PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Credibul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morrison
vs
Credibul

200 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Credibul!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Credibul shows good takedown defense.

Credibul moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.

Credibul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Credibul misses with a hook.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Credibul keeps it at a distance.

Credibul drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.

Credibul breaks from the clinch.
Morrison tries to clinch up.

Credibul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Credibul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Credibul is struggling to control the position.

Credibul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Credibul misses with a lunging right hand

and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Credibul lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credibul swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Credibul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morrison up against the cage.
Credibul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.

Credibul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Credibul connects with a jab.
Credibul tries to work over Morrison's front leg with a kick but Morrison checks it.
Credibul throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Credibul sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Credibul tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Credibul throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Credibul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Credibul keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Credibul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Credibul clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Credibul is controlling him.
Credibul stalling the fight.

Credibul breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Credibul.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Credibul sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Credibul sprawls well.
Credibul wants to clinch.

Credibul clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Credibul.
Morrison stalling in the clinch but Credibul improves position.
Credibul is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Credibul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Credibul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrison is defended easily by Credibul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credibul is looking to clinch.

Credibul pushes Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Credibul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Credibul lands a left hand.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Credibul has him pressed against the cage.
Credibul scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Credibul.
Credibul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Credibul is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Credibul down to the mat. Credibul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Credibul misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credibul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Credibul closes the distance and pushes Morrison back into the cage.
Credibul manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Credibul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Credibul.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Credibul has the dominant position.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.

Credibul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Credibul misses with a body shot.
Credibul stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credibul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Credibul is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Credibul circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Credibul instigates a clinch.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Credibul is controlling the position.

Credibul breaks the clinch.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Credibul circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrison is defended easily by Credibul.
Bruno Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Credibul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison wants to clinch
and Credibul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credibul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Credibul moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.

Credibul rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.

Morrison jumps guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison has Credibul pulled in close to control his posture.
Credibul wants to get up but he can't break Morrison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Credibul is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Morrison.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Credibul sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Credibul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Credibul rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Credibul manages to break the clinch.
Credibul misses with a body shot.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Credibul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Credibul moves into the clinch.
Morrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Credibul just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Credibul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Credibul breaks the clinch.
Credibul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison throws a body punch but Credibul moves out of range.

Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Credibul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Credibul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Credibul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Credibul tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credibul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morrison looks to land a right hand but Credibul moved out of range.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Credibul.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Credibul sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Credibul stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Credibul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Credibul misses with a body shot
and Morrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Credibul as he jumps to the side.
Morrison moves to clinch but Credibul breaks away
and Credibul counters with a straight right hand.
Credibul wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.

Credibul clinches with his opponent.
Credibul digs a right hand into Morrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrison's gas tank.
Morrison wants to break free but Credibul has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Credibul walks away with a smile on his face. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Credibul throws a poor cross that misses
and Credibul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Credibul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Credibul lands with an overhand left.

Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Credibul. Credibul maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Credibul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Credibul to keep the fight standing.

Credibul breaks from the clinch.
Credibul tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.

Credibul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Credibul breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Credibul. Credibul maintains the clinch.
Morrison jumps guard but Credibul stands there with Morrison around his waist. Morrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Credibul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justin Credibul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Credibul clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Credibul lands a shot to the body.

Credibul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Credibul, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Credibul against the cage but Credibul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.

Credibul clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.

Credibul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Credibul thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Credibul.
Nice straight punches there by Credibul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Credibul.

Credibul moves into the clinch successfully.

Credibul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Credibul tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Credibul manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Credibul moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Credibul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Credibul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
Credibul swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.

Credibul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Credibul presses Morrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Credibul manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Credibul thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruno Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Credibul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Credibul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Credibul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Credibul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Justin Credibul!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Justin Credibul!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Justin Credibul!

Justin Credibul wins by unanimous decision!