PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin St Andre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

St Andre
vs
Morrow

176 cm
21
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
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, Jax Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morrow.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.

Morrow takes the fight into the clinch.

Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and St Andre counters with a leg kick.

Morrow scores with a takedown into St Andre's guard.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Andre keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.

St Andre has his foot on Morrow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrow works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Andre is working an open guard so Morrow takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morrow throws a right and a left that St Andre avoids nicely.
Morrow ducks right into an uppercut from St Andre.
St Andre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Morrow looking to score a takedown here. St Andre is defending well but Morrow drives through and ends up in St Andre's guard.

St Andre working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.

St Andre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St Andre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrow defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrow looks gassed!
Morrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Andre trying to control the position.

St Andre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrow defends well.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrow trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Andre's guard.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

St Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but St Andre is tightening it up a little... Morrow has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morrow reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morrow taps out! Nice BJJ there by St Andre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Benjamin St Andre!