PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 917 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 112 p4p, 141 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.

Morrison
vs
Williams

175 cm
21
145
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
140
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
We've been told by Morrison's head coaches at No Stepchild - No Entrance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams misses with a body shot

and Morrison counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Morrison lands a body shot.
A short left from Morrison.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Williams is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison as he avoids it easily.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Richard Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams with the counter takedown but Morrison avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spencer Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Morrison!

Williams working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.

Williams is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from Morrison, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richard Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Morrison misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Morrison slips a jab from Williams.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morrison defends it well.
Morrison tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A counter left hand to the body from Morrison misses its target.
Williams lands a body shot.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Morrison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Morrison lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Morrison blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams misses with a looping left.
As Williams backs away, Morrison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Williams misses with an uppercut
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison slips a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Morrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Morrison turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison lands a body punch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

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