PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Pressnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen The Unforgiven as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pressnell
vs
Morgan

180 cm
20
149 lbs
0 - 11 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan has managed to clinch.
Pressnell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan tries to clinch but Pressnell moves out of range.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Pressnell avoids them all with ease.
Pressnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pressnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Pressnell moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Pressnell is controlling him.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pressnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Pressnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.

Morgan clinches up against the cage.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Pressnell moves out of range easily.

Morgan has Pressnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Pressnell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pressnell blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Pressnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pressnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pressnell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan misses with a head kick.

Morgan has Pressnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Pressnell pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan tries to circle away but Pressnell has him pinned against the cage.
Pressnell is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pressnell has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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!
Pressnell keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Pressnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pressnell throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pressnell.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan tries to clinch but Pressnell moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pressnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pressnell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morgan forces Pressnell back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pressnell misses with a body shot.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Pressnell shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pressnell blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Pressnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pressnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a head kick but Pressnell moves out of range.

Pressnell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressnell wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Pressnell has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan drives through and clinches with Pressnell against the cage.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Pressnell won't allow it.

Pressnell pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Morgan gets to his feet - Pressnell follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Morgan.

Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pressnell, pushing him back against the cage.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Morgan drives through and clinches with Pressnell against the cage.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pressnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pressnell wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side

and Morgan counters by clinching up.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan instigates a clinch.
Pressnell keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pressnell keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Pressnell.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Pressnell keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Pressnell has the dominant position.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pressnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Pressnell.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pressnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pressnell's head.
Black Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Pressnell circles away.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pressnell.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Pressnell back into the cage.
Morgan is trying to push Pressnell away but Pressnell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pressnell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Pressnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Pressnell has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan avoiding damage as Pressnell throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Morgan clinches up with Pressnell and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan tries to circle away but Pressnell has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pressnell fails to land.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Pressnell has him pressed against the cage.

Pressnell manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan leaves Pressnell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Pressnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Morgan throws a head kick but Pressnell moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Pressnell throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pressnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan connects with a high kick.

Pressnell gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pressnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Pressnell takes it in his stride.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan tries to clinch but Pressnell moves out of range.
Pressnell scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a head kick but Pressnell moves out of range.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pressnell counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pressnell pulls guard successfully.

Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pressnell shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Pressnell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Pressnell back into the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pressnell jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Pressnell around his waist. Pressnell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pressnell keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Pressnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Pressnell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pressnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan lands a head kick. Pressnell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pressnell looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.

Pressnell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Morgan is looking for a triangle but Pressnell pushes his legs off easily.
Pressnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pressnell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Morgan pushes Pressnell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Pressnell drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.

Pressnell manages to pull guard.

Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Morgan leaves Pressnell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pressnell is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Pressnell fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Dalton Pressnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Pressnell moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pressnell is defended easily by Morgan.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pressnell takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pressnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Morgan forces Pressnell back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Morgan!
Black Morgan thanked the fans post fight for their support.