PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magonn Morguss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Alexander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Morguss
vs
Alexander

200 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magonn Morguss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morguss swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.

Morguss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alexander quickly recovers to half guard.
Alexander is trying to control but can't.

Morguss is looking for a kimura here.
Alexander is looking to improve his position.
Morguss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morguss wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander moves into full guard.
Alexander trying to control the position.
Alexander tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morguss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alexander trying to keep a closed guard but Morguss is proving a slippery customer.
Morguss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magonn Morguss.
Alexander fails with the takedown

and Morguss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morguss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morguss content to control rather than advance.
Alexander tries to roll over but Morguss keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morguss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magonn Morguss.
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morguss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magonn Morguss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Alexander.
Alexander looks gassed!
Morguss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morguss stalling.

Morguss is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magonn Morguss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morguss has his takedown stuffed

and Alexander counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morguss's guard now.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Morguss keeps moving.
Alexander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morguss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morguss holds on and takes a little breather.
Morguss trying to keep a closed guard but Alexander is proving a slippery customer.
Morguss is pulling down on Alexander's head to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Morguss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morguss in particular looking to stall.
Morguss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morguss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Morguss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexander is looking for a sweep. Morguss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Morguss looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morguss wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to control but Morguss is keeping busy.

Morguss is looking for a kimura here.
Morguss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morguss takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexander trying to hold on to Morguss's head to control him but Morguss postures up.

Morguss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alexander doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morguss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander has his hands clasped together around Morguss's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morguss drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Morguss from controlling successfully.
Magonn Morguss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Morguss from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Morguss tries to pass.

Morguss is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alexander is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alexander has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Morguss keeps moving.
Morguss seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexander slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morguss is looking to regain half guard here but Alexander keeps moving and retains side control.

Alexander wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morguss, who protects the arm well.
Alexander trying to control the action but Morguss is working from the bottom.
Morguss holds on to Alexander's head and controls the position momentarily.
Alexander working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morguss is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Alexander wants to stand but Morguss is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morguss is trying to improve his position.
Morguss is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Morguss struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morguss manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morguss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alexander regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morguss.
Morguss controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Morguss is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morguss controls from within his opponent's guard.

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 Magonn Morguss.
Well Morguss 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magonn Morguss!