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CWC 301 - Morrison Jr vs Lee 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 66 wins and 25 losses; David Morrison Jr.! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Morrison Jr. stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison Jr. dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (2) vs (0) Lee
Morrison Jr. trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Morrison Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. advances to half guard.
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.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Lee tries to roll over but Morrison Jr. keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Morrison Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Morrison Jr. wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Morrison Jr. has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (0) Lee
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison Jr. pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morrison Jr. is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (5) vs (2) Lee
Morrison Jr. controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Morrison Jr. is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Morrison Jr. (7) vs (2) Lee
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison Jr. to get the leverage.
Lee is not content to let Morrison Jr. control the position.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Morrison Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison Jr. is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morrison Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison Jr. slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison Jr. is one step ahead there.
Morrison Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison Jr. defends well.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Morrison Jr. from controlling successfully.
Morrison Jr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to control but Morrison Jr. passes easily into half guard.
Morrison Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison Jr. content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Morrison Jr. manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (10) vs (2) Lee
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison Jr. wants to take Lee's back here but Lee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morrison Jr. working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison Jr. has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Morrison Jr. (13) vs (2) Lee
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison Jr. is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Morrison Jr. is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison Jr. wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Morrison Jr. is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison Jr. sits in half guard.
Morrison Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Morrison Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morrison Jr. won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrison Jr. defends it easily.
Lee wants to sweep here but Morrison Jr. controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is trying to control the position but Morrison Jr. postures up.
Morrison Jr. looking to pass the guard.
Morrison Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lee is tightening it up a little... Morrison Jr. has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morrison Jr. reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morrison Jr. taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Lee!
John Lee is the new bantamweight champion!
John Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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