PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Atte Peltola has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Morgan
vs
Peltola

182 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
198 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Peltola can't do much from the bottom here.
Morgan in side control, throwing shots but Peltola defends.
Peltola is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Peltola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peltola tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Peltola is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peltola controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peltola is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Peltola is looking to improve his position.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan wants to control but Peltola is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Morgan there.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peltola is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peltola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan postures up in Peltola's guard and throws a big left but Peltola blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peltola looking to control.
Peltola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan won't allow Peltola to sweep him here.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan trying to control but Peltola is working from the bottom.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peltola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Morgan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peltola is pulling down on Morgan's head. It's preventing any offense from Morgan, at least for the moment.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Peltola looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Peltola is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of Peltola's head.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but Peltola is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peltola is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Peltola is looking to improve his position.
Peltola trying to control here.
Peltola wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola trying to control from the bottom.

Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Peltola defends the submission attempt.
Morgan prevents Peltola from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peltola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peltola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch but Peltola moves out of range.
Eric Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltola misses the jab.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Peltola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Peltola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan slips a straight right by Peltola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Peltola as Morgan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peltola scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan tries to move into range but Peltola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into Peltola's guard.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan is in close to Peltola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peltola is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Peltola has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peltola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Peltola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.

Morgan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Peltola is defending well. Morgan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Peltola has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morgan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Morgan!
After winning the bout, Eric Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.