PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 1405 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 89 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tomonaga
vs
Morrison

166 cm
29
145
15 - 6 - 0

175 cm
30
145
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison keeps Tomonaga at a distance using the push kick.
Tomonaga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Morrison lands a head kick. Tomonaga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Morrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Tomonaga moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tomonaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick lands for Morrison.
Morrison cracks Tomonaga with a good jab.
Morrison connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Morrison tenderised Tomonaga's leg. Tomonaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morrison. Tomonaga shrugs it off though.
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomonaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison misses with a right hand
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.

It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morrison clobbers Tomonaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tomonaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomonaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Morrison dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tomonaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomonaga. That did some damage!
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison throws a front kick that sends Tomonaga stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Morrison throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Tomonaga moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Morrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Morrison looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Morrison just gets out of the way.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Morrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morrison fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomonaga in the body.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Tomonaga's head but Tomonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tomonaga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Morrison tenderised Tomonaga's leg. Tomonaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tomonaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Good leg kick by Morrison.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomonaga. That did some damage!
Tomonaga staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison sizes up Tomonaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga staying out of range there.
As Morrison looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Morrison just gets out of the way.
Morrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Morrison looks to throw the jab but Tomonaga is out of range.
Richard Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison misses the jab.
Tomonaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tomonaga misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Morrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a combination. Tomonaga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body kick from Morrison.
Richard Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga slips under a jab from Morrison.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Donk. Morrison catches Tomonaga right on the button with a cross.

Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Morrison pushes Tomonaga away with a front kick.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Tomonaga moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrison. That's going to slow Tomonaga down.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison swings widly with a right hand

and Tomonaga counters with a crisp right hand that drops Morrison! Tomonaga lets Morrison back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Morrison is rocked!
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomonaga finish him?
Morrison misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Tomonaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomonaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison sizes up Tomonaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Tomonaga is rocked!

Jeez, Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Morrison!
Richard Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.