PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Morgan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Couture
vs
Morgan

178 cm
21
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
148 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture lands an overhand right.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.

Couture gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.

Couture breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luke Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Couture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgan.

Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.

Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Couture has escaped the position, nice work there.

Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Couture is trying to buck Morgan off.
Morgan slows the pace down.
Couture is trying to buck Morgan off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position but Couture is working away.
Morgan happy to just control the position for now.
Couture is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Couture will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Couture.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Luke Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand

and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Couture fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.

Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morgan stops Couture from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Morgan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
A nice combination there by Couture.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture checks the leg kick.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan dives in and grabs Couture's left leg, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan with a poor takedown
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Couture defends it nicely.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Couture throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Couture avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luke Couture will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.

Morgan gets a double leg takedown into Couture's guard.
Jason Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Couture is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Couture to keep the fight standing.

Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Couture.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgan.
Luke Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Couture sprawls well. Couture wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luke Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Couture sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Couture throws a one two combo.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Couture misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Luke Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couture swivels and escapes.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Morgan rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Couture holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Morgan jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Couture comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Couture both land. Nice combination.

Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Couture tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Morgan manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Couture is looking to escape.
Morgan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Couture 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 William Gold scores the fight for Luke Couture!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Luke Couture!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Luke Couture!

Luke Couture wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luke Couture thanked Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).