PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor P - Big Boss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morgan
vs
Vera

178 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

177 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vera on the ground.
Morgan tries to buck Vera off but Vera is having none of it.
Morgan wants to control but Vera postures up.
Vera is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vera in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vera takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Vera happy to just control the position for now.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Vera keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vera working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.

Vera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan is trying to control Vera's posture but Vera avoids it.
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!
Vera throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera working away.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Vera working the ground and pound.
Vera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morgan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vera.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vera connects with a decent elbow.
Vera lands an elbow.
Vera is chipping away with strikes.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vera advances to full mount.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Vera has a good base and remains in mount.
Vera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera working the ground and pound effectively.
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vera lands a heavy elbow.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Vera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.

Morgan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Morgan! Vera sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Morgan and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Efrain Vera!