PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Lange (ranked 2695 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 224 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lange
vs
Morrow

170 cm
26
153
4 - 5 - 0

177 cm
27
150
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nico Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Lange. Lange gets slowly back to his feet.
Lange seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lange slips a straight right by Morrow.
Lange tries to counter with a takedown but Morrow is quick to defend against it.
Lange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Lange.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow throws a big shot that misses.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Lange saw that one coming.
Lange tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lange is looking to clinch.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morrow pushes Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow stalling in the clinch.
Lange tries to pull guard but Morrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow stalling the fight.
Morrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lange misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow stalling.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Lange prevents a body shot from Morrow.
Lange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Lange works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morrow just leaning against Lange, taking a breather.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lange up against the cage.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Morrow.
Lange 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.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lange ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Lange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lange displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lange on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lange was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.

Morrow pushes Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow pushes Lange back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow is pushing Lange up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow gets through Lange's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lange struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lange is looking to control Morrow's arms but Morrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lange has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Morrow lands with a left to the head.
Morrow stops a takedown attempt from Lange.
Morrow is struggling to control the position.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Lange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow blocks a body shot from Lange.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrow.
Morrow just leaning against Lange, taking a breather.
Lange tries to pull guard but Morrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Lange drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Still in the clinch, Morrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrow presses Lange against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow cracks Lange with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange working aggressively here.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
Lange trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lange has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lange misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lange.
Lange is breathing heavily.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Lange pushes Morrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morrow digs a good hook to Lange's body.

Morrow instigates a clinch.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lange is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Morrow.
Morrow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lange fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow cracks Lange with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ross Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lange tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrow swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Morrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lange moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lange closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrow did well to prevent Lange getting side control.
Morrow is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Morrow works his way to full guard. Good work.

Lange drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard.

Morrow wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrow wants to stand but Lange is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lange. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lange working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Lange working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.

Lange is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Morrow has his hands clasped together but Lange extends and breaks Morrow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lange.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nico Lange!
Nico Lange took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey Stout let's run it back. We both know you were seconds from a loss.'.