PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Morgan
vs
Doe

191 cm
35
247 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

191 cm
37
288 lbs
21 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doe closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Doe pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Doe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doe is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doe takes one to the side of the head.
Doe misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan works Doe's body with a nice hook.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Doe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Doe throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doe's guard. Nice move by Morgan!

Doe 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.
Doe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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!
Doe is taking a breather. Morgan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Morgan is staying active underneath Doe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling the action here.
Doe trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan wants to control but Doe is keeping busy.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morgan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan wants to control but Doe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morgan is concentrating on defense, preventing Doe from advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks the inside of Doe's front leg.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Doe swings widly with a right hand

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Doe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morgan after a bit of a struggle.
Doe is trying to stall.

Doe has clasped his hands together around Morgan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is trying to control Doe's posture but Doe avoids it.
Doe wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Doe backpedaling.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Doe dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe.

Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Doe swings around for an armbar but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Doe's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Doe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan advances to half guard.

Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doe doesn't seem phased though.
Jason Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Doe.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Doe's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Doe takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Morgan tests Doe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Doe in a clinch.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working Doe over against the cage.
Morgan gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morgan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Doe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morgan is defending well.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jason Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Doe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Doe wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Doe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan lands with a hook. Doe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morgan missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doe's calf.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Doe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Doe with the ground and pound from mount.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.

Doe swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Doe!
Post fight, John Doe took to the microphone: 'Holy shit, 2 fights in a row with a game-plan and 2 wins.. Guess this is what I'm best at..'.