PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd has chosen Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (feat Alicia Keys) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morgan
vs
Floyd

188 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

193 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pink Floyd!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Floyd fails with the takedown.
Floyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Floyd misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Floyd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan works Floyd's body with a nice hook.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Floyd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Floyd scores with a head kick.
Floyd checks a leg kick nicely.
Floyd with a nice cross.
Morgan drops his shoulder and cracks Floyd with a huge uppercut! Floyd goes down! Can Morgan finish him?

Floyd is rocked!

It looks like Pink Floyd has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Floyd is still in real trouble! Can Morgan finish him?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Floyd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Floyd seems to have recovered his senses.

Morgan 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.
Floyd trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd 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.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Floyd's guard.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Floyd striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Floyd clinches.
Floyd scores a nice knee to the body.
Floyd pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to circle away but Floyd has him pinned against the cage.

Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Floyd swinging wilding here.
Floyd scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Floyd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Floyd working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Floyd working the head with strikes.
Floyd lands a nice forearm strike.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Floyd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
Morgan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Floyd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Floyd lands a heavy elbow.
Floyd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Floyd looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Floyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Floyd working Morgan over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
Morgan wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd landing strikes from the mount.
Floyd breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Floyd with the ground and pound from mount.
Floyd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Floyd landing punches.
Floyd is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Floyd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Floyd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Floyd maintains control.
Morgan trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd dominating with strikes here.
Floyd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan tries to buck Floyd off but he can't manage it.
Floyd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Floyd working the ground and pound effectively.
Floyd lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Floyd lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Floyd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd with the ground and pound from mount.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pink Floyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pink Floyd's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Floyd postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Floyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Floyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Floyd thows a big elbow that misses.
Floyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Floyd stops Morgan from standing up.
Floyd stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Floyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Floyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Floyd lands a couple of digs.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Floyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd lands a couple of elbows.
Floyd looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Floyd trying to control the position.
Morgan wants to stand but Floyd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Floyd is on top in guard.
Floyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Floyd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Floyd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pink Floyd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan wants to stand but Floyd is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floyd works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan wants to stand up but Floyd is controlling him.
Floyd chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Floyd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Floyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Floyd lands a couple of digs.
Floyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Floyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Floyd won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to strike off his back.
Floyd lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floyd landing with the ground and pound.
Floyd stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Floyd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Floyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Floyd landing with the ground and pound.
Floyd wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Floyd cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Floyd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Floyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Floyd trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Floyd.

Floyd gets a clinch.

Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Pink Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Floyd clinches up against the cage.

Floyd breaks from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Floyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Floyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Floyd chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pink Floyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pink Floyd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Floyd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Floyd throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Floyd shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Floyd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Floyd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Floyd throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Floyd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Floyd shoots in.
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Floyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break free.

Floyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Floyd rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Floyd is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pink Floyd.

Floyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Floyd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd avoids a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floyd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Floyd down.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Floyd with that takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Floyd - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Floyd. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to de liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Floyd does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Floyd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Floyd.
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
Morgan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Floyd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Floyd throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Floyd scores a takedown into full mount!
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Floyd working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Floyd scores with a couple of nice shots.
Floyd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Floyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Floyd throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Floyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Morgan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Floyd checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Floyd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Floyd is out of range and Morgan settles back down.

Floyd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Floyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Morgan wants to stand up but Floyd is controlling him.
Floyd stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Floyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Floyd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Morgan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Floyd lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scott Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Floyd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Floyd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Floyd is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Floyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Floyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Pink Floyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Floyd is controlling him.
Floyd with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Floyd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Floyd won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Floyd lands a couple of digs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pink Floyd.
I've got Floyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pink Floyd!