PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jezzy- Lose my mind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maynard
vs
Morgan

172 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Gray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Maynard has double underhooks.

Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maynard regains guard.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maynard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Maynard has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan is bucking up trying to escape but Maynard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Maynard has a good base and remains in mount.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Maynard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Maynard has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maynard thowing shots but they're missing.
Maynard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morgan regains half guard.
Maynard with the ground and pound but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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!

Maynard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Maynard misses with a hook

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maynard won't be happy with that.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
Morgan trying to control the position but Maynard is working away.
Maynard isn't going anywhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Morgan tries to move to mount but Maynard blocks the move with his legs.
Maynard tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Maynard is trying to buck Morgan off.
Maynard can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morgan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maynard to his feet.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Maynard backs away looking to recover.
Maynard tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maynard rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maynard shoots and misses

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maynard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Maynard is looking to escape.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Maynard uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Maynard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maynard is defended easily by Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan works over Maynard's head and body with a nice combination.

Maynard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Maynard finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maynard's guard.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Maynard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Maynard from standing up.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Maynard is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Maynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maynard is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Morgan is trying to keep Maynard in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maynard wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Maynard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Maynard has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Maynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Maynard manages to get underhooks.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maynard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maynard fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Morgan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maynard sprawls well initially but Morgan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maynard has one foot on Morgan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maynard shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Morgan looking to score a takedown here. Maynard is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in Maynard's guard.

Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maynard closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maynard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maynard pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Maynard pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maynard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maynard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Maynard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maynard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Maynard is looking to get back to is feet but Morgan passes into side control.
Maynard gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is pressing down on Maynard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maynard is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a strike but Maynard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maynard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morgan won't allow Maynard to sweep him here.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan stops Maynard from standing up.
Maynard is trying to keep Morgan in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.

Morgan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maynard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morgan, into his guard.

Maynard stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maynard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Gray Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maynard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Maynard has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maynard down to the mat. Maynard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maynard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.

Maynard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morgan is trying to keep an underhook but Maynard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maynard.
Maynard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Morgan.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maynard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Maynard persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maynard is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Maynard circles away and we're back to standing.
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Maynard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dexter Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maynard.
Maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Maynard tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan leaves Maynard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard had his way with Dexter Morgan in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maynard fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Maynard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maynard is defended easily by Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Maynard gets a clinch.
Morgan has Maynard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maynard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maynard regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan prevents Maynard from getting back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maynard is keeping the position for now.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maynard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Maynard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maynard is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan is pushing down on Maynard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maynard is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan trying to control from Maynard's half guard. Maynard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maynard wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Maynard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maynard stops Morgan from standing up.

Maynard gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Maynard fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Maynard tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Maynard fails to land the takedown.

Morgan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dexter Morgan!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dexter Morgan!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dexter Morgan!

Dexter Morgan wins by unanimous decision!