PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyro Pipes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Kane - No Surrender. Kyro Pipes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morris
vs
Pipes

210 cm
26
133 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyro Pipes!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipes checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pipes is defended easily by Morris.
Morris scores with a nice strike.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Morris.

Morris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pipes is trying to defend but Morris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pipes has hold of Morris's hands but Morris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris wants to control but Pipes is keeping him busy.
Pipes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morris.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pipes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Pipes from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frank Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice defenses there by Pipes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pipes.
Pipes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyro Pipes.
Pipes fails with the takedown
and Morris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pipes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Morris misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Pipes sees coming a mile off.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Pipes moves out of range easily.
Pipes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pipes there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Morris.

Morris gets the takedown into side control.
Morris scoring with punches from side control.
Pipes is not content to let Morris control the position.
Pipes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to stand but Pipes is controlling his arm.

Morris stands up.
Morris throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morris throws a head kick but Pipes moves out of range.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Frank Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris swings for the body but Pipes moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
Morris digs a good hook to Pipes's body.
Frank Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morris.

Morris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pipes napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Morris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pipes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipes is trying to get back to half guard.
Pipes is not content to let Morris control the position.
Morris throwing strikes but Pipes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

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.
Pipes wants to control but Morris is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pipes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morris is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Morris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morris cracks Pipes with an open hand slap.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pipes slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Morris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris throws out a powerful jab.
Pipes closes the distance and clinches up with Morris, looking for a takedown. Pipes pushes Morris against the cage but Morris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pipes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pipes blocks a head kick by Morris.
Pipes blocks a head kick by Morris.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab by Morris.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pipes gets a double leg takedown into Morris's guard.
Pipes trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pipes preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pipes blocks a head kick by Morris.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Pipes blocks a head kick by Morris.
Pipes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Pipes on that attempt.
Morris digs a good body shot into Pipes's ribs.
Morris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pipes.
Pipes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pipes in his tracks.
Morris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pipes's head.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frank Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyro Pipes.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morris, as that shot connected.
Morris works over Pipes's head and body with a nice combination.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morris misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a head kick.
A cross from Morris lands.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pipes.
Nice body punch from Morris.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Frank Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyro Pipes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morris!
Frank Morris very nearly forgot to thank Ultimate Fighting Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.