PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diary of a Madman. Abi Tural will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morrison
vs
Tural

182 cm
26
156 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
153 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morrison swinging wildly here.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Tural shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tural tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison lands with a hook. Tural tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tural misses with a looping left.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Tural gets caught napping as Morrison dives in and scores a takedown. Tural manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Tural is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morrison laying and praying for a moment but Tural takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tural is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tural is looking to escape.
Tural prevents Morrison from taking his back.

Morrison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tural is on top in guard.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tural is one step ahead there.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Tural is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tural looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tural trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison controls Tural momentarily but Tural frees himself.

Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tural defends it easily.
Tural must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Morrison working for submissions but it's allowed Tural to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison tries to roll over but Tural keeps him under control.
Morrison is looking to get back to full guard here but Tural has managed to pass to side control instead.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
Morrison tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tural presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Tural slips the punch.
Morrison throws a body punch but Tural moves out of range.
Tural staying out of range there.
Tural missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tural lands the left hand.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tural just misses with a punch to the body.
Tural throws an off balance right hand
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tural counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison takes a swing at Tural's ribcage but misses.
Morrison scores with a jab. Tural acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Tural.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tural keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison staying out of range there.
Tural gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Morrison has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Tural counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tural swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tural uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tural sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Tural misses with a two punch combination.
Tural swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Tural counters with a three punch combo that has Morrison backing up. Morrison nods at Tural to acknowledge the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tural defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Tural misses with a leg kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tural moves away.
Tural bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tural connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Tural wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tural misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Morrison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Tural saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tural uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Abi Tural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Tural's head.
Nice shot by Morrison.
Tural takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tural did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Tural is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tural trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tural can do to turn this around?
Morrison is looking to advance position but Tural won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison wants to free his trapped foot but Tural is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Tural is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tural wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tural is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison is looking to stall here but Tural recovers full guard.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tural trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
David Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison takes a swing at Tural's ribcage but misses.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tural to counter with a crisp jab.

Tural clinches.

Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tural misses.
It looked like Morrison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tural.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Tural moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Morrison dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Tural ducks down to avoid it.
Tural throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Tural was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Tural defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Tural is out of range.
Morrison slips a straight right by Tural.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison throws a hook but Tural avoids it easily.
Tural loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrison is defended easily by Tural.
It seemed like Tural was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Tural was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison defending well as Tural loads up on a big left hand.
Tural lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Morrison lunges at Tural with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tural's hand.
Tural missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Tural throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Tural's belly button to the back.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tural jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tural darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morrison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Tural takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tural moves into the clinch.
Morrison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tural is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morrison is keeping busy.
Tural scores with a shoulder strike.
Tural lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Tural has him pressed against the cage.
Tural is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morrison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tural has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tural or not.
Tural is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tural working aggressively here.

Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tural attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tural misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tural tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tural. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Tural takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tural to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Tural. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Tural shakes it off.
Tural takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tural throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Nice defenses there by Tural.
It seemed like Tural was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tural moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Tural scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tural throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tural takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tural bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tural has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison throws a hook but Tural avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Tural on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Morrison swings around for an armbar but Tural sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morrison's guard.
Tural's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tural stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison wants to hit a switch here but Tural passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison there!
Tural content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Morrison!
Our winner, David Morrison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.