PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Sherry Monocle as his entrance music. Simon Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toboggan
vs
Morgan

179 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

160 cm
41
171 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mantis Toboggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Toboggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Toboggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan tries to break free but Toboggan pushes him back against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Toboggan has the dominant position.
Toboggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is trying to break free.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toboggan avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Toboggan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toboggan blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan swings for the body but Toboggan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toboggan moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Toboggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan works over Toboggan's head and body with a nice combination.
Toboggan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Toboggan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toboggan moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Toboggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morgan taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan looking to stall.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toboggan is keeping busy.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toboggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toboggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toboggan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Toboggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a body shot but Toboggan blocks it.
Toboggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toboggan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Toboggan avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toboggan looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Toboggan clinches with his opponent.
Toboggan throws a head punch that misses.
Toboggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Toboggan has the dominant position.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toboggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Mantis Toboggan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Toboggan wants to clinch.

Toboggan rushes Morgan and presses him up against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Toboggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toboggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan tries to circle away but Toboggan has him pinned against the ropes.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toboggan keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toboggan scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toboggan wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toboggan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toboggan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick but Toboggan avoids it.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toboggan on the side of the head.

Toboggan rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Toboggan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Toboggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toboggan managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Toboggan has Morgan pressed against the ropes, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toboggan tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Toboggan back against the ropes.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toboggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan is looking to slow Toboggan down with leg kicks.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Morgan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toboggan is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toboggan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
Toboggan tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Toboggan moved out of range.
Morgan tries to bum rush Toboggan with a series of wild strikes but Toboggan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toboggan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toboggan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toboggan takes one on the button.
Toboggan moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.

Toboggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Toboggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Mantis Toboggan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Toboggan fails to land.
Toboggan looking to stall.
Toboggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simon Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morgan throws a series of punches but Toboggan moves out of range.
Toboggan misses with a wild body shot.
Toboggan ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Toboggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Toboggan there.

It looks like Simon Morgan has been cut.
Toboggan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan throws a counter combo.

Morgan scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Toboggan to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

Toboggan 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!
Morgan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Toboggan out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Morgan!
Simon Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.