PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Morgan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nguyen
vs
Morgan

178 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Morgan looking to score a takedown here. Nguyen is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in Nguyen's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nguyen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan advances to half guard.
Nguyen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nguyen looking for submissions off his back.
Nguyen is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Morgan is stalling here. Nguyen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morgan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nguyen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Nguyen throws a strike aimed at the side of Morgan's head but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nguyen prevents Morgan from escaping the position.
Nguyen working away.

Nguyen tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nguyen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nguyen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nguyen working away.
Nguyen throwing strikes but Morgan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nguyen wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan controls the position.
Morgan has control of an arm but Nguyen manages to advance to Morgan's back!
Nguyen lands a shot to the body.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet but Nguyen has full control of the position and if anything, Morgan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is covering up but some of the strikes from Nguyen are getting through and doing damage.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Morgan looks winded!
Morgan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nguyen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nguyen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

Nguyen looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nguyen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Nguyen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kelvin Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morgan tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.

Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nguyen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nguyen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nguyen wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.

Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nguyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nguyen 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.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nguyen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nguyen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nguyen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nguyen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kelvin Nguyen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen being controlled here momentarily.
Morgan looking to control.
Nguyen throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mark Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Nguyen clinches up against the cage.

Nguyen jumps guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.
Morgan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nguyen is proving hard to escape from.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nguyen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Morgan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.

Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Nguyen works to full guard.

Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nguyen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nguyen trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is keen to just control but Nguyen is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Morgan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nguyen looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Nguyen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan stalling away here and it's allowed Nguyen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Nguyen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Nguyen!

Morgan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nguyen uses it to pass to side control.
Nguyen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nguyen lands some shots froms side control.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nguyen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.

Morgan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morgan lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Nguyen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.

Nguyen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Nguyen managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan stands and steps away. Nguyen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Nguyen's legs.

Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan controlling from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Morgan!