PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. Muay Thai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morgan
vs
Thai

188 cm
42
210 lbs
37 - 26 - 1

225 cm
42
300 lbs
21 - 30 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.

Thai rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai into the cage.
Thai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Thai tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thai. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thai clinches up against the cage.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thai rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thai rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a knee strike.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Thai moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thai tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Morgan to work.
Thai letting Morgan take a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Thai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
Thai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Thai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.

Thai breaks from the clinch.

Thai has managed to clinch.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Thai breaks the clinch.
Thai is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.

Thai moves into the clinch successfully.
Thai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is looking to control Thai's arms but Thai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Morgan tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muay Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai is trying to break free.
Morgan taking a breather.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
And Morgan counters with a quick kick to the body but Thai blocks it.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.

Thai clinches up against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morgan prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Thai has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Morgan stalling.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Thai has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Thai tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan just leaning against Thai, taking a breather.
Morgan tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Thai is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
Scott Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Morgan decides to stand and escape the position.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thai manages to circle out of the way.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan keeps control of Thai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan trying to stall but Thai improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Morgan is stalling here.
Morgan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thai.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Thai to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Thai looks to clinch but Morgan throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Thai taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Morgan!
Scott Morgan thanked the fans post fight for their support.