PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omari Morales (ranked 848 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Lucca Decker (ranked 106 p4p, 138 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morales
vs
Decker

201 cm
33
200
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
192
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucca Decker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decker scores with a shot to the body.
Decker throws a leg kick but Morales checks it.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decker connects with a body shot that sends Morales's belly button to the back.
Morales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decker connects with a right hand. Morales shakes it off.
Decker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morales's sensitive parts.
Morales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decker misses with a jab to the body
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decker slips a straight right by Morales.
Morales blocks a head kick by Decker.
Decker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Decker.
Decker throws a head kick that misses
and Morales counters with a left and a right that stings Decker.
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!
Decker lands a leg kick that knocks Morales off balance momentarily.
Morales blocks a head kick by Decker.
It looked like Morales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Decker defending well as Morales loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decker throws a series of strikes that have Morales backpedaling.
Decker connects with a leg kick.
Decker with a hook.
Morales scores with a three punch combo!
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morales takes a swing at Decker's ribcage but misses.
Decker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Decker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morales's sensitive parts.
Morales misses the jab.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Decker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decker. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales throwing a counter right hand but Decker manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales throws a jab when Decker was well out of range.
Decker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Decker connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Decker throws a sloppy head kick
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morales. Morales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Decker has time to react.
Decker throws a wild body kick that Morales sees coming a mile off.
Decker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Decker lands a body shot.
Decker thuds his shin into the meat of Morales's side.
Decker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morales throws a right and a left that Decker avoids nicely.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Decker can pounce on him.
Morales scores with a one two! Decker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Decker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decker throws a leg kick
and Decker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Decker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decker throws a chopping leg kick but Morales manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morales checks a leg kick.
Decker misses with a double jab
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Decker moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Decker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Decker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morales rather than just go for the knockout.
Decker slips a jab from Morales.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decker misses the shot to the body.
Morales checks a low kick from Decker.
Morales throwing a counter right hand but Decker manages to avoid it.
Decker throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decker looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Lucca Decker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Decker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.
Decker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morales is out of range and Decker settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucca Decker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Decker misses
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Decker throws a head kick that misses.
Decker lands a leg kick that knocks Morales off balance momentarily.
Decker tries a head kick but it misses.
Decker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morales connects with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Decker.
Decker throws a body kick that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morales looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Decker.
Decker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decker throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Decker is looking to chop away at Morales's legs.
Decker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decker throws a leg kick which misses Morales's front leg but catches the back leg as Morales tries to avoid it.
Decker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morales might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Decker eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Decker is rocked!
Decker misses with a leg kick
and Decker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decker is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
A head kick by Decker misses
and Morales counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Decker badly! Morales follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Decker out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Morales finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omari Morales!
After the fight, Omari Morales was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.