PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Earl Grey Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Grey Tea
vs
Morgan

178 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earl Grey Tea!
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Tea looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Grey Tea sprawls well.
Morgan with a poor takedown

and Grey Tea counters by clinching up.
Grey Tea taking a breather.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Earl Grey Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Grey Tea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grey Tea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grey Tea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Tea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grey Tea tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morgan is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Grey Tea tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Grey Tea tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Grey Tea prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grey Tea can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Grey Tea misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey Tea avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Grey Tea has him pressed against the cage.
Grey Tea is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Grey Tea into the cage.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Grey Tea is controlling him.
Grey Tea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grey Tea throws a head punch that misses.
Grey Tea working aggressively here.
Grey Tea has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grey Tea gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Tea controlling the action here for a moment.
Grey Tea throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Grey Tea managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Grey Tea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Grey Tea blocks an uppercut.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Grey Tea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grey Tea misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Tea.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey Tea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan looks gassed!
Grey Tea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Earl Grey Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grey Tea pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Grey Tea won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Earl Grey Tea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grey Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Grey Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grey Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey Tea moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Grey Tea moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Grey Tea slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Grey Tea tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan moves out of range as Grey Tea throws a body kick.

Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Grey Tea tries to kick Morgan off but Morgan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Grey Tea kicks Morgan off and gets back to his feet.
Grey Tea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Tea swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Grey Tea.
A head kick misses from Grey Tea.
Grey Tea tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grey Tea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Earl Grey Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick but Grey Tea moves out of range.
Grey Tea moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Grey Tea just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey Tea stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Grey Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan slips a jab from Grey Tea.
Grey Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey Tea is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Grey Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Grey Tea keeps it at a distance.
Grey Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan slips a straight right by Grey Tea.
Grey Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Grey Tea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Grey Tea is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Grey Tea.
Grey Tea throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Grey Tea misses its intended target.
Grey Tea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grey Tea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey Tea.
Grey Tea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed

and Grey Tea counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jumps guard but Grey Tea stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grey Tea is trying to stall.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Grey Tea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grey Tea tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey Tea is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Grey Tea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey Tea.
Morgan throws a head kick but Grey Tea moves out of range.
Grey Tea is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morgan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grey Tea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Grey Tea dominated that second round.
That's time! Grey Tea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grey Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey Tea.
Morgan moves out of range as Grey Tea strikes.
Grey Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan slips a jab from Grey Tea.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Earl Grey Tea is winning the standup battle so far.

Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Grey Tea. Grey Tea maintains the clinch.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Grey Tea manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grey Tea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Grey Tea has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Earl Grey Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Grey Tea prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Grey Tea avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Grey Tea tries to tie him up.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Grey Tea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grey Tea wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey Tea.
Morgan shoots and misses

and Grey Tea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan avoiding damage as Grey Tea throws knees to the body.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Grey Tea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Earl Grey Tea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grey Tea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grey Tea misses with a body punch.
Grey Tea is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grey Tea has his back to the cage.
Grey Tea misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grey Tea is keeping busy.
Grey Tea has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Tea stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grey Tea to keep the fight standing.
Grey Tea misses with some punches.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Grey Tea.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey Tea trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
Grey Tea misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Grey Tea.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grey Tea swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey Tea taking a breather.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grey Tea is defending well.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Grey Tea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey Tea, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Grey Tea!