PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lundgren
vs
Morgan

175 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lundgren.
Lundgren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundgren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan slips a jab from Lundgren.
Lundgren throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lundgren.
Lundgren slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Lundgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundgren shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lundgren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Lundgren's ribs.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Lundgren.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.

It looks like Jeremy Lundgren has been cut.
Lundgren is breathing heavily.
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!
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a combination. Lundgren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lundgren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lundgren tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lundgren misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Lundgren thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Lundgren back into the ropes.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundgren wants to clinch
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Lundgren misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lundgren swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lundgren digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Lundgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Lundgren throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lundgren takes a step back to recover.
Jeremy Lundgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundgren throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morgan.
Lundgren avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.

Lundgren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Lundgren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lundgren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lundgren 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets full guard.

Lundgren gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lundgren is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Lundgren swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lundgren throws out the jab.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lundgren.

Lundgren closes the distance and clinches.
Lundgren avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lundgren has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lundgren is looking to score with low kicks.
Lundgren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Lundgren backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Lundgren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Lundgren moves out of range easily.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lundgren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lundgren lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Lundgren swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Lundgren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lundgren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Lundgren.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Lundgren throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Lundgren's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lundgren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Lundgren is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morgan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lundgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundgren lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Lundgren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Lundgren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lundgren to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Lundgren looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lundgren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lundgren.
Morgan blocks a jab.
David Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Lundgren.
Lundgren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Lundgren backing up. Lundgren nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Lundgren jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundgren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Lundgren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Lundgren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.

Morgan is working an open guard so Lundgren takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lundgren throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Lundgren keeps the fight on the outside.
Lundgren loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Lundgren stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lundgren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan drives through and clinches with Lundgren against the ropes.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Lundgren is controlling the position.

Lundgren breaks from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lundgren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundgren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lundgren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundgren is one step ahead there.
Morgan can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Lundgren is controlling him well.
Lundgren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lundgren passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lundgren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Lundgren's attempts to control the action.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Lundgren looking to control and managing it successfully.

Lundgren jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morgan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morgan and Lundgren has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Morgan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Lundgren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Lundgren's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lundgren looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lundgren throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lundgren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lundgren misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws a right hand that Lundgren ducks under and follows up with a left that Lundgren also avoids with ease.
Lundgren throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lundgren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lundgren wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lundgren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lundgren missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Lundgren throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lundgren feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Lundgren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lundgren manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lundgren keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Morgan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lundgren lands a jab to the head.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Lundgren.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lundgren feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Lundgren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lundgren's guard.
Lundgren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lundgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan stands and throws Lundgren's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan working the ground and pound but Lundgren is defending the strikes.

Morgan tries for a kimura but Lundgren is defending well.
Morgan working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren gets back to half guard.
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Morgan is keen to just control but Lundgren is a slippery customer.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Lundgren is defending the position.
Lundgren trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremy Lundgren.
I think Lundgren 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Lundgren!