PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Ozbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Black Snake Moan. Ozbourne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let Me Hear You Scream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morgan
vs
Ozbourne

182 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

174 cm
28
146 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ozzy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Ozbourne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Ozbourne is controlling him.
Ozbourne taking a breather.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ozbourne has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ozbourne throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan trying to stall but Ozbourne improves his position.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Ozbourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morgan.

Ozbourne moves into the clinch successfully.
Ozbourne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ozbourne leaning against his opponent.
Ozbourne 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.
Ozbourne 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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan is trying to break free.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan tries to work over Ozbourne's front leg with a kick but Ozbourne checks it.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Ozbourne moved away.
Ozbourne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozbourne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne checks a low kick from Morgan.

Ozbourne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ozbourne.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
Ozbourne tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Ozbourne pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Ozbourne tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Ozbourne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ozbourne takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ozbourne keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
Ozbourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan is trying to push Ozbourne away but Ozbourne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ozbourne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ronnie Morgan has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne misses with an elbow over the top.
Ozbourne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ozbourne has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan is looking to slow Ozbourne down with leg kicks.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Ozbourne does no damage.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Ozbourne moves out of range easily.
Ozbourne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Ozbourne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozbourne is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ozbourne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Ozbourne avoids the head kick by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ozzy Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Morgan's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ozbourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozbourne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Ozbourne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ozbourne misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Ozbourne looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Ozbourne finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Ozbourne moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Ozbourne blocks a head kick by Morgan.

Ozbourne forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the cage.
Ozbourne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Ozbourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ozbourne 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 can't break the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ozbourne won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ozbourne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Ozbourne.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan tries to stall but Ozbourne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has Ozbourne pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ozbourne as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Ozbourne just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ozbourne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
Morgan avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozbourne tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Ozbourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ozbourne throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozbourne moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ozzy Ozbourne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ozbourne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ozbourne stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoiding damage as Ozbourne throws knees to the body.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Ozbourne is controlling him.
Ozbourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozbourne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan taking a breather.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozbourne misses with a punch to the body.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
Ozbourne 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ozzy Ozbourne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ozbourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozbourne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ronnie Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.

Ozbourne clinches with his opponent.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Ozbourne.
Morgan trying to control the position but instead, Ozbourne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morgan into the cage.
Ozbourne misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Ozbourne avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ozbourne obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ozbourne has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Ozbourne.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Ozbourne pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ozbourne working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks it.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there

and Ozbourne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Morgan breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Ozbourne moves out of range easily.
Morgan moves out of range as Ozbourne throws a body kick.
Ozbourne tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Ozbourne is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozbourne wants to clinch.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up.
Morgan takes a swing at Ozbourne's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a head kick but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Ozbourne has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has Ozbourne pushed against the cage.
Morgan wants to break free but Ozbourne has control.
Morgan is trying to push Ozbourne away but Ozbourne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ozbourne stalling in the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Ozbourne is controlling him.
Ozbourne leaning against his opponent.
Ronnie Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozzy Ozbourne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Ozbourne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ozbourne wants to clinch.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ozbourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ozbourne wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Ozbourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronnie Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan motions for Ozbourne to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozbourne.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy Ozbourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ozbourne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzy Ozbourne!
Ozzy Ozbourne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rōnin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.