PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butler
vs
Morgan

182 cm
25
191 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

184 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Inexperienced

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Butler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Butler shrugs it off.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butler checks a low kick from Morgan.
Butler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Butler counters with a body kick.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Butler's head but Butler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy body kick from Morgan
and Butler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Butler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Butler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butler looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Butler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butler is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Butler moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Butler checks it
and Butler counters with a body kick.
Butler misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morgan looks gassed!
Butler throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Butler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Butler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Butler's head.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Butler counters with a body kick that stops Morgan in his tracks momentarily.
Butler looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan wants to slow Butler down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a lazy body kick
and Butler counters with a body kick.
Butler tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butler tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.
Morgan throws a lazy body kick
and Butler counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Butler.
Butler looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler slips under a jab.
Butler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Butler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Butler misses with the body kick
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Butler shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Butler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan moves out of range as Butler throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.
Butler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Butler counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Butler misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Butler misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Butler as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Butler counters with a body kick.
Gerry Butler is winning the standup battle so far.
Butler misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Butler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan throws a body kick the misses
and Butler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
Butler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Butler tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Butler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Butler counters with a body kick that stops Morgan in his tracks momentarily.
Butler throws a lazy body kick
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Butler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butler.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Butler counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Morgan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Butler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Butler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butler counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Butler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butler's head.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Butler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan throws a body kick the misses
and Butler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butler counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Butler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Butler checks it
and Butler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Butler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Butler throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Butler moved out of range nicely.
Butler looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Butler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
Butler misses with a body kick.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butler throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Butler.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a body kick.
Butler tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Trent Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Butler throws a body kick.
Morgan throws a body kick the misses
and Butler counters with a nice kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Butler
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Butler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Butler looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Butler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan thows a leg kick but Butler checks it
and Butler counters with a body kick that stops Morgan in his tracks momentarily.
Butler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butler avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.
Butler misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Butler 's knee.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.
Butler throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Butler counters with a solid body kick.
Butler throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Butler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butler misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Butler throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Butler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Butler!