PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crumpton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Crumpton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Crumpton
vs
Morales

225 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
249 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crumpton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Morales!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumpton tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
Crumpton moves away from the strike by Morales.
Crumpton tries to clinch up.

Morales shoots in and bounces Crumpton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales landing some decent shots from guard.

It looks like James Crumpton has been cut.
Crumpton 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crumpton pulls Morales in to control the position.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morales won't allow Crumpton to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

James Crumpton's cut is getting worse.
Crumpton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crumpton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Crumpton blocks nicely.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crumpton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Morales.

James Crumpton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morales working Crumpton over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales thows a huge punch but Crumpton dodges it nicely.
Morales wants to take a breather but Crumpton is having none of it.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Crumpton is defending well.
Morales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morales prevents Crumpton from improving his position.
Morales is just content to waste time from the top position. Crumpton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crumpton is on top in guard.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales pulls Crumpton in close to prevent any damage.
Morales is trying to control the position but Crumpton postures up.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crumpton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crumpton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales pulls Crumpton in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crumpton.
Crumpton misses with the combination.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales looks to throw a body kick
and Crumpton counters with a left to the body.
Crumpton scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvaro Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Crumpton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crumpton wants to clinch.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
and Crumpton counters with a good, hard body kick but Morales shrugs it off.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton moves in looking to clinch but Morales pushes him off.
Crumpton is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crumpton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales throws a sloppy body shot
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton fails with the takedown

and Morales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crumpton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales preventing the sweep.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvaro Morales has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crumpton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales is controlling him.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Crumpton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Crumpton has wrist control.
Crumpton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morales passes into half guard.
Morales sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crumpton defending well though.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Morales.

Jeez, James Crumpton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Crumpton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alvaro Morales!