PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Neubauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Witchcraft. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Neubauer

178 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norbert Neubauer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neubauer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan shoots in but Neubauer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan cracks Neubauer with a solid left hand.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neubauer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neubauer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neubauer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neubauer trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morgan passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Neubauer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morgan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morgan trying to control the pace.
Neubauer is looking to escape.
Neubauer is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neubauer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan prevents Neubauer from standing back up.
Morgan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neubauer taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neubauer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Neubauer.
Neubauer wants to clinch.
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neubauer moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Neubauer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Neubauer tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neubauer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neubauer clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan wants a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Neubauer as the two fighters clinch.
Neubauer tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Neubauer back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Neubauer as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Neubauer manages to get underhooks.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan blocks an uppercut.

Neubauer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morgan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Neubauer to the mat. Neubauer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Neubauer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morgan is taking a breather. Neubauer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesse Morgan.
Neubauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Neubauer wants to clinch.

Neubauer clinches up against the cage.
Neubauer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neubauer lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neubauer tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Neubauer back against the cage.
Neubauer tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neubauer swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neubauer tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neubauer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Neubauer on the inside.
Neubauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neubauer gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Neubauer works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Neubauer lands a nice uppercut.
Neubauer lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neubauer struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Neubauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Neubauer misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Neubauer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neubauer tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neubauer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Neubauer as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan is working for takedown but Neubauer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neubauer pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neubauer struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Neubauer throws a head punch that misses.
Neubauer can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Neubauer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Neubauer after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neubauer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neubauer lands a body punch.
Neubauer lands a body punch.
Neubauer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neubauer is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neubauer down to the mat. Neubauer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Norbert Neubauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
A left lands for Neubauer.
Neubauer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neubauer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neubauer is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is thwarting Neubauer's attempts to control the position.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Neubauer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Neubauer wants to clinch.
Neubauer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neubauer tries to clinch up

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jesse Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan scoring with some ground and pound.
Neubauer wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Neubauer keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morgan is pushing down on Neubauer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Neubauer is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neubauer is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morgan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Morgan there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neubauer is trying to control but can't.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neubauer tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neubauer to the ground. Neubauer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Neubauer tries to clinch up
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Neubauer.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Neubauer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neubauer tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Neubauer which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neubauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neubauer defends it nicely.
Neubauer closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side

and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Neubauer fights it but they end up in guard.
Neubauer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Neubauer keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan stays in close to Neubauer's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neubauer working a defensive guard here.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neubauer is trying to keep Morgan in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neubauer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neubauer throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

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