PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris's entrance music is happy. A fine choice. Lucentus Darklance looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morris
vs
Darklance

187 cm
23
177 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
34
170 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darklance shoots in but no luck this time.

Darklance decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morris gets back to full guard.
Darklance won't allow Morris to get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Darklance working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Darklance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darklance is aware though and is defending well.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Darklance from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris looking to control.
Morris wants to sweep here but Darklance controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darklance misses with a double jab.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darklance.
Darklance misses with the combination.
A big right from Darklance misses.
Morris attempts a counter takedown but Darklance avoids it well and moves away.
Darklance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darklance lands with a thumping leg kick.

Darklance looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Darklance is pressing down on Morris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morris is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Darklance has control of the leg.
Darklance controlling the pace.
Morris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Darklance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morris is keeping the position for now.
Morris 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Darklance from controlling successfully.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Darklance advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Darklance is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morris defends it well.
Morris wants to control but Darklance is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morris moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darklance manages to get himself to full guard.

Darklance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is working Darklance over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darklance tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Darklance throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morris uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucentus Darklance will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Morris misses.
Morris works Darklance's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Morris.
Darklance shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morris throws a big counter combination but Darklance scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darklance is out of range.
Morris sets himself, and Darklance steps forward looking for the clinch! Morris avoids it this time.
Darklance looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.
Morris misses with a hook.

Morris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Darklance's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darklance keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darklance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Darklance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Darklance is trying to keep Morris in close.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darklance is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucentus Darklance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Darklance. No joy for Morris on that attempt.

Darklance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darklance is trying to pull guard but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Aaron Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
Morris is pressed up against the cage. Darklance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morris down to the mat. Morris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Darklance tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
Darklance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Darklance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darklance fails with the takedown
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darklance is breathing heavily.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darklance takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Morris rushes Darklance and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darklance can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darklance tries to pull guard but Morris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Darklance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Darklance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Morris rushes Darklance and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris presses Darklance against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darklance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Morris.
Morris effectively controlling the action here.
Darklance is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morris to keep the fight standing.
Morris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris misses with an elbow over the top.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Morris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morris connects with a nice looking jab.

Darklance is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Darklance glances at the clock... BAM! Morris nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Darklance crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Darklance is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Morris!
Aaron Morris decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.