PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tonts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rauno Tonts has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tonts
vs
Morgan

190 cm
27
187 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rauno Tonts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Morgan has Tonts up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonts digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonts walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tonts rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morgan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Tonts won't allow it.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonts.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tontss head.
Tonts lands a knee to the body.
Tonts is trying to stall.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.

Morgan drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonts is one step ahead there.
Tonts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morgan is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has Tonts pulled in close to control his posture.
Tonts wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Morgan kicks Tonts off and gets to his feet.
Tonts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Tonts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Tonts darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.

Morgan jumps guard.
Tonts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan is pulling down on Tonts's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morgan pulls Tonts in close to prevent any damage.

Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Tonts blocks a jab.
Morgan works the jab nicely.

Tonts clinches with his opponent.
Morgan is working Tonts over against the cage.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Tonts has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan stalls.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Tonts.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Tonts holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Rauno Tonts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonts backwards.
Tonts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonts gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tonts lands a damaging elbow.

Morgan jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan is pulling down on Tonts's head. It's preventing any offense from Tonts, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Tonts from standing up.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dexter Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Tonts clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morgan throws a body punch but Tonts moves out of range.

Tonts closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Tonts can't break the clinch.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Morgan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Morgan pulls guard effortlessly.
Tonts is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morgan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tonts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tonts throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tonts smiles and moves away.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Tonts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tonts prevents the takedown attempt.
Rauno Tonts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tontss head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tonts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tonts looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Morgan jumps guard and drags Tonts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tonts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tonts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Tonts has managed to clinch.

Tonts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Morgan.

Tonts pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tonts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tonts misses with a body kick.

Tonts moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jumps guard but Tonts stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tonts is working Morgan over against the cage.

Morgan jumps guard and drags Tonts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan pulls Tonts in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tonts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morgan is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dexter Morgan.

Tonts forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.

Morgan gets control of Tonts's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morgan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Morgan wriggles free and stands up.
Tonts throws a head kick that misses

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Tonts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.

Morgan pulls guard effortlessly.
Tonts wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tonts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonts is one step ahead there.
Tonts wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Tonts.
Tonts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tonts closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonts walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan misses with a hook
letting Tonts counter with a right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Tonts. Tonts maintains the clinch.
Tonts lands an uppercut.
Morgan jumps guard but Tonts stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tonts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Tonts.
Tonts is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonts has his back to the cage.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan avoiding damage.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Tonts tries to tie him up.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tonts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rauno Tonts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tonts pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan stalling against the cage.

Morgan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonts tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan pulls Tonts in to control the position.
Tonts won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonts wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tonts!

Morgan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Tonts has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tonts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Morgan jumps guard and drags Tonts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tonts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morgan is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonts is one step ahead there.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tonts wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pulls Tonts in close to prevent any damage.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tonts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dexter Morgan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Tonts forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tonts lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Tonts.
Morgan prevents Tonts from breaking the clinch.
Rauno Tonts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonts throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!