PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. Morgan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nanahara
vs
Morgan

188 cm
33
215 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

185 cm
37
194 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Nanahara. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Nanahara.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan defending well as Nanahara loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Nanahara.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Nanahara.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nanahara.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nanahara walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Nanahara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nanahara's knee momentarily.
Nanahara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nanahara throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Nanahara only half commits.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nanahara moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
As Morgan looks to move away, Nanahara throws a big counter combo but Morgan just gets out of the way.
Good shot there by Nanahara.
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!
Nanahara throws a one two combo.
Morgan tries to work over Nanahara's front leg with a kick but Nanahara checks it.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Nanahara misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Nanahara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nanahara throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nanahara rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Nanahara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
Nanahara is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Nanahara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nanahara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Nanahara lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.

Morgan is rocked!
Nanahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nanahara's hands.
Morgan throws a low kick but Nanahara moves out of range easily.
Nanahara misses the shot to the body.
Nanahara swinging wildly here.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Nanahara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nanahara tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nanahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Nanahara's ribs.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nanahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nanahara misses the target.
Nanahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nanahara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nanahara throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Nanahara misses with a straight right.
Nanahara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nanahara moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
It looked like Nanahara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morgan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Nanahara takes one on the button.
Morgan lands with a hook. Nanahara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Morgan.
Nanahara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nanahara is able to avoid easily.
Dexter Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nanahara throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Nanahara counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan cracks the inside of Nanahara's front leg.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Nanahara moves away and avoids it.
Nanahara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Nanahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nanahara's corner calls for a 1-2. Nanahara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nanahara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Morgan swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Nanahara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Nanahara moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nanahara thinks about countering with a head kick.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nanahara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Nanahara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nanahara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Nanahara drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nanahara is looking for the KO!
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanahara finish him?
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!
Nanahara throws an uppercut from hell that sends Morgan clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nanahara stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shuya Nanahara!
Shuya Nanahara retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Shuya Nanahara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.