PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morrow
vs
Wilson

170 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.

Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrow postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrow is one step ahead there.
Morrow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Morrow is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrow stops Wilson from standing up.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
Morrow scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Morrow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrow is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a takedown

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
so Morrow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has control of Morrow's left arm, preventing Morrow from doing any damage.

Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Wilson drives through and clinches with Morrow against the cage.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Morrow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morrow tries to clinch up.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Morrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Morrow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrow cracks Wilson with a big right hand but Wilson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow prevents Wilson from escaping the position.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Morrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Morrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrow is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leslie Morrow dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.

Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrow working some strikes from top position.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrow 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.
Morrow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrow wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Morrow working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morrow lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow lands a big elbow.
Morrow dominating with strikes here.

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.
Morrow lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Morrow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrow landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Wilson is rocked!
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrow finish him?
Morrow landing strikes from the mount.
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrow with shots to the head and body - Wilson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilson hang on?
Morrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrow scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilson hang on?
Morrow working Wilson over with strikes here.
Morrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrow lands with some strikes.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morrow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilson?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrow looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leslie Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrow working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morrow lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Morrow lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrow lands with some strikes.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morrow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Morrow's attempts to control the action.
Morrow lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Morrow.
Morrow lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow lands a heavy elbow.
Morrow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrow with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leslie Morrow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow misses with the combination.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Morrow shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrow. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.
Leslie Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Morrow.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Morrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Morrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrow tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrow misses with a two punch combination.
Morrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Morrow throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
A choreographed right hand from Morrow misses the target.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrow. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Morrow looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Morrow shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrow shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Morrow moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Morrow.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrow is looking to clinch.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson swinging wilding here.

Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Morrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Morrow to control.
Morrow is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wilson doesn't have the hooks in and Morrow manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrow 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Morrow!