PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack - Voodoo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Durga
vs
Morgan

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Areli Durga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durga fakes the leg kick and cracks Morgan in the body.
Morgan throws a hook but Durga avoids it easily.
A combination from Durga does no damage.

Durga closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Durga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Durga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Durga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to push Durga away but Durga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durga has him pressed against the cage.
Durga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Durga.
Durga looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Durga avoiding damage.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durga has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Durga scores with a spinning back kick!
Durga lands a front kick.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durga. Durga obviously looking to wear him down.
Durga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durga pushes Morgan away with a front kick.
Morgan looks gassed!
Durga tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durga. That one must have hurt.
Durga scores with a nice body kick.
Morgan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Durga. Those never looked like landing.
Durga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morgan if he has to take too many more of those.
Durga connects with a solid leg kick.
Durga fakes the leg kick and cracks Morgan in the body.
Durga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durga lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Durga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga lands a big head kick that sends Morgan to the canvas! Durga follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Areli Durga!
Areli Durga retains his light heavyweight title!