PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre has chosen Mojo So Dope as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Blackfyre

184 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
31
175 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daemon Blackfyre!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan swings for the body but Blackfyre moves out of range.
We've been informed that Blackfyre has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Morgan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan throwing shots but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Morgan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blackfyre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Morgan working over Blackfyre with some ground and pound. Blackfyre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blackfyre to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blackfyre controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan stands up over Blackfyre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Blackfyre will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Blackfyre is keeping the position.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre has control of Morgan's left arm, preventing Morgan from doing any damage.
Morgan postures up in Blackfyre's guard and throws a big left but Blackfyre blocks it.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Blackfyre keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blackfyre on his heels. He'll look to pass Blackfyre's guard now, I'm sure.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Blackfyre thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blackfyre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.

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 postures up in Blackfyre's guard and throws a big left but Blackfyre blocks it.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackfyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Morgan feints and as Blackfyre raises his hands in defense, Morgan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackfyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackfyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackfyre pulls Morgan in to control the position.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blackfyre blocks a jab.
Blackfyre feints the counter takedown.

Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blackfyre on his heels. He'll look to pass Blackfyre's guard now, I'm sure.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blackfyre trying to control the position.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackfyre seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Blackfyre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blackfyre manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Blackfyre's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackfyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackfyre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morgan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blackfyre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morgan is trying to ground and pound but Blackfyre uses the momentary lack of control by Morgan to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan misses with a head shot. Blackfyre uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackfyre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Morgan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackfyre is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackfyre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Blackfyre with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blackfyre enables Morgan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blackfyre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackfyre has wrist control.
Blackfyre is controlling Morgan's posture.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Blackfyre blocks nicely.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan is really struggling to control Blackfyre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Morgan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blackfyre works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Morgan throwing shots but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Blackfyre trying to control here.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying to control. Blackfyre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan throwing shots but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Blackfyre dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for submissions but instead, Blackfyre has regained full guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Blackfyre keeps moving.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morgan postures up in Blackfyre's guard and throws a big left but Blackfyre blocks it.
Morgan trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daemon Blackfyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackfyre can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan advances position into side control!
Morgan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blackfyre works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Blackfyre dodges it nicely.

Blackfyre is defending against the submission attempts here by Morgan.

Morgan is working for a kimura but Blackfyre is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blackfyre to regain full guard.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Blackfyre trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackfyre has wrist control.
Morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackfyre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Blackfyre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackfyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan throws the left hand but Blackfyre avoids the punch easily.

Morgan gets a double leg takedown into Blackfyre's guard.
Morgan postures up in Blackfyre's guard and throws a big left but Blackfyre blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Morgan!