PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Joz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Honor-Pełni Nienawiści . Goku Joz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Morimoto
vs
Joz

175 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goku Joz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joz sprawls well. Joz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Joz throws a wild body kick that Morimoto sees coming a mile off.
Joz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morimoto's waist but Morimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joz off to one side.
Joz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morimoto circles away.
Joz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morimoto counters with a nice body shot.

Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Joz in a clinch.
Morimoto has had enough of the clinch but Joz keeps him there for the moment.
Morimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Morimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joz stuffs the takedown.
Joz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morimoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Joz breaks from the clinch.
Joz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee Morimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Joz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joz avoids it really well and circles away.
Morimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joz avoids it really well and circles away.
Joz tries to clinch up

and Morimoto moves into the clinch.
Joz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joz stalling in the clinch.

Morimoto manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morimoto looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joz has given up his back here.

Joz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morimoto.
Morimoto is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Joz fending off the submission attempt from Morimoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.
Morimoto keeps control of the position as Joz tries to break free.
Morimoto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Joz's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joz turns into Morimoto and is now in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morimoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joz advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morimoto holding on.
Morimoto wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Morimoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Morimoto clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joz.

Morimoto decides to pull guard.
Morimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Morimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joz is aware though and is defending well.

Joz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morimoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Joz has Morimoto in his guard.

Joz is looking for a triangle here but Morimoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joz is looking for a sweep.
Joz is trying to work for a sweep but Morimoto has mounted him!
Joz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morimoto throws some wild stikes that Joz manages to avoid easily.
Joz reaches up to try and control the position but Morimoto seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Joz rolls and tries to escape and now Morimoto has his back!
Morimoto throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Morimoto biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morimoto'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joz is really stuck here.
Morimoto just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joz wants to get back to his feet.
Joz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Joz fending off the submission attempt from Morimoto.

Morimoto looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morimoto misses with an elbow to the head.
Joz staying busy and making it hard for Morimoto to control.

Joz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.

Joz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.

Morimoto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Morimoto dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horrible takedown by Joz or perhaps it was just good defense by Morimoto which made him look bad.
Joz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Goku Joz has been cut.
Morimoto shoots for a takedown but Joz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morimoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Morimoto tries to sprawl but Joz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morimoto is refusing to be controlled, as Joz sits in half guard.
Morimoto is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Morimoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morimoto is trying to control but can't.
Morimoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joz's back!
Joz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joz is not content to let Morimoto control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morimoto is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joz wants to improve his position but Morimoto is controlling well.
Morimoto trying to control the pace.
Morimoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Joz!
Morimoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joz is trying to stand.
Joz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Morimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Joz is having none of it.
Joz wants to hold on but Morimoto pushes him away.
Joz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morimoto.
Joz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morimoto misses with a head shot.
Morimoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morimoto controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto looking to ground and pound but Joz is blocking nicely.
Morimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joz manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Morimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joz keeps working.
Morimoto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joz trying to control here.
Goku Joz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Morimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morimoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Morimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morimoto 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Morimoto!