PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domagoj Kovacic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kovacic
vs
Morrow

175 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domagoj Kovacic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Morrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovacic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacic shoots in for a takedown but Morrow shows good takedown defense.
Morrow cracks Kovacic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Kovacic misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Domagoj Kovacic has been cut.
Morrow scores with a three punch combo!
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Morrow.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Kovacic moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovacic throws a one two combo.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovacic circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Kovacic avoids it well.
Kovacic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kovacic dives in and grabs Morrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes down on Kovacic's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domagoj Kovacic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kovacic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jax Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Morrow. Beautiful body shot.
Morrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovacic circles away.
Morrow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Kovacic. Kovacic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kovacic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kovacic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kovacic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrow tries to avoid it but Kovacic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrow to the ground. Morrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kovacic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrow looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacic throws the kick towards the body but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kovacic rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovacic circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
No luck for Kovacic with that takedown attempt.
Kovacic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrow.
Kovacic throws the kick towards the body but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovacic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Morrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kovacic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kovacic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovacic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kovacic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovacic looks to land a body kick but Morrow moved away.
Kovacic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kovacic with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow moves to clinch but Kovacic breaks away
and Kovacic counters with a solid body kick.

Kovacic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morrow is trying to defend but Kovacic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
Morrow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domagoj Kovacic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kovacic shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl out of it but Kovacic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Morrow.
Kovacic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrow's waist but Morrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovacic off to one side.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Kovacic avoids them all with ease.
Morrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kovacic throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for Morrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovacic throws the kick towards the body but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow is breathing heavily.

Kovacic pushes Morrow up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kovacic lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kovacic breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovacic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domagoj Kovacic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovacic closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Kovacic pushes Morrow against the ropes but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrow scores with a hook.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Kovacic avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Kovacic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovacic off the ropes and back into range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovacic.
Jax Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovacic circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Kovacic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovacic.
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!
A combination from Kovacic does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Morrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kovacic doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacic avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Morrow leaves Kovacic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrow scores with a hook to the body. Kovacic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovacic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrow.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovacic misses with a takedown attempt - Morrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrow lands a slapping body shot.
Kovacic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrow pinned against the ropes. Morrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrow misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Kovacic closes the distance and pushes Morrow back into the ropes.
Kovacic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morrow trying to control the position but instead, Kovacic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morrow into the ropes.
Kovacic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kovacic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrow lands a two punch combo.

Kovacic pushes Morrow up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jax Morrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Domagoj Kovacic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kovacic gets the takedown into side control.
Morrow sneaks back into half guard.
Kovacic wants to take a breather but Morrow is having none of it.
Kovacic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrow tries to kick Kovacic off but Kovacic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrow trying to control but Kovacic postures up.
Morrow tries to get to full guard but Kovacic has control of the leg.
Morrow is not content to let Kovacic control the position.
Morrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is holding on to half guard well.
Morrow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kovacic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kovacic's back!
Morrow doesn't have the hooks in and Kovacic manages to turn into his guard.

Morrow has his feet on Kovacic's thighs here. He's pushed Kovacic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kovacic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jax Morrow!