PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Ollie Strangler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morgan
vs
Strangler

185 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vitality
Crippler's Corner

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
Ganja's Warehouse

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ollie Strangler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strangler avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan slips a straight right by Strangler.
Strangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ollie Strangler has been cut.
Strangler throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strangler scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Strangler is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Strangler.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Strangler circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Strangler circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Strangler.
Morgan defending well as Strangler loads up on a big left hand.
Strangler lands an overhand right.
Strangler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strangler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Morgan misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strangler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strangler, pushing him back against the cage.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Strangler blocks it.
Strangler being controlled against the cage.
Strangler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Strangler avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morgan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strangler's face.
Strangler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Strangler slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Strangler won't want to take too many of those.
Strangler presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strangler blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.
Strangler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Strangler avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan wants to stall.
Strangler is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strangler blocks it with crossed arms.
Strangler has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Strangler avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Strangler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Strangler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Come on Strangler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morgan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strangler as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Strangler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strangler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Strangler lands with a light punch inside.
Strangler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Strangler stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strangler is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Strangler avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ollie Strangler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morgan wants to clinch up but Strangler keeps it at a distance.
Strangler checks a leg kick nicely.
Strangler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Strangler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan tries to clinch but Strangler is having none of it.
Strangler throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strangler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Strangler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strangler stalling in the clinch.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Strangler gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strangler avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan trying to control the position but instead, Strangler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morgan into the cage.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Strangler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dexter Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strangler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strangler blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan working Strangler over with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strangler avoids it.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strangler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Strangler is blocking nicely.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Strangler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strangler lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Ollie Strangler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strangler looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Strangler looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Strangler jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Strangler.
Strangler throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan slips a straight right by Strangler.
Nice uppercut there from Strangler.
Nice body punch from Strangler.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Strangler pushes him off.
Strangler lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Strangler lands a body shot.
Strangler's corner calls for a 1-2. Strangler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good work by Strangler as he checks the leg kick.
Strangler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Strangler.
Strangler throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan wants to slow Strangler down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Strangler misses.
Strangler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Strangler circles away from the clinch attempt.

Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Strangler.
Morgan has Strangler pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strangler as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Strangler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strangler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan working Strangler over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strangler.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strangler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Strangler is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strangler avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strangler.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strangler's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ollie Strangler's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strangler counters with a nice uppercut.
Strangler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Strangler is avoiding it.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Strangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Strangler.
Strangler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strangler jabs at Morgan's body.
Strangler misses with a hook.
Strangler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strangler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Strangler's corner calls for a 1-2. Strangler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strangler misses with an uppercut.
Morgan tries to clinch but Strangler moves out of range.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strangler.
Strangler stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strangler throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Ollie Strangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Strangler misses its intended target.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan looks to clinch
and Strangler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangler connects with a looping right hand.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Morgan rushes Strangler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strangler is keeping busy.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Strangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Strangler avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strangler as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Strangler blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoiding damage.
Strangler leaning against his opponent.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
Strangler avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Strangler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strangler.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strangler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strangler avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Strangler works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strangler throws a head punch that misses.
Strangler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler misses with some punches.
Strangler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strangler lands a right hand.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strangler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strangler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Strangler's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ollie Strangler.
I think Morgan 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 Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dexter Morgan made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.