PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - Hurt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Paul Fish could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dexter Morgan's chin.

Paul Fish
vs
Morgan

186 cm
28
185 lbs
25 - 18 - 2

185 cm
38
194 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Fish scores with a hook.
Fish throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Fish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Fish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Morgan.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Morgan lands a jab to Fish's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fish, as that shot connected.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Fish throws a counter high kick but Morgan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Fish misses its target.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish tried to counter with a leg kick but Morgan avoided it.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fish tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fish misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fish throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Fish avoids it with no problem.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morgan takes a step back to recover.
Fish lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Fish checks a leg kick.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fish misses with the combination.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fish takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Fish shakes it off.
A big left from Fish misses.
Fish throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Fish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Some wild striking there from Fish.
Morgan slips a jab from Fish.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fish tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan slips a jab from Fish.
Fish lands with an overhand left.
Fish misses with a hook

and Morgan counters with a crisp one two that drops Fish! Morgan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fish to his feet! Fish is in big trouble!

Fish is rocked!
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!
Fish throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Fish throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan motions for Fish to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Fish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fish throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.

Fish manages to pull guard.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morgan stands and throws Fish's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Morgan stands up.
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 Jon Paul Fish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
Fish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fish.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fish scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Fish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jon Paul Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Fish throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Morgan cracks the inside of Fish's front leg.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Fish.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan moves forwards but Fish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan is looking to slow Fish down with leg kicks.
Fish misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Fish off the cage and back into range.

Fish closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan has control of Fish's left arm, preventing Fish from doing any damage.
Fish controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fish wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan wants to control the position but Fish says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Fish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan trying to control here.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fish controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is not content to let Fish control the position.
Morgan tries to kick Fish off but Fish keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fish 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 blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fish.
Fish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Fish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Fish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Morgan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fish keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Paul Fish dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fish lands a nice looking body shot.
Fish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fish tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fish.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Fish misses the target.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fish looking to score a takedown here. Morgan is defending well but Fish drives through and ends up in Morgan's guard.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan has his hands on Fish's head, controlling the position.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fish.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fish is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morgan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fish off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Fish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Jon Paul Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Fish moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fish misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fish checks it well.
Fish slips under a jab from Morgan.
Fish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Fish's body.
Fish connects with a jab.

Fish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Morgan tries to circle away but Fish has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stall.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Fish moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Fish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Fish avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Paul Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Fish catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
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!
Fish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Fish's belly button to the back.
Fish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Fish avoids them all with ease.
Morgan throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
Fish looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan wants to slow Fish down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.

Fish throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fish is in Morgan's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Morgan.
Well Fish 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.