PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gene Hartman (ranked 6941 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 4604 p4p, 239 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hartman
vs
Morgan

185 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gene Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a head kick but Hartman moves out of range.
Hartman is looking to counter punch.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hartman tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hartman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hartman tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Hartman drops back down to his feet.
Hartman is trying to break free.

Hartman jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hartman pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hartman's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hartman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Hartman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hartman looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Hartman keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hartman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morgan is looking to defend but Hartman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morgan! Hartman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morgan taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gene Hartman!