PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Morris (ranked 139 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ronald Wagenknecht (ranked 750 p4p, 89 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Morris
vs
Wagenknecht

178 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Wagenknecht!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wagenknecht closes the distance and clinches.
Wagenknecht misses with an elbow strike.
Wagenknecht being controlled against the cage.
Wagenknecht is trying to drag Morris to the mat but Morris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morris is leaning against Wagenknecht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wagenknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagenknecht working aggressively here.
Morris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wagenknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
Wagenknecht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht can't get the takedown.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Wagenknecht's head.
Morris slows down the pace here.
Wagenknecht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morris prevents it.
Wagenknecht takes a shot to the head.
Wagenknecht with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Morris.
Morris has Wagenknecht pushed against the cage.
Wagenknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morris prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris looking to stall.
Wagenknecht is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht looking for a takedown.
Morris blocks a body shot from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagenknecht lands a hook that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morris prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagenknecht misses with some punches.
Wagenknecht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagenknecht misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris is pressed up against the cage. Wagenknecht 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.
Wagenknecht fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wagenknecht throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagenknecht tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice body shot.

Wagenknecht clinches.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagenknecht tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagenknecht wants to stall.
Morris tries a body shot but Wagenknecht blocks it.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagenknecht is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
Wagenknecht throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morris blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wagenknecht or not.
Wagenknecht looks winded!
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagenknecht.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagenknecht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morris is stalling here.
Morris is working Wagenknecht over against the cage.
Wagenknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Morris is working Wagenknecht over against the cage.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris blocks a body shot from Wagenknecht.
Morris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Morris dominated that 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.

Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Morris's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagenknecht can do to turn this around?

Wagenknecht clinches up against the cage.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morris.
Wagenknecht lands with a left to the head.
Wagenknecht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagenknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagenknecht letting Morris take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wagenknecht throws an elbow but misses.
Wagenknecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris blocking some punches.
Wagenknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Wagenknecht is breathing heavily.
Wagenknecht pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagenknecht being controlled against the cage.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Morris.
Wagenknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Wagenknecht misses with the head strike.
Morris is looking to control Wagenknecht's arms but Wagenknecht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morris has his back to the cage.
Wagenknecht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Morris.
Wagenknecht tries to stall but Morris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagenknecht tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
Morris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Wagenknecht to work.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht wants a takedown.
Wagenknecht trying to stall but Morris improves his position.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagenknecht.
Morris is leaning against Wagenknecht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wagenknecht misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagenknecht misses with some punches.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Nick Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wagenknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht takes a shot to the head.
Morris stalling against the cage.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
Wagenknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Wagenknecht misses with some punches.
Wagenknecht pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris lands a right hand.
Wagenknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Wagenknecht throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morris blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagenknecht is working for takedown but Morris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Wagenknecht.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wagenknecht misses with an elbow over the top.
Wagenknecht lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wagenknecht gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Morris fails to land.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagenknecht is keeping busy.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morris effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagenknecht just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.
Morris gets through Wagenknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagenknecht controls his hands.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Morris.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Wagenknecht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wagenknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wagenknecht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morris prevents it.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagenknecht letting Morris take a breather here.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Wagenknecht misses with a knee to the head.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Wagenknecht.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Wagenknecht's head.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morris lands a body punch.
Wagenknecht throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagenknecht is looking to control Morris's arms but Morris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wagenknecht has his back to the cage.
Wagenknecht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagenknecht.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Morris.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
A short left from Morris.
Morris stalls.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagenknechts head.
Morris stalling in the clinch.
Wagenknecht misses with the head strike.
Wagenknecht lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagenknecht looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagenknecht leaning against his opponent.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Morris.
Wagenknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris is pressed up against the cage. Wagenknecht 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.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Morris connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagenknecht tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wagenknecht is rocked!
Wagenknecht closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Morris clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wagenknecht wants to clinch
and Morris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Wagenknecht instigates a clinch.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagenknecht using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Wagenknecht's head.
Wagenknecht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Morris to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wagenknecht is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagenknecht looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagenknecht takes a shot to the head.
Wagenknecht misses with a body punch.
Wagenknecht throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Wagenknecht is still on wobbly legs! Can Morris finish him?
Wagenknecht looking for a takedown.
Wagenknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagenknecht seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Morris - that landed with a thud.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagenknecht.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Morris.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagenknechts head.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris throws a big uppercut that drops Wagenknecht! More strikes from Morris and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wagenknecht lies dazed against the cage as Morris celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Morris!
Nick Morris retains his lightweight title!
Nick Morris thanked the fans post fight for their support.