PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by The Unforgiven. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Morgan
vs
Cross

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Cross!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Cross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Morgan throws the left hand but Cross avoids the punch easily.
Cross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cross scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross lands with a good body shot.
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan throws the left hand but Cross avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Cross.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Cross lands with a shot to the body.
Cross lands a two punch combo.
DJ Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Cross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cross jabs at Morgan's body.
Cross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cross.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Cross scores with a shot to the body.
Cross throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
DJ Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Cross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Cross jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cross misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cross moves out of range.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeps Cross at a distance using the push kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Cross.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Cross tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Cross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Morgan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Cross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan misses with the combination.
Cross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cross.
Morgan shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Cross lands the left hand.
No joy there for Cross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan cracks Cross with an open hand slap.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Cross's torso.
Cross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cross duly obliges.
Cross is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
DJ Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross slips a straight right by Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cross.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Cross throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Cross. Beautiful body shot.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Cross.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Cross's head.
Cross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cross.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cross.
Cross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Cross's head back.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morgan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Some wild striking there from Cross.

Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Cross in a clinch.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cross manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Cross throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Cross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross 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.
Morgan lands with a hook. Cross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross swinging wildly here.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan cracks Cross with an open hand slap.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Cross moved away.
Cross misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
Cross moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Cross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
DJ Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Cross swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Cross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
A low kick from Cross misses
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DJ Cross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Morgan misses.
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!
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Cross!