PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norman Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Norman Out has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Out
vs
Morgan

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Out's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Out duly obliges.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Out scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan walks into a jab.
Out punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Out.
Out with a hook.

Morgan instigates a clinch.
Out tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan stalling against the cage.

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

Morgan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Out's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Out is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.

Out is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Morgan frees his head nicely. Oh but Out has switched to an armbar! Morgan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Norman Out!
In his post fight interview, Norman Out started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.