PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Brodie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brodie
vs
Morgan

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Brodie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brodie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brodie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morgan trying to control but Brodie is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brodie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brodie tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan cracks Brodie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brodie wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan thowing shots but they're missing.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Brodie is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brodie working to try and regain half guard.
Brodie tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brodie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morgan trying to control but Brodie is having none of it.
Brodie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brodie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morgan scoring with strikes but Brodie is staying in there.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgan unloading with bombs!
Brodie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brodie hang on?
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.
Brodie tries to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Brodie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan tries to control but Brodie wriggling away.
Brodie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brodie is breathing heavily.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to control but Brodie wriggling away.
Morgan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brodie looks a forlorn figure.
Morgan scoring with strikes but Brodie is staying in there.
Morgan trying to control but Brodie is having none of it.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Brodie is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brodie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brodie walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Brodie.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan throws and low kick but Brodie moves out of range easily.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brodie.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt

and Brodie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brodie manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Brodie is retaining full guard.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brodie keeps working.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Brodie is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brodie is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brodie wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brodie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodie is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Morgan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morgan with good strikes from the mount here!
Morgan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morgan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Brodie wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brodie is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Morgan avoids the head kick by Brodie.
Brodie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Brodie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brodie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Brodie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Brodie's head.
Jab from Morgan.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Brodie's defenses.
Dexter Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brodie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Brodie is looking to close the distance but Morgan sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Brodie crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Brodie is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dexter Morgan!