PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 5672 p4p, 464 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 15138 p4p, 611 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Crimson

189 cm
33
252 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

191 cm
42
244 lbs
28 - 36 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson wants to clinch.
Morgan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crimson slips under a jab from Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Crimson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Crimson tries to get set, Morgan tries to push him back and clinch up but Crimson manages to avoid the attempt.
Morgan clobbers Crimson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson misses with an attempted mid kick.

Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Crimson's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crimson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crimson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan is working Crimson over against the ropes.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crimson looking to stall.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Crimson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Crimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Morgan pushes Crimson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crimson tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crimson is keeping busy.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Crimson.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Jack Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.

Crimson gets a clinch.
Crimson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson taking a breather.
Culver Crimson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan is working for takedown but Crimson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crimson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.

Crimson drives through and clinches with Morgan against the ropes.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Crimson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morgan up against the ropes.
Morgan wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Crimson is trying to stall.
Morgan is working for takedown but Crimson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Crimson tries to tie him up.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crimson after a bit of a struggle.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crimson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crimson trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crimson into the ropes.
Crimson wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Culver Crimson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Crimson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crimson takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Crimson tries to get set, Morgan tries to push him back and clinch up but Crimson manages to avoid the attempt.

Crimson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crimson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Crimson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Come on Crimson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan is working for takedown but Crimson is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Crimson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Crimson tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Crimson tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Crimson lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan wants to stall.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crimson.
Morgan tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Morgan!
An out of breath Jack Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.