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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Boy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bertrand Morris's chin.
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300 lbs
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220 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand Morris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morris goes for a takedown attempt but Boy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boy scores a takedown into full mount!
Boy wants to control the pace but Morris is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy looking for a guillotine from mount but Morris is having none of it.
Morris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morris wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Can Morris hold on?! Boy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Morris prevents Boy from getting a body triangle.
Boy looking to break Morris's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morris remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Boy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morris rolls, trying to escape but Boy keeps control of the position.
Boy struggling to land strikes to the head as Morris covers up.
Boy looking for the choke but no joy.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Morris manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boy's guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
Morris wants to get up but he can't break Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Morris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Boy wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Boy clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Morris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boy's guard.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
Morris has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morris isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boy stacks Morris on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boy!
Boy lands a nice forearm strike.
Morris is looking to reverse the position.
Boy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boy trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
Boy working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boy shoots and misses
and Morris counters with a takedown into side control.
Morris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boy sneaks back into half guard.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Boy is defending well.
Boy is trying to maintain the position but Morris is very close to passing his half guard.
Boy is trying to stand back up but Morris is controlling him
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Boy defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boy won't be happy with that.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morris's best efforts.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Boy is trying to maintain the position but Morris is very close to passing his half guard.
Morris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morris is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boy defends it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Boy misses with a takedown
and Morris counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morris trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morris's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morris throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boy is looking to control Morris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boy avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
Morris throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boy.
Morris just leaning against Boy, taking a breather.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morris prevents it.
Boy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morris is not content to let Boy control the position.
Boy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy controlling the action here.
Boy wants to take a breather but Morris is having none of it.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Morris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boy is looking to advance position but Morris won't allow it.
It looks like Boy is going to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boy's back!
Morris doesn't have the hooks in and Boy manages to turn into his guard.
Boy wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boy trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morris defending well though.
Boy working Morris over with strikes.
Morris is staying active underneath Boy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Boy trying to control the position.
Morris gets to his feet - Boy follows without any prompting.
Morris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Boy passes Morris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morris actively working from the bottom here.
Boy moves into full mount! Morris won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morris's face.
Boy lands a heavy elbow.
Boy tries to control but Morris wriggling away.
Morris regains half guard.
Bertrand Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris is looking for a triangle but Boy pushes his legs off easily.
Boy pushing down on Morris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morris wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
Morris lands with a few short shots to the body.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Morris has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking for submissions off his back.
Boy trying to control from half guard but Morris is working away.
Boy passes to full mount!
Boy avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
Boy looking to secure an arm triangle but Morris defends it well.
Morris is working to get back to half guard.
Morris is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Morris is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boy looking to control but Morris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boy trying to control but Morris is having none of it.
Morris wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy landing strikes from the mount and Morris is in trouble!
Morris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Boy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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