PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teo Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teo Christofi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Morgan
vs
Christofi

180 cm
27
200 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

183 cm
23
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

Zombie Nutrition - LOD
Affordable Quality

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Christofi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.

Christofi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Christofi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Christofi prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Christofi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Christofi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christofi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Christofi in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christofi prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Christofi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christofi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christofi throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christofi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christofi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christofi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Christofi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christofi winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Christofi is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christofi on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Christofi connects with a nice short shot to Morgan's temple.
Christofi throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Christofi throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christofi trying to control from Morgan's half guard. Morgan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Christofi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christofi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christofi throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.

Christofi stands and steps away. Morgan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Christofi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christofi was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christofi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi lands with an overhand left.

Christofi forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Christofi.
Morgan tries a body shot but Christofi blocks it.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christofi blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Christofi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Christofi connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Christofi. Christofi gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teo Christofi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Christofi is just out of range.
Christofi misses with an uppercut.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christofi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christofi eats them both and turns towards Morgan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Christofi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christofi.
No luck for Christofi with that takedown attempt.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christofi misses the jab.
Morgan is looking to wear down Christofi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christofi shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christofi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christofi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Christofi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teo Christofi.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christofi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christofi walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Christofi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Christofi ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Christofi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Christofi controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Christofi is breathing heavily.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Christofi.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Christofi blocking some punches.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Christofi controls the action.
Morgan presses Christofi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christofi avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Christofi tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Christofi blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Christofi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Christofi takes the fight into the clinch.
Christofi is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christofi wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Teo Christofi has been cut.
Christofi blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teo Christofi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Christofi moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christofi is defended easily by Morgan.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.

Christofi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christofi can't get the takedown.
Christofi working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Christofi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
James Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teo Christofi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christofi.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Christofi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan has Christofi pressed against the cage, preventing Christofi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Christofi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Christofi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Christofi.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Christofi controls his hands.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Christofi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Christofi shoots in.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christofi throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Christofi shrugs it off.
Christofi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan leaves Christofi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christofi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Christofi goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Christofi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.

Christofi is rocked!
Nice body punch from Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Christofi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Christofi in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christofi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Morgan.
Christofi tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Christofi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Christofi blocking some punches.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christofi.
Christofi tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Christofi takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christofi.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

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