checks a leg kick.
Thu misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Thu lands with a nice body punch.
Thu with the inside leg kick.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Thu.
Thu blocks a head kick by Morrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Thu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Thu's head.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
Thu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thu throws a front kick that sends Morrison stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Thu moves away and avoids it.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrison misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Thu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrison rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Thu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Thu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thu lands a head shot.
Thu lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thu's head.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thu.
Morrison tries to move into range but Thu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Thu is just out of range.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu staying out of range there.
Thu misses with a kick to the body.

Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrison's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.

Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Thu tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Thu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison stuns Thu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison scores with a jab. Thu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Thu.
Thu misses with a right hand
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Thu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Morrison.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ray Morrison!

Ray Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ray Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.