PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Fardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Fardo

182 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernardo Fardo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardo misses with a double jab.
Morgan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Fardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fardo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Fardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan lands a head kick. Fardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fardo throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fardo tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Fardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Fardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Fardo moves out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch but Fardo is having none of it.
Fardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fardo does no damage.
Fardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Fardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan tries to clinch but Fardo is having none of it.
Fardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Fardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fardo misses with a two punch combination.
Fardo throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Fardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fardo misses with a few strikes there.
Fardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.

That's two 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.
Fardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Fardo misses with a wild combination.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Fardo misses with a two punch combination.
Fardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fardo misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Fardo throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fardo misses.
Fardo swinging wilding here.

Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Fardo is blocking nicely.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fardo managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Fardo managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fardo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Fardo is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fardo is trying to break free.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Fardo is blocking nicely.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fardo's face.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fardo tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Fardo moves out of range easily.
Fardo misses with a double jab.
Fardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Fardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Fardo circles away.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Fardo.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Fardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Fardo.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fardo misses with the combination.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fardo circles away.
Fardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fardo tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Fardo blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Fardo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Fardo fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Fardo keeps it at a distance.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fardo misses with a few strikes there.
Fardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan with a jab.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Morgan tries to clinch but Fardo is having none of it.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fardo blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Fardo swinging wilding here.
Fardo tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fardo misses with the combination.
Fardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fardo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Fardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morgan is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fardo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Fardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Fardo misses.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fardo.
Fardo misses with the combination.
Fardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Fardo throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Fardo is blocking nicely.

That's four 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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Fardo avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Fardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Fardo is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Fardo is blocking nicely.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Fardo.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fardo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Fardo.

Morgan rushes Fardo and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Fardo's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan prevents Fardo from breaking the clinch.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fardo's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Fardo blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fardo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan prevents Fardo from breaking the clinch.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Fardo can't break the clinch.
Fardo wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fardo.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Fardo is blocking nicely.
Fardo managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bernardo Fardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan prevents Fardo from breaking the clinch.
Fardo is trying to break free.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fardo tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Fardo managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fardo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan prevents Fardo from breaking the clinch.
Fardo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Fardo is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Fardo tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Fardo wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Fardo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Fardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Fardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fardo wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan prevents Fardo from breaking the clinch.
Morgan keeps control of Fardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fardo is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Fardo has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Fardo misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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