PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hausser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko has chosen The Sound Of Thunder as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hausser
vs
Morko

187 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Supreme Supplements

CROWN - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Hausser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hausser rushes Morko and presses him up against the cage.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Hausser blocks it.
Morko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hausser drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hausser wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hausser is breathing heavily.
Morko with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hausser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morko taking a breather.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Morko scores a nice knee to the body.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hausser's face.

It looks like Paul Hausser has been cut.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Hausser's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hausser blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Hausser blocks it.
Morko landing knees to the body.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hausser up against the cage.
Morko gets underhooks to prevent Hausser's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Hausser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hausser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morko presses Hausser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Morko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morko stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Morko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hausser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hausser avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hausser is keeping busy.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hausser's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hausser has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hausser and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morko lands a high kick!
Morko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morko connects with a single shot there.
Morko is looking to clinch but Hausser is avoiding it.
Morko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hausser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morko has hold of Hausser's hands but Hausser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morko wants to control but Hausser is keeping busy.
Hausser prevents Morko from improving his position.
Hausser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hausser trying to pass the guard but Morko defending well.
Morko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hausser.
Hausser prevents Morko from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Morko rushes Hausser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hausser changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hausser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko tests Hausser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hausser fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hausser blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
A bit of stalling here from Morko.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hausser gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hausser is pressing down on Morko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morko is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hausser is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morko is looking to stand up but Hausser isn't so interested in that idea.
Morko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morko wants to stand up but Hausser is controlling him.
Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko tries to clinch

and Hausser counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morko!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hausser has a good base and remains in mount.
Morko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hausser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morko regains half guard.
Hausser lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hausser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hausser working Morko over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hausser is looking for a kimura here.
Morko has his hands clasped together around Hausser's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Esko Morko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morko clinches but Hausser breaks the clinch

and Hausser decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morko's guard.
Hausser wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Hausseris looking to pass into half guard but Morko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morko is in guard.

Hausser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Morko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hausser, up you get!
Morko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hausser counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morko landing knees to the body.
Morko connects with a knee to the head.
Morko gets underhooks to prevent Hausser's takedown attempt.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hausser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
Hausser is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hausser tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esko Morko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hausser has Morko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morko lands a knee to the head.

Hausser is trying to trip Morko. He has hold of a leg but Morko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hausser persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hausser!
Paul Hausser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morko controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hausser is squirming around, avoiding Morko's attempts to control the action.
Morko prevents Hausser from getting the reversal.
Morko wants to control the pace but Hausser is squirming around nicely.
Morko controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morko prevents Hausser from getting the reversal.
Morko looking to control but Hausser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Despite being in the dominant position, Esko Morko just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko lands a head kick!
The crowd cheers as Morko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hausser doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
That's time! Hausser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.
Hausser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morko wants to clinch.
Morko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hausser avoids the body shot from Morko.
Morko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hausser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morko circles away.
Hausser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morko but Morko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hausser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Morko.
Morko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hausser.
Morko throws a nice head kick!
Morko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hausser is just out of range.
Hausser fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hausser has a takedown stuffed.
Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throws a shot from downtown. Hausser moves away and avoids it.
Esko Morko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Hausser with that takedown attempt.
Paul Hausser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morko tries to clinch but Hausser is having none of it.
Morko throws a head kick but Hausser moves out of range.
Esko Morko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hausser shoots for a takedown but Morko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hausser avoids the head kick by Morko.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Morko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morko prevents it.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko has Hausser pressed against the cage.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser effectively controlling the action here.
Hausser drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

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.

Hausser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hausser trying to control the action but Morko is working from the bottom.
Morko can't do much from the bottom here.
Morko is looking for a sweep.
Morko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hausser cracks Morko with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Hausser tries for a kimura but Morko is defending well.
Morko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hausser is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Morko tries to clinch up but Hausser circles away and keeps his distance.
Morko closes the distance but Hausser moves to the side

and Hausser counters with a single leg into guard. Morko didn't expect that.
Hausser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Hausser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hausser stops Morko from standing up.
Morko keeping full guard, as Hausser tries to pass.
Hausser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hausser stops Morko from standing up.
Hausser trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hausser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Morko.
Hausser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morko moves in looking to clinch but Hausser pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Morko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morko wants to clinch but Hausser slips to the side

and Hausser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Morko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hausser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hausser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throws a nice head kick!
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hausser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esko Morko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hausser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morko circles away.
Morko throws a head kick that Hausser semi-blocks.
Hausser closes the distance and clinches up with Morko, looking for a takedown. Hausser pushes Morko against the cage but Morko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hausser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morko tries to clinch but Hausser moves out of range.
Hausser looks for a takedown but Morko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hausser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hausser blocks a low kick nicely.
Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.
Morko lands a head kick. Hausser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hausser looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morko tries to roll over but Hausser keeps him under control.
Hausser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morko is not content to let Hausser control the position.
Hausser is thwarting Morko's attempts to control the position.
Hausser thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morko's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morko is trying to maintain the position but Hausser is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morko throws a head kick but Hausser moves out of range.
Hausser avoids the head kick by Morko.
A head kick misses from Morko.

Hausser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morko's guard.
Hausser postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hausser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morko 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Hausser.
I think Morko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Esko Morko!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Esko Morko!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Esko Morko!

Esko Morko wins by unanimous decision! Esko Morko retains his light heavyweight title!