PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morrison
vs
McTavish

187 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 2

189 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

THE STEEL PENN 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 2 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jock McTavish!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morrison avoids the body shot from McTavish.
McTavish shoots in but no luck this time.
McTavish shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrison defends it nicely.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTavish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison swinging wildly here.
McTavish tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McTavish misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison connects with a jab.

McTavish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morrison trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

McTavish stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morrison.
McTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTavish misses with a looping left.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTavish ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison looks to land a combination. McTavish sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McTavish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Morrison gets caught flat footed, as McTavish shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McTavish looks gassed!
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McTavish pushing down on Morrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
McTavish is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
McTavish wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Morrison is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McTavish is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McTavish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McTavish shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but McTavish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock McTavish.
McTavish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
McTavish dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
McTavish misses with the combination.
McTavish fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but McTavish ducks down to avoid it.
McTavish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morrison cracks McTavish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McTavish moves out of range as Morrison throws a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McTavish!
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but McTavish is just out of range.
McTavish misses with the combination.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish misses the body punch
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McTavish has time to react.
McTavish shoots in for a double leg but Morrison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McTavish shoots in but Morrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison lands the left hand.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison misses with a combination
and McTavish counters with a three punch combo that has Morrison backing up. Morrison nods at McTavish to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McTavish keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McTavish shoots and misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McTavish misses with a double jab.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot to de liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Tommy Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTavish.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

McTavish has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but McTavish keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but McTavish has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

McTavish manages to break the clinch.

McTavish gets a takedown into half guard.
McTavish throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
McTavish trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
McTavish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pushes McTavish off looking to stand but McTavish dives back in and keeps control.
McTavish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McTavish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McTavish content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but McTavish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison throws a series of punches but McTavish avoids them all with ease.
Morrison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McTavish shoots in but no luck this time.

McTavish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but McTavish is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McTavish manages to break the clinch.
McTavish misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tommy Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock McTavish.
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison with a jab.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
McTavish lands a jab to the nose.

McTavish clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but McTavish is controlling the position.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but McTavish has him pressed against the ropes.

McTavish jumps guard.

McTavish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison wanted to stand there but McTavish had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McTavish tries to strike from the bottom.
McTavish throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morrison wanted to stand there but McTavish had control of the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McTavish can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

McTavish closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison is pressed up against the ropes. McTavish has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrison down to the mat. Morrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McTavish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison lands with a nice combination. McTavish backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Morrison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McTavish fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a left and a right that stings McTavish.
McTavish shoots in but no luck this time.
McTavish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morrison lands a head shot.
McTavish blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
McTavish is looking to clinch.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

McTavish shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morrison's guard.
McTavish throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McTavish throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish won't allow Morrison to get back to his feet.
McTavish throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
McTavish prevents Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Morrison keeping full guard, as McTavish tries to pass.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Tommy Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McTavish tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock McTavish.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands the left hand.
A left and a right from Morrison both land. Nice combination.
McTavish fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McTavish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
McTavish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but McTavish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
McTavish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison cracks McTavish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McTavish tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
McTavish misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison throws a head kick but McTavish moves out of range.
McTavish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McTavish throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison scores with a one two! McTavish had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

McTavish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McTavish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morrison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McTavish tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McTavish wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish misses with a head shot.

McTavish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McTavish misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Morrison!