PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Utheg Bloodrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bloodrock
vs
Morgan

185 cm
19
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Utheg Bloodrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock misses the shot to the body.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodrock.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan jabs at Bloodrock's body.
Bloodrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Some wild striking there from Bloodrock.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Bloodrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bloodrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bloodrock.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Bloodrock finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodrock throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Bloodrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Bloodrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bloodrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Bloodrock is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a front kick that sends Bloodrock stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Bloodrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloodrock misses with the combination.
Bloodrock throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloodrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Bloodrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Bloodrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Bloodrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bloodrock off the cage and back into range.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodrock walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan works Bloodrock's body with a nice hook.
Morgan with a hook.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bloodrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan cracks the inside of Bloodrock's front leg.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bloodrock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bloodrock's calf.
Bloodrock throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan thumps Bloodrock with a low kick.
Morgan lands a front kick.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan with a jab.
Morgan is looking to slow Bloodrock down with leg kicks.
Bloodrock drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bloodrock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bloodrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan keeps Bloodrock at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Morgan cracks Bloodrock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Bloodrock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morgan sizes up Bloodrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab. Bloodrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Bloodrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bloodrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodrock. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloodrock.
Bloodrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bloodrock ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Bloodrock throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bloodrock will feel that in the morning.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Bloodrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Bloodrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morgan scores with a jab. Bloodrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Bloodrock scores with a nice right hand.
Bloodrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan moves away from the strike by Bloodrock.
Morgan moves out of range as Bloodrock strikes.
Bloodrock loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Bloodrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Morgan catches Bloodrock right on the button with a cross.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bloodrock.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Bloodrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bloodrock. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that Bloodrock semi-blocks.
Morgan scores with a jab.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
James Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bloodrock's calf.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodrock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Bloodrock's ribs.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Bloodrock shakes it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bloodrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Bloodrock's ribs.
Bloodrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Bloodrock misses.
Bloodrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Bloodrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan thows a body kick. Bloodrock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Bloodrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Utheg Bloodrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Bloodrock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bloodrock takes one on the button.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bloodrock misses the jab.
Bloodrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Bloodrock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bloodrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloodrock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bloodrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Bloodrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloodrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Bloodrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bloodrock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Bloodrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a cross.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Bloodrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Bloodrock persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bloodrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bloodrock will feel that in the morning.
Bloodrock throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Bloodrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Bloodrock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands with a cross.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Bloodrock misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan keeps Bloodrock at a distance using the push kick.
Bloodrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Bloodrock lands.
Morgan jabs at Bloodrock's body.
Jab from Morgan.
Bloodrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bloodrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bloodrock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bloodrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bloodrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Bloodrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bloodrock doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bloodrock throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Bloodrock misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Bloodrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan keeps Bloodrock at a distance using the push kick.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Bloodrock didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Bloodrock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bloodrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloodrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Bloodrock's head back.
Bloodrock misses with a double jab.
Bloodrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Bloodrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Bloodrock scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bloodrock will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bloodrock misses with a few strikes there.
Bloodrock throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Bloodrock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morgan defending well as Bloodrock loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Bloodrock.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan thumps Bloodrock with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bloodrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bloodrock.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bloodrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Bloodrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Utheg Bloodrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodrock misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Bloodrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan cracks Bloodrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bloodrock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
James Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bloodrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bloodrock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bloodrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donk. Morgan catches Bloodrock right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

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