PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Wall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dexter Morgan's chin.

Morgan
vs
Wall

174 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wall wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Wall misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Wall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wall counters with a left to the body.
Wall misses with a wild combination.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Wall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Wall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wall looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wall pinned against the cage. Wall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wall for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wall lands with a nice body punch.
Wall slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wall thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrew Wall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Wall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Wall avoids nicely.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wall avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Wall.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Wall moves out of range.
Wall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wall counters with a nice body shot.
Wall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wall circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Wall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan stalks Wall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wall's face. Wall staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Wall avoids it well.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wall slips a straight right by Morgan.
Wall misses with a wild combination.
Wall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wall sprawls well. Wall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Wall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wall scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Wall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Wall.
Wall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left and a right from Morgan both land. Nice combination.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall misses the shot to the body.

Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into Wall's guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Wall is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Wall is working an open guard so Morgan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Wall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wall.
Wall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wall misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Wall.
Wall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan looks to land a combination but Wall avoids it well.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Wall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wall lands a right hook to the body.
Wall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Wall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Wall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wall throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wall's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wall managing to control the position.
Wall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morgan trying to control but Wall is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dexter Morgan just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Wall does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Wall.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Wall seems unphased.
Morgan shoots in but Wall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wall thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Andrew Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wall throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dexter Morgan.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!