PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinny Boy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Morales
vs
Boy

200 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy with a poor takedown

and Morales counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boy! Morales lets Boy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy shoots and misses

and Morales counters with a nice right hand that sends Boy toppling to the canvas! Boy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morales finish him?!

Boy is rocked!
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?

Morales gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Boy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but Morales keeps moving and retains side control.
Morales wants to stand but Boy is controlling his arm.
Boy seems to have recovered his senses.

Morales decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boy to his feet.
Boy with a poor takedown

and Morales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boy won't be happy with that.
Carlos Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.

Morales stands up.
Boy looks gassed!
Morales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boy shoots and misses

and Morales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boy won't be happy with that.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morales sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Morales has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Boy as he checks the leg kick.
Boy tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morales is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Boy.
Morales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Morales shoots in and gets a takedown into Boy's guard.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.

Boy looking for a guillotine here but Morales defends easily.
Morales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to stand but Boy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morales throws a strike but Boy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morales keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Morales pulls Boy in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boy, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boy is looking for a triangle but Morales pushes his legs off easily.
Morales tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.

Boy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morales is one step ahead there.
Morales has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Morales.
Boy has his takedown stuffed

and Morales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Morales throwing strikes here but Boy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Morales misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morales counters with a single leg into guard. Boy didn't expect that.
Morales is stalling in the full guard.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morales wants to stand and escape but instead Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Boy prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy postures up.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.

Boy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boy has Morales in his guard.
Boy wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Morales wants to get up but he can't break Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morales wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Boy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morales is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Morales tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
Morales is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boy wants to take his opponent's back but Morales doesn't allow it.
Carlos Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morales is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morales is one step ahead there.
Boy is looking to sweep but instead, Morales has passed into half guard.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Boy is defending well.
Morales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Morales is keen to just control but Boy is a slippery customer.
Boy wants to control but Morales is keeping busy.

Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morales pulls his head out easily.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy is looking to improve his position.

That's four 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morales manages to get himself to full guard.
Morales is trying to keep Boy in close.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morales manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy's cut.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boy fails with the takedown
and Morales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Morales shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Morales is proving a slippery customer.
Morales tries to stand but Boy is controlling from the bottom.
Morales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boy has a closed guard, preventing Morales from standing up.

Carlos Morales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Morales forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.

Morales breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boy is in Morales's guard.

Boy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boy has Morales in his guard.
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boy is proving hard to escape from.
Boy is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morales controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlos Morales just wasn't active enough.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skinny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a half hearted mid kick.

Morales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morales pulls his head out easily.
Morales keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy gets full guard.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Morales is proving a slippery customer.

Boy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morales has picked Boy up and slammed him! Boy can't keep hold of the triangle and Morales manages to pass to side control!
Boy can't do much from the bottom here.

Morales has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Morales shoots in and gets a takedown into Boy's guard.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Boy looking for subs off his back but Morales has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morales tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Boy.
Morales not doing much here.
Morales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boy for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy tries to roll over but Morales keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Morales wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Morales has Boy up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Morales!