PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ford Van Der Livery (ranked 1069 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Emilio Morterero (ranked 148 p4p, 235 weight class). Van Der Livery comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony No. 9 (E Minor). Morterero has chosen Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Van Der Livery
vs
Morterero

186 cm
27
175
10 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
169
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

Champion Apparel
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ford Van Der Livery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Livery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Van Der Livery throws a good cross that connects.
Van Der Livery slips a jab from Morterero.
Van Der Livery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Der Livery slips under a jab from Morterero.
Morterero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Emilio Morterero has been cut.
Van Der Livery swings widly with a right hand
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Der Livery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Livery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Der Livery crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morterero - the referee stops the clock and Van Der Livery gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morterero. Van Der Livery manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morterero throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Livery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Livery misses with a left hand
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Der Livery slips a jab from Morterero.
Morterero throws a head kick but Van Der Livery moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Morterero scores with a four punch combination!
Van Der Livery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Morterero misses the target.
No joy there for Van Der Livery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morterero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morterero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Livery looks to score with a jab to the body but Morterero is just out of range.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery throws a body punch but Morterero moves out of range.
Van Der Livery misses with a wild body shot.
Morterero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Van Der Livery misses.
Morterero misses the jab.
It looked like Van Der Livery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Morterero catches Van Der Livery right on the button with a cross.
Morterero's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morterero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Der Livery throws a jab when Morterero was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morterero! But no joy.
Morterero walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morterero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morterero.
Danga de danga de dang - Morterero scores with a four punch combination!
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery looks to throw the jab but Morterero is out of range.
Van Der Livery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morterero.
Van Der Livery throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morterero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Livery slips the punch.
Van Der Livery darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morterero throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Livery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Livery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morterero connects with a right hand. Van Der Livery shakes it off.
Van Der Livery moves out of range of the strikes.
Morterero moves away from the strike by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery tries to bum rush Morterero with a series of wild strikes but Morterero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morterero throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Morterero.
Morterero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Livery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Morterero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morterero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery throws the left hand but Morterero avoids the punch easily.
Morterero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morterero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morterero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morterero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morterero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Livery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morterero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut
letting Morterero counter with a right hand.
Morterero misses with a left hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Morterero.
Van Der Livery scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery throws a big shot that misses.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Morterero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Der Livery loads up on a big right hand but Morterero slips the punch.
Van Der Livery throws a sloppy body shot
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Morterero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Livery misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Livery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Livery throws a body shot but no joy.
Morterero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Der Livery had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Morterero.
Van Der Livery throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morterero counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Der Livery throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Morterero counter with a right hand.

Van Der Livery is rocked!
Van Der Livery dodges the punch combination from Morterero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morterero misses with a straight left.
Morterero staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Morterero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emilio Morterero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Livery.
Morterero throws a fast counter high kick but Van Der Livery manages to duck under it in time.
Morterero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery lands a body shot.
Morterero throws a big shot that misses.
Van Der Livery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Morterero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Der Livery defending well as Morterero loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Livery scores with a jab. Morterero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Der Livery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morterero.
Morterero throws the left hand but Van Der Livery avoids the punch easily.
Morterero lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Livery scores with a hook to the body. Morterero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morterero misses with a hook.
Morterero slips a jab from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Livery loads up on a big right hand but Morterero slips the punch.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Livery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A right-left combo lands from Van Der Livery.

Morterero is rocked!
Van Der Livery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morterero doesn't seem bothered though.
Morterero is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Livery finish him?
Van Der Livery lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ford Van Der Livery!
Ford Van Der Livery retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Ford Van Der Livery, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.