PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moraes comes into the arena with Revelação - Tá Escrito blaring out of the sound system. Sergio Moraes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moraes
vs
Morgan

178 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergio Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes misses with a looping right.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Moraes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Moraes misses.
Moraes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a straight left.

Morgan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Moraes looking for submissions off his back.

Moraes looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Moraes defends it.

Moraes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Moraes is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moraes is looking for a triangle here but Morgan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to control the action but Moraes is working from the bottom.
Moraes prevents Morgan from moving into mount.
Moraes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moraes is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Moraes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Moraes actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Moraes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moraes actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moraes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moraes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moraes is in a horrible position here. Morgan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan lands a big elbow.
Moraes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks from Moraes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moraes working to try and regain half guard.
Morgan lands a big shot to the head and Moraes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!