PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Morales has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fighter
vs
Morales

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fighter drives through with a takedown into Morales's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fighter is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Japan Fighter.
Morales throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fighter doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws a combination. Fighter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morales wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fighter controlling from mount.
Fighter breaks from Morales's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morales is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fighter lands with some strikes.
Fighter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morales for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morales wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fighter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morales hang on?
Fighter controlling his opponent.
Morales really wants to buck Fighter off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fighter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fighter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morales hang on?
Morales is in a horrible position here. Fighter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fighter controlling his opponent.
Fighter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morales?
Fighter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fighter controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Fighter.
Fighter controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fighter controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japan Fighter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
Fighter shoots in for a double leg but Morales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter seems unphased.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morales as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japan Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morales being controlled here, momentarily.
Fighter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morales wants to stand and escape but Fighter is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a big elbow that misses.
Fighter 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Morales misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fighter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morales.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
Fighter shoots in but no luck this time.
Morales throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fighter looking to score a takedown here. Morales is defending well but Fighter drives through and ends up in Morales's guard.
Fighter lands a couple of digs.
Fighter is stalling in the full guard.
Fighter working some strikes from top position.
Morales being controlled here, momentarily.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Fighter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japan Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fighter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fighter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fighter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Japan Fighter.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Japan Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fighter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morales's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Morales shows good takedown defense.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
Japan Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fighter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morales is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fighter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japan Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales with a nice cross.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morales as he jumps to the side.
Japan Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fighter gets a double leg takedown into Morales's guard.
Fighter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fighter prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
Fighter's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Japan Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fighter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morales sprawls well initially but Fighter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Japan Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japan Fighter!