PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Axelsson (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!

Axelsson
vs
Morgan

180 cm
26
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Axelsson blocks a leg kick.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Axelsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Axelsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Axelsson throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axelsson's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Axelsson is breathing heavily.
Morgan is looking to slow Axelsson down with leg kicks.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan cracks Axelsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands a head kick. Axelsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Axelsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Axelsson's side.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Axelsson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Axelsson at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Morgan lands a jab.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Axelsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Axelsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Axelsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Axelsson shrugs it off though.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Axelsson's ribs.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Axelsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Axelsson off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axelsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Axelsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Axelsson's defenses.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan lands a jab to Axelsson's midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axelsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Axelsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Axelsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan tests Axelsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabs Axelsson right on the nose. Axelsson blinks but takes it well.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axelsson will feel that in the morning.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Axelsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Axelsson walks forward, straight into a front 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 leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan scores with a sloppy right hand. Axelsson should have avoided that one.
Axelsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Axelsson takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morgan thuds a left hand into Axelsson's body.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan cracks Axelsson with a good jab.
James Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axelsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Axelsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan tests Axelsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Axelsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan works Axelsson's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Axelsson 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 one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axelsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Axelsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Axelsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan with a hook.
Axelsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axelsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Axelsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Axelsson's head back.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsson in his tracks.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabs Axelsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Axelsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axelsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
Axelsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axelsson's head.
Axelsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Axelsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axelsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Axelsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Axelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Axelsson 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.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thor Axelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axelsson momentarily.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Axelsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan tests Axelsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Axelsson's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Axelsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan punishes Axelsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axelsson. That did some damage!
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Axelsson.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Axelsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan jabs Axelsson right on the nose. Axelsson blinks but takes it well.
Morgan scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Axelsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Axelsson.
A punch lands to the side of Axelsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan jabs Axelsson right on the nose. Axelsson blinks but takes it well.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan throws a front kick that sends Axelsson stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axelsson will feel that in the morning.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axelsson. That did some damage!
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Axelsson's side.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson takes one on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axelsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Axelsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Axelsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Axelsson takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a jab to Axelsson's midsection.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Axelsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Axelsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan scores with a sloppy right hand. Axelsson should have avoided that one.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axelsson momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Morgan catches Axelsson right on the button with a cross.
Axelsson is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Axelsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axelsson will feel that in the morning.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
Axelsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan scores with a head kick. Axelsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axelsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Axelsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
James Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Axelsson shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thor Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30

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