PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bolpar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Bolpar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bolpar
vs
Morrow

189 cm
26
209 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Bolpar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow tries for a takedown but Bolpar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolpar swivels and escapes.
Morrow shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolpar tries to sprawl out of it but Morrow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolpar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Bolpar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Morrow.
Morrow is looking to clinch but Bolpar is avoiding it.

Bolpar takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrow is trying to drag Bolpar to the mat but Bolpar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bolpar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolpar misses with a knee strike.
Bolpar connects with a knee to the head.
Morrow looks gassed!
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow looking for a takedown.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Morrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.
Morrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Bolpar working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.

Bolpar closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking for a takedown.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolpar.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Bolpar misses with a knee to the head.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar has Morrow pressed against the cage.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morrow taking a breather.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolpar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolpar stalling in the clinch.
Bolpar is pressed up against the cage. Morrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolpar down to the mat. Bolpar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches up with Bolpar, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes Bolpar against the cage but Bolpar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four 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.
Bolpar is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bolpar instigates a clinch.
Bolpar with a knee to the head.
Bolpar prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolpar slows down the pace here.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Bolpar scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bolpar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bolpar instigates a clinch.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Bolpar has the dominant position.
Morrow is looking to control Bolpar's arms but Bolpar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolpar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrow's brow.
Morrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Bolpar.
Bolpar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Bolpar.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolpar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Morrow letting Bolpar take a breather here.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolpar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolpar working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow wants a takedown but no success here.
Bolpar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Bolpar.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow tries for a takedown but Bolpar manages to get underhooks.
Jack Bolpar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Morrow.
Bolpar wants to stall.

Morrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Morrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Morrow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bolpar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Morrow in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bolpar is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seth Morrow!