PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perry Bebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bebo
vs
Morgan

172 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Brute

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perry Bebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Troy Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bebo duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Bebo there.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Bebo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Bebo is avoiding it.
Bebo misses with a looping left.
Bebo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bebo.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bebo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bebo scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Bebo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan cracks Bebo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bebo misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bebo's knee momentarily.
Perry Bebo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bebo misses with a lunging right hand

and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan.
Bebo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bebo tries to get out of the position.
Bebo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan postures up in Bebo's guard and throws a big left but Bebo blocks it.
Bebo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bebo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan pushing down on Bebo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bebo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bebo is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Bebo is defending well.
Morgan throwing shots but Bebo is blocking nicely.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bebo is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bebo actively working from the bottom here.

Morgan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan is thwarting Bebo's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morgan is looking for submissions but instead, Bebo has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bebo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bebo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bebo throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bebo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bebo.
Bebo throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Bebo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan tries to clinch but Bebo is having none of it.
Bebo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bebo counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bebo circles away.
Bebo throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Bebo misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Bebo misses.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bebo to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Bebo pushes him off.
Morgan closes the distance but Bebo moves to the side
and Bebo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Bebo avoids them all with ease.
Bebo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bebo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebo misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Bebo connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
Bebo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Bebo blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebo's efforts to push away.
Bebo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bebo taking a breather.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Bebo working aggressively here.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bebo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bebo throws a head punch that misses.
Bebo scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is looking to control Bebo's arms but Bebo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bebo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Bebo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bebo.
Bebo can't break the clinch.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan trying to stall but Bebo improves his position.
Bebo is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bebo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bebo swinging wildly here.
Bebo wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Bebo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bebo takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bebo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bebo looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Bebo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Bebo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perry Bebo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bebo misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Bebo swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Bebo looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
A lazy left from Bebo finds it's target.
Bebo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Bebo.
Bebo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bebo throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
Bebo throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Bebo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Bebo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bebo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bebo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bebo checks the leg kick.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Bebo keeps it at a distance.
Morgan tries to clinch but Bebo is having none of it.
Bebo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bebo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry Bebo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bebo swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.

Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has Bebo pushed against the cage.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bebo avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Bebo.
Bebo lands a left hand.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bebo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bebo tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Bebo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bebo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Bebo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bebo as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Bebo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Perry Bebo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Morgan.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Bebo working hard to break the clinch.
Bebo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bebo pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bebo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebo can't break the clinch.
Bebo wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan trying to stall but Bebo improves his position.
Bebo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bebo lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bebo is defending well for now.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bebo.
Bebo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan trying to stall but Bebo improves his position.
Nice body punch from Bebo - that landed with a thud.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bebo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bebo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Bebo digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Bebo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bebo can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bebo as Morgan tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Bebo.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bebo prevents it.
Bebo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bebo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bebo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry Bebo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bebo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bebo gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bebo lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Bebo improves position.
A shot in the inside from Bebo.
Bebo struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebo's efforts to push away.
Bebo gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Bebo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bebo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry Bebo!