PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Hunington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunington comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Who. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hunington
vs
Morgan

184 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Hunington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunington's head.

It looks like Link Hunington has been cut.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunington fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hunington closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunington postures up.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hunington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to escape but Hunington is in control.
Hunington wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Hunington is really struggling to control Morgan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morgan prevents Hunington from improving position.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.

Hunington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunington is breathing heavily.

Hunington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan trying to control but Hunington postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Hunington eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Hunington has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hunington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunington keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunington tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan misses with the head strike.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunington circles away.
Hunington keeps the fight on the outside.

Hunington scores a takedown into full mount!

Hunington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hunington with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hunington swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morgan is now in Hunington's guard. A big mistake from Hunington there, giving up the dominant position!
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Hunington blocks nicely.
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 Link Hunington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Link Hunington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunington shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan shoots and misses

and Hunington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.

Hunington is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Morgan has managed to free his arm - good work.

Hunington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunington is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Hunington postures up.
Morgan won't allow Hunington to pass to mount.
Hunington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Hunington circles away easily

and Hunington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunington.
Hunington wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.

Hunington has gone for a leg lock! Morgan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hunington's guard.
Hunington pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hunington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hunington looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morgan has picked Hunington up and slammed him! Hunington can't keep hold of the triangle and Morgan manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunington is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunington is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Morgan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hunington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan trying to control but Hunington is having none of it.
Hunington wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Hunington is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunington is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hunington tries to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Hunington is working to get back to half guard.
Morgan tries to control but Hunington wriggling away.
Hunington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Morgan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morgan looking to finish with strikes here!
Hunington is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Hunington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Link Hunington'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Hunington on that attempt.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt

and Hunington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Hunington wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Morgan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morgan tries to hold on but Hunington pushes him away.

Hunington moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunington kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hunington has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hunington connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
Hunington has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Morgan wants to hold on but Hunington pushes him away.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Hunington's attempts to control the action.

Hunington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morgan is surviving well by controlling Hunington's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Hunington wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hunington.
Morgan wants to control but Hunington is having none of it.

Hunington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Hunington maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hunington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Hunington working Morgan over with strikes here.

Hunington jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morgan tries to bench press Hunington off him but Hunington keeps the position.

Hunington is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Morgan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hunington gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Morgan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hunington lets go of the hold and Morgan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Link Hunington!