PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (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!

Morgan
vs
Walter

183 cm
30
169 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

177 cm
27
167 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter misses with the combination.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter lands a slapping body shot.

Walter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan tests Walter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Walter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walter but Walter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Walter throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Walter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swinging wildly here.

Walter drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.

Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.

Walter moves into the clinch successfully.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Walter throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walter.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Walter 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.

Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Walter sprawls well.

Morgan rushes Walter and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Walter wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walter on the side of the head.

Walter clinches with his opponent.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walter has him pressed against the cage.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walter prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to clinch.

Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Walter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
David Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Morgan rushes Walter and presses him up against the cage.
Walter tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Walter misses with some punches.
Morgan tries to circle away but Walter has him pinned against the cage.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walter tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.

Walter breaks from the clinch.

Walter moves into the clinch.
Walter 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan has Walter pressed against the cage, preventing Walter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walter'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.
Walter trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walter into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter has Morgan pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anton Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morgan throws a series of punches but Walter avoids them all with ease.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Walter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
David Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Walter throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Walter swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses with the combination.

Walter moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
The referee calls for Walter to work.
Walter tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Walter down.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Walter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan feints and then cracks Walter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walter down.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.

Walter has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Walter checks it.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that Walter semi-blocks.
Anton Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Walter wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Walter tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Walter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
David Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Walter.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walter wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Walter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Walter tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Morgan.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Morgan!
David Morgan very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.