PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Morgan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dorian
vs
Morgan

167 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorian is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Dorian circles away and we're back to standing.

Dorian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dorian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dorian tries to advance to mount but can't.

Dorian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan tries to bench press Dorian off him but Dorian keeps the position.

Dorian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dorian advances to mount.
Dorian wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian mounts Morgan! Really nice guard pass there!
Morgan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dorian has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dorian blocks Morgan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Morgan stops Dorian from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Dorian looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
Morgan wants to hold on but Dorian pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dorian has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dorian prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.

Dorian working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.

Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dorian.
Dorian seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morgan is holding on tight.

Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dorian.

Dorian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dorian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Dorian working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Morgan looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dorian! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leandro Dorian!