PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Morgan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morgan
vs
Mamba

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Mamba's shoulder, as Mamba tries to avoid the shot.
Mamba dodges the punch combination from Morgan.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mamba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morgan tries to circle away but Mamba has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Mamba tries to clinch up
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Morgan clinches up with Mamba and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Mamba has double underhooks.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mamba won't allow it.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mamba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mamba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.

Morgan breaks the clinch.

Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mamba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sammy Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Mamba.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Mamba is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan wants to break free but Mamba has control.
Mamba prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Morgan drives through and clinches with Mamba against the cage.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Mamba taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan has Mamba pressed against the cage.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Mamba's head.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Mamba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mamba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamba closes the distance looking to clinch

and Morgan counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mamba.
Mamba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Mamba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Mamba in a clinch.
Mamba tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Mamba throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Mamba has the dominant position.
Mamba prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Mamba is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mamba has his back to the cage.

Morgan wants the takedown. Mamba is fighting it off but Morgan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mamba's guard against the cage.
Morgan is breathing heavily.

Mamba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Morgan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morgan has managed to get both his arms back between Mamba's legs - danger averted.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamba on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mamba is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.

Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Mamba.
Mamba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mamba is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mamba closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Mamba pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Mamba ducks down to avoid it.
Mamba blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Mamba is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Mamba tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Morgan moves into the clinch.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Morgan gets a clinch.
Mamba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mamba has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mamba has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan tries to break free but Mamba pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Mamba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Mamba wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side

and Morgan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mamba's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to control but Mamba is working from the bottom.

Mamba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Mamba working a defensive guard here.
Mamba keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Mamba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morgan!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mamba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morgan is surviving well by controlling Mamba's body position as best he can.

Mamba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mamba wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is holding on tight.
Morgan reaches up to try and control the position but Mamba seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Morgan rolls and tries to escape and now Mamba has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet but Mamba has full control of the position and if anything, Morgan has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Mamba looking to break Morgan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morgan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mamba will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Mamba looking for the choke from the back.

Mamba is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morgan is defending well though. Mamba let's go of the attempt for now.

Mamba looking for the choke but no joy.
Mamba missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mamba is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Morgan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Mamba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mamba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sammy Morgan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mamba wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side

and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mamba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mamba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mamba being controlled against the cage.
Morgan tries to break free but Mamba pushes him back against the cage.
Mamba gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Mamba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Mamba prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Mamba is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Mamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba slips under a jab from Morgan.
Mamba scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mamba shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sammy Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Mamba.
Mamba moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Mamba slips under a jab.
Mamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Mamba tries to clinch
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Mamba is looking to clinch.
Mamba is looking to clinch.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamba misses with a head kick.
Mamba closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is looking to clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook. Mamba ducked under it nicely.
Mamba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamba tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mamba tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Mamba taking a breather.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamba misses with a body punch.
Mamba looking to stall.
Mamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan avoiding damage as Mamba throws knees to the body.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan gets through Mamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mamba up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mamba prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Mamba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Mamba trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mamba into the cage.
Mamba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Mamba is controlling him.
Mamba has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mamba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black Mamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Mamba improves position.
Mamba wants to stall.
Mamba is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mamba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Mamba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mamba fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Mamba darts in trying to clinch

and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sammy Morgan has been cut.
Mamba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mamba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mamba misses with a knee strike.
Mamba tries for a takedown. No joy.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamba lands a head kick. Morgan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mamba is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Sammy Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sammy Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamba slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Mamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Morgan!