PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 23675 p4p, 1824 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 311 p4p, 111 weight class). Richard Morrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Femme
vs
Morrison

167 cm
23
140
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
145
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Femme.
Donk. Femme catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Femme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Femme throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Femme connects with a right hand. Morrison shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Femme wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Femme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Femme throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Morrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Femme cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Femme.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrison counters with a low kick, right behind Femme 's knee.
Morrison slips under a jab from Femme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Femme.
Morrison raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Femme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrison under the eye.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Femme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Femme checks a leg kick.
Femme blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Femme misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Femme swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Femme scores with a nice right hand.
Femme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison slips under a jab from Femme.
Femme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Femme avoids it with no problem.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Femme.
It looked like Femme wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Femme throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Femme with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Femme works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Femme.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Femme lands with a right hand.
Morrison throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Femme misses.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Femme misses the jab.
Femme punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrison scores with a head kick. Femme tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Femme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Femme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Femme.
Morrison slips under a jab from Femme.
Morrison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Femme blocks it well.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Femme scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Femme misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme dominated that round.
That's time! Femme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A shot to the body from Femme misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Femme lands an overhand right.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Femme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrison under the eye.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Morrison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Femme has got the better of the exchanges.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Femme avoids them all with ease.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morrison is looking to chop away at Femme's legs.
Femme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme scores with a jab to the body.
Femme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Femme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Femme misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Femme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Femme misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Femme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Morrison moves forwards but Femme connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Femme cracks Morrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Femme scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
Femme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Femme avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Femme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Femme digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morrison in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Femme's corner calls for a 1-2. Femme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Femme blocks the body kick.
A cross from Femme lands.
Femme throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
A jab from Femme misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme backing away here, and Morrison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Femme tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme slips under a jab from Morrison.
A jab lands there for Femme.
Femme lands a nice shot that snaps Morrison's head back.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Morrison walks into a jab.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Femme slips a jab from Morrison.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Femme lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison counters with a body kick.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison throws a front kick that sends Femme stumbling back into the cage.
Femme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrison.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Femme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Femme saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Femme on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Femme connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Femme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Femme misses.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Femme.
Morrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Femme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Femme avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme slips a straight right by Morrison.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Jab by Femme.
The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison flicks out a counter leg kick but Femme steps away.
Jab, jab by Femme - just one landing.
Femme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Femme stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Femme walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Femme throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Femme lands with a hook. Morrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Femme is just out of range.
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!
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Femme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Femme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Femme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme misses with a body punch
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Femme lands a jab.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Femme throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Femme misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison tries a quick counter leg kick but Femme is wise to it.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
Femme ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Femme throws a good cross that connects.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Femme scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Femme with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Femme thinking.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison thinks about the counter body kick.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a left right combination that sends Femme crashing to the mat - Morrison wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Femme out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Morrison!
After winning the bout, Richard Morrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.