PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

White
vs
Morgan

175 cm
21
151 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan moves out of range as White throws a body kick.

White drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and White ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morgan after a bit of a struggle.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrew Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from White.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White misses with a leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan with a hook.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

White dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
White stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

White is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
White 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I wouldn't like to be where Morgan is right now.
White working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Morgan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for White on that attempt.
White throws an off balance right hand

and Morgan counters with a crisp right hand that drops White! Morgan lets White back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses the shot to the body.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

White is rocked!
White misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan scores with a counter punch that sends White to the canvas! Morgan smells blood - he's punishing White with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! White has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Morgan!
Andrew Morgan is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Andrew Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Danny White stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs.'.