PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 54 p4p, 278 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 7 p4p, 30 weight class). Morrison comes into the arena with Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Morrison
vs
Harakka

181 cm
32
170
31 - 15 - 0

183 cm
30
179
19 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Harakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Harakka ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harakka.
Harakka throws a right hand that misses
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harakka manages to avoid it.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harakka slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison works Harakka's body with a nice hook.

Harakka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Harakka controls his hands.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrison or not.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Morrison is trying to drag Harakka to the mat but Harakka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Harakka scores with a hook to the body.
Harakka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Harakka's head.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Harakka controls the action.
Harakka is leaning against Morrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harakka lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harakka - that will leave a mark!
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Harakka misses the body punch
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harakka scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Morrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harakka clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison feints and as Harakka raises his hands in defense, Morrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison works over Harakka with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison won't allow Harakka to get back to his feet.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Harakka has wrist control.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Harakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Harakka keeps moving.
Harakka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harakka seems keen to control Morrison's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harakka momentarily.
Harakka tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
Harakka throws an off balance right hand

and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Morrison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harakka sprawls and moves away.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harakka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harakka scores with a hook.
Harakka connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison jabs at Harakka's body.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harakka can do to turn this around?
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Harakka's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
Harakka misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka.
Harakka connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Harakka misses the target.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harakka.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Harakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustav Harakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harakka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Harakka shows good takedown defense.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka.
Morrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harakka slips a jab from Morrison.
Harakka moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Harakka with a nice calf kick.
Gustav Harakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Harakka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison throws a combination. Harakka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Harakka misses.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Harakka. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harakka in his tracks.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harakka throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Morrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Harakka moves 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!
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Harakka finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Harakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Harakka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harakka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Morrison moved away.
Morrison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harakka misses with an uppercut
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harakka doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harakka under the eye.
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!
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Morrison throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
It seemed like Harakka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Harakka manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Morrison throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Harakka throws the kick towards the body but Morrison avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harakka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Harakka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Harakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harakka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harakka takes one on the button.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
A jab from Harakka misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Harakka's head back.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Harakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Harakka.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Harakka moves away and avoids it.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harakka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Harakka is working away.
Harakka wants to get back to his feet.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harakka is trying is best to control the position here.
Harakka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harakka has his hands clasped together around Morrison's back. He's all about the action.
Harakka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison postures up in Harakka's guard and throws a big left but Harakka blocks it.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harakka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harakka has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison trying to control but Harakka is working from the bottom.
Morrison controlling from the top position.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.