PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah has chosen Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Samm Mah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morton
vs
Mah

170 cm
24
161 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mah looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mah there.
Morton missing with a left hand there. Mah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morton shoots in for a takedown but Mah shows good takedown defense.
Morton throws a jab when Mah was well out of range.
Mah slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Mah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mah. Morton shrugs it off though.
Morton scores with a jab to the body.
Morton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Morton catches Mah right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Morton misses.

Mah closes the distance and clinches.
Mah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mah tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Morton tries to bum rush Mah with a series of wild strikes but Mah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Morton.
Morton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morton looks to land a combination but Mah avoids it well.
Morton misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
Morton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mah dodges the punch combination from Morton.
Morton avoids the body shot from Mah.
Mah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morton manages to avoid it.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mah slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Mah takes a swing at Morton's ribcage but misses.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Mah gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mah prevents Morton from standing back up.
Mah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morton is looking to escape.
Mah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah trying to control from half guard but Morton is working away.
Mah is nestled in close to Morton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mah not doing much here.
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.
Mah working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morton's head.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Mah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samm Mah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Morton misses.
Mah moves forwards but Morton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mah.
Mah throws a series of punches but Morton moves out of range.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a series of strikes. Morton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morton misses with a combination
and Mah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morton thinking.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Micheal Morton has been cut.
Mah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mah clinches.
Mah lands a left hand.
Morton prevents the takedown attempt.
Morton takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Mah keeps him there for the moment.
Mah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Morton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mah stalling against the ropes.
Mah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morton tries to stall but Mah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mah controls his hands.
Mah effectively controlling the action here.
Mah keeps control of Morton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Micheal Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mah throws a jab when Morton was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.

Morton uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with an outside leg kick.
Mah thumps Morton with a low kick.
Morton slips under a jab from Mah.
Mah cracks Morton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mah looks to score with a jab to the body but Morton is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah has his takedown stuffed
and Morton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Micheal Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samm Mah.
Mah is breathing heavily.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Morton lands a nice shot to the body.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morton misses with a combination
and Mah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mah circles away quickly and effectively.
Morton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mah throws a good cross that connects.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mah chips away with some ground and pound.
Morton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morton tries to get out of the position.
Mah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton wants to stand up but Mah is controlling him.
Mah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morton's head.
Mah stops Morton from standing up.
Mah thows a big elbow that misses.
Mah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Mah drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samm Mah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Morton throws a nice looking combination but Mah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mah tries to clinch but Morton moves out of range.
Mah misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Morton scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Mah.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mah counters with a straight right hand.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samm Mah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Morton misses the target.
Morton takes a swing at Mah's ribcage but misses.
Morton staying out of range there.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with a left and a right that stings Morton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Mah.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Mah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mah counters with a straight right hand.
Mah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morton misses with a hook.
Mah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morton's sensitive parts.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Morton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morton misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mah to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton fails with the takedown

and Mah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah is looking to control Morton's arms but Morton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mah has his back to the ropes.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.

Morton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Mah or perhaps it was just good defense by Morton which made him look bad.
Morton looks to land a left hand but Mah moved out of range nicely.
Mah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mah won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samm Mah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Morton scores with a four punch combination!
Morton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mah. Mah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a thumping low kick.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Mah tries to clinch up
and Morton counters with a stiff right hand.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morton.
Morton looks to land a combination but Mah avoids it well.
Micheal Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morton tries to bum rush Mah with a series of wild strikes but Mah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samm Mah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samm Mah!