PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc. 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?

Bukovsky
vs
Morgan

183 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukovsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Virgil Morgan has been cut.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Bukovsky.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Bukovsky's leg. Bukovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bukovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Bukovsky.
Morgan throws a leg kick
letting Bukovsky counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Bukovsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Virgil Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Bukovsky saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukovsky manages to avoid it.
Bukovsky scores with a jab.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Bukovsky moved out of range.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garrett Bukovsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bukovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan throws a body punch but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.

Morgan pushes Bukovsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Bukovsky avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bukovsky breaks the clinch.
Bukovsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bukovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.

Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bukovsky's half guard.
Morgan stops Bukovsky from getting back to his feet.
Bukovsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bukovsky is defending against the submission attempts here by Morgan.

Morgan is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bukovsky pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Bukovsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is keen to just control but Bukovsky is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukovsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan misses with a head shot. Bukovsky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bukovsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan pushing down on Bukovsky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bukovsky is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Virgil Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan's cut.
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.

Bukovsky scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bukovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bukovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bukovsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Bukovsky moves out of range easily.
Bukovsky checks a leg kick.
Bukovsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bukovsky misses the target.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Bukovsky.
Bukovsky ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan with a poor takedown
enabling Bukovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett Bukovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Bukovsky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Bukovsky coming out on top.
Nice cross by Bukovsky.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Bukovsky moved out of range nicely.
Bukovsky misses with a body kick.
Bukovsky throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Bukovsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bukovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bukovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bukovsky.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Bukovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Bukovsky's head back.
Bukovsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bukovsky missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bukovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukovsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bukovsky looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Bukovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Bukovsky tries to avoid it.
Bukovsky avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Bukovsky misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Bukovsky.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bukovsky avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bukovsky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Bukovsky shrugs it off though.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Bukovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukovsky cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Bukovsky blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bukovsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Garrett Bukovsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Bukovsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bukovsky defends it nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Bukovsky coming out on top.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Bukovsky.
Good work by Bukovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Bukovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Bukovsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Bukovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Bukovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bukovsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Bukovsky's head but Bukovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukovsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Bukovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Bukovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Bukovsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a right hand that Bukovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bukovsky also avoids with ease.
Bukovsky checks the leg kick.
Bukovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.

Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Bukovsky in a clinch.
Bukovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Garrett Bukovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukovsky's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Bukovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bukovsky after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bukovsky gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Bukovsky can't break the clinch.
Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Bukovsky controls the action.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bukovsky working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukovsky controls his hands.
Bukovsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Bukovsky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bukovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bukovsky.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bukovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bukovsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Bukovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukovsky checks a leg kick.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Morgan!
An out of breath Virgil Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.