PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Bubbleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morrow
vs
Bubbleton

163 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradly Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Bubbleton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bubbleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Bubbleton tries to counter it with a takedown but Morrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bubbleton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bubbleton lands a nice shot to the body.
Bubbleton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bubbleton clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bubbleton prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow takes a knee right on the jaw!

Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Morrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bubbleton.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Bubbleton.
Bubbleton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrow's head backwards.
Bubbleton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Bubbleton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bubbleton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bubbleton is defended easily by Morrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbleton looks for a takedown but Morrow sprawls well.
As Bubbleton looks to move away, Morrow throws a big counter combo bu Bubbleton just gets out of the way.
Bubbleton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrow is fending him off so far but Bubbleton persists. Nope, Morrow circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Morrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Bubbleton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bubbleton fails to land the takedown.
Bubbleton goes for a double leg but Morrow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrow continues to drive forward.
Morrow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubbleton lands a leg kick that knocks Morrow off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbleton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bubbleton looks for a takedown but Morrow sprawls well.
Bubbleton fails to land the takedown.
Bubbleton looks winded!

Bubbleton clinches up against the cage.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Morrow really is a fat lump.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bubbleton jumps guard but Morrow stands there with Bubbleton around his waist. Bubbleton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bubbleton tries to pull guard but Morrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bubbleton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bubbleton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Morrow counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bubbleton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bubbleton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bubbleton somewhat.
Morrow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bradly Morrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bubbleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrow obliges.
Bubbleton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bubbleton is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubbleton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bubbleton moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.
Morrow is pressed up against the cage. Bubbleton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrow down to the mat. Morrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Bubbleton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbleton lands a head kick. Morrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bubbleton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bubbleton throws a body kick that misses

and Morrow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bubbleton is breathing heavily.

Morrow seems to be looking for submissions.
Bubbleton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bubbleton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jab from Morrow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow throws a right hand that Bubbleton ducks under and follows up with a left that Bubbleton also avoids with ease.
Bubbleton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrow as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbleton with a poor takedown

and Morrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bubbleton won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Morrow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Morrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morrow cracks Bubbleton with a big elbow.
Morrow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bubbleton is avoiding damage well.
Bubbleton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morrow cracks Bubbleton with a big right hand but Bubbleton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbleton tries to improve position but can't.
Morrow working the head with strikes.
Bubbleton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrow's best efforts.

Morrow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bubbleton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrow.
Morrow is thwarting Bubbleton's attempts to control the position.
Bubbleton wants to get back to 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.
Bubbleton is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morrow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bubbleton on the ground.
Bubbleton moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bubbleton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bubbleton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrow tries to counter with a takedown but Bubbleton is quick to defend against it.

Bubbleton darts in and clinches Morrow up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradly Morrow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bubbleton clinches.
Bubbleton lands a shoulder strike.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bubbleton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Bubbleton is controlling him.
Bubbleton fails to pull guard.
Bubbleton blocks the elbow strike.

Bubbleton pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubbleton wants to sweep but no luck.
Bubbleton controls Morrow momentarily but Morrow frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubbleton wants to stand and escape but Morrow is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow wants to stand but Bubbleton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bubbleton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bubbleton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Morrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bubbleton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrow has managed to get both his arms back between Bubbleton's legs - danger averted.
Morrow trying to control but Bubbleton is working from the bottom.
Morrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bubbleton trying to keep a closed guard but Morrow is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Bubbleton drives through and clinches with Morrow against the cage.
Bubbleton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bubbleton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Bubbleton.

Bubbleton breaks from the clinch.
Morrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bubbleton counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Bubbleton to acknowledge the strikes.
Bubbleton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bubbleton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Bubbleton clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.

Bubbleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bubbleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bubbleton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morrow is defending well.
Bubbleton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bubbleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bubbleton closes the distance and pushes Morrow back into the cage.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bubbleton up against the cage.
Morrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bubbleton decides to pull guard.

Morrow has gone for a leg lock! Bubbleton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morrow's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow is looking to stand back up but Bubbleton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morrow.
Bubbleton passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Bubbleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerald Bubbleton!