PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Where I'm Going? by Kottonmouth Kings. Freddy Morris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morris
vs
Stram

198 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stram doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Morris counters with a shoot takedown. Stram fights it but they end up in guard.
Stram working a defensive guard here.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stram lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morris!

Stram is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morris is trying to escape the mount.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stram on the ground.
Morris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Morris pushes Stram off and gets back to his feet.

Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stram trying to control the position.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Stram blocks nicely.
Stram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stram has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morris is working Stram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris postures up in Stram's guard and throws a big left but Stram blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris postures up in Stram's guard and throws a big left but Stram blocks it.
Stram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.

Stram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stram looks gassed!
Stram won't allow Morris to get back to his feet.
Morris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morris has his hands on Stram's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stram won't allow Morris to sweep him here.

We're going to have a standup here because Freddy Morris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Morris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morris is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stram taking a bit of punishment here - Morris scoring with strikes.
Stram takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morris lands a nice forearm strike.
Stram on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morris cracks Stram with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morris lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stram to see if he's OK.
Morris lands some shots froms side control.
Morris working the ground and pound.
Morris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morris lands a nice forearm strike.
Morris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morris lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stram on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morris scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morris drives through with a takedown into Stram's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
Morris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Stram that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris is landing with some decent strikes but Stram is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Stram is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris landing shots from mount.
Stram taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morris looking to finish Stram with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stram!
Stram tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morris with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Freddy Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morris lands a big elbow.
Stram taking shots to the head.
Morris lands a big elbow.
Stram tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris scoring with strikes but Stram is staying in there.
The referee warns Stram that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Morris.
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stram is bucking up trying to escape but Morris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morris with the ground and pound from mount.
Stram is in a horrible position here. Morris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.
Morris scoring with strikes but Stram is staying in there.
Morris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stram wants to control but Morris is having none of it.
Morris working the ground and pound effectively.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram is trying to escape the mount.
Morris dominating with strikes here.
Morris with shots to the head and body - Stram looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morris lands a heavy elbow.
Stram tries to lock up and control but Morris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morris cracks Stram with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris lands a big shot there that rocks Stram but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morris cracks Stram with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stram can do to turn this around?
Morris lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Morris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morris is nestled in close to Stram, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stram is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stram to regain full guard.
Stram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stram is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stram working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris cracks Stram with a solid left hand.
Morris distracts Stram with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses.
Morris working some strikes from top position.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stram's head.
Morris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morris lands a couple of elbows.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stram has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stram looking to control.
Freddy Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stram throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stram being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freddy Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stram shoots and misses

and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stram's guard.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stram is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Freddy Morris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Morris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morris takes a little break here. Stram wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stram taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Stram's face as Morris controls the position.
Morris working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor Stram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stram seems a little lost for a moment, as Morris dominates the positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morris 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Morris!