PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finch Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales comes to the cage accompanied by Por Ser Mexicano. On his way into the cage it seems that Martin Morales has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Martin Morales seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Morales
vs
Long

165 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing

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 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finch Long!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long slips under a jab.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Long shoots in and bounces Morales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morales is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Long is controlling him.
Long scoring with punches to the head and body.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long postures up and lands a big shot to Morales's brow.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Long is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Long manages to pass to side control.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales pushes Long off looking to stand but Long dives back in and keeps control.
Morales is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Long connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Long working Morales over with strikes.
Long slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Long winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Long working Morales over with strikes.
Long scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morales is trying to stand back up but Long is controlling him
Long scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Long working Morales over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morales has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Long working Morales over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Long connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Long winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.
Morales has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morales is looking to escape.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to stand.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morales with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Morales is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Long scores with a couple of nice shots.
Long drops an elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Long winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Long wants to control but Morales is keeping him busy.
Long lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Long moves into full mount! Morales won't be happy about that!
Morales is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long lands a big elbow.
Long with a couple of short strikes.
Long lands a big elbow.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Morales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morales wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Morales tries to buck Long off but he can't manage it.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finch Long dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Long shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Morales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morales really wants to buck Long off and get back to his feet.
Long has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morales's face.
Morales's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Finch Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
Long cracks Morales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Long putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Long with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long won't let Morales get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morales is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long lands a big elbow.
Morales is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long dominating with strikes here.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Morales wants to try and get back to his feet.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Morales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morales is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Long scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morales trying desperately to get to his feet.
Long punishing his opponent with strikes.
Long working Morales over with strikes here.
Long raining down shots from the mount!
Long in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble!
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!
Morales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble!
Long lands with some strikes.
Morales is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Long lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
Long working the ground and pound effectively.
Long lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morales hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long dominating with strikes here.
Morales trying desperately to get to his feet.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Long postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morales looks a forlorn figure.
Morales is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Long.
Long connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morales's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Long lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Long has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morales's face.
Long working Morales over with strikes here.
Long landing strikes from the mount.
Morales is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to buck Long off but he can't manage it.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morales?
Morales taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long looking to finish with strikes here!
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
Morales is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morales is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Long landing punches.
Morales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Long.
Long is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morales can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morales tries to buck Long off but he can't manage it.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finch Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Long shoots in for a double leg but Morales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Long fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morales avoids it really well and circles away.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Long is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
A left lands for Morales.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Morales stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morales staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long swinging wildly here.
Martin Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Morales throws a good cross that connects.
Morales swinging wildly here.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Morales throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Long.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Long eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morales scores with a hook to the body. Long takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.

Long manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morales on his heels. He'll look to pass Morales's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long is working Morales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Long gets to his feet - Morales follows without any prompting.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!
Long misses with a looping left.
Morales connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Long.
Martin Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finch Long.
Long swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long fails with the takedown.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Long shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales's jab looks to have found its range, popping Long under the eye.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morales lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Morales works Long's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Morales.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!

Long looking to score a takedown here. Morales is defending well but Long drives through and ends up in Morales's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long is working Morales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Long postures up in Morales's guard and throws a big left but Morales blocks it.
Long with a nice head shot there.
Martin Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Morales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Morales.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finch Long!