PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Conquer All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dick
vs
Morgan

190 cm
44
205 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

188 cm
42
210 lbs
39 - 28 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Dick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Dick scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dick throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dick lands a damaging elbow.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dick blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick lands a knee to the head.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dick as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Dick has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dick tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Dick misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stall.
Dick tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Dick trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dick.
Dick working aggressively here.
Dick lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick throws an elbow that 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
Dick tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morgan is trying to push Dick away but Dick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dick gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Dick digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick dominated that round.
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.

Dick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dick connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
Tom Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dick is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Dick scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Dick looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dick throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Dick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Dick.
Dick throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morgan counters with a left and a right that hurts Dick! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Morgan jumps into full mount!
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
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!
Dick is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dick bucks up and throws Morgan to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Dick throws a body kick.
Morgan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Dick avoids it.
Dick tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dick misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dick is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dick looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a counter combo.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a shot to the body.

Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dick is looking to reverse the position.
Dick wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Morgan working away.
Morgan prevents Dick from escaping the position.
Dick trying to remain calm as Morgan controls from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Dick both land. Nice combination.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Dick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Dick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Dick lands a brutal head kick. Morgan looks out on his feet and Dick throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tom Dick!
Tom Dick made sure to mention his sponsor, Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview.