PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique 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

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Morrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson is controlling Morrow's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrow controls the pace.
Morrow preventing the sweep.

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 content to stall in guard here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Morrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wilson for as long as he can get away with.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Morrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Morrow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Morrow on that attempt.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morrow shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Morrow persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Morrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Morrow persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Morrow persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrow fails to land the takedown.
Morrow looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.

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.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Seth Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Morrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrow off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Morrow drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson managing to control the position.
Morrow sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Morrow postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow pushing down on Wilson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

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