PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hurricane. Rubin Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carter
vs
Morgan

194 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

169 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

DJs Locker

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter connects with the punch.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
Carter struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
Morgan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morgan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Morgan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
An elbow from Morgan crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morgan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morgan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan laying and praying for a moment but Carter takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Carter still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Carter has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Carter wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Morgan tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter misses with a leg kick

and Morgan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Morgan being controlled here momentarily.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rubin Carter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Carter throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Morgan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan misses with a head shot. Carter uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
Morgan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morgan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.

Carter breaks the clinch.

Morgan dives in and scores a takedown into Carter's guard.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rubin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Carter seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.