PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Caeas Liege will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morgan
vs
Liege

180 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caeas Liege!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege checks a low kick from Morgan.
Liege is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liege's head.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Liege connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liege manages to avoid it.
Liege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liege shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeas Liege.
Liege tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Liege ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.

Liege tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Liege's ribcage.
Liege 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.
Morgan prevents Liege from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Liege avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries a body shot but Liege blocks it.
Liege blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liege avoids it.
Liege blocks an elbow strike.
Liege is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liege as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Morgan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan digs a right hand into Liege's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liege's gas tank.

Liege breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Liege does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan looks to clinch

and Liege counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Liege smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Liege thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morgan regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to roll over but Liege keeps him under control.
Morgan is looking to escape.
Liege is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liege stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan wants to stand but Liege is controlling the position.
Liege content to stall in guard here.

That's four 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 is trying to keep Liege in close.
Liege is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Liege throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liege blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
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 Harry Morgan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morgan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Liege to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Liege decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Liege with that takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Liege digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Liege had a free shot at his head there.
Liege doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Liege blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Liege misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liege checks it well.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Liege moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liege has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liege drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Liege tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liege checks a low kick from Morgan.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeas Liege.
Liege fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liege.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liege.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Liege's legs.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liege looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caeas Liege is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liege is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Liege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Liege tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Liege circles away from the clinch attempt

and Liege counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
Liege pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Liege looks to land a strike but Morgan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Liege gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Liege is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Morgan is looking to control Liege's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?

Morgan has one foot on Liege's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Morgan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liege connects with the punch.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Liege avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liege misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a big head kick but Liege shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Liege gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liege breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liege tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liege is looking to clinch.
Liege fails with a takedown attempt.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeas Liege.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liege.
Morgan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liege counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Liege circles away.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liege avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Liege scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liege wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Liege trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liege has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Liege decides to stand back up. Liege steps back and let's Morgan get back to his feet.
Liege is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Liege gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege just misses with a punch to the body.

Liege gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Liege controls the action.
Liege dodges an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Liege has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Liege counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Liege shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan throws a front kick that sends Liege stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Liege cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liege as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Liege doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Liege wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan is looking to slow Liege down with leg kicks.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caeas Liege comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liege has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeas Liege!