PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 863 p4p, 649 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 132 p4p, 98 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morgan
vs
Larkin

186 cm
32
202
15 - 6 - 0

181 cm
34
188
19 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

Vegan Gains
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Larkin throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Larkin connects with a body shot.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses.
Larkin walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Larkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Larkin.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Larkin slips under a jab from Morgan.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin.
Larkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan cracks Larkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larkin.
Larkin throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Arthur Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin slips under a jab from Morgan.
Larkin checks a low kick from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Larkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larkin throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Larkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Larkin slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larkin misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Larkin - just one landing.
Larkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Larkin throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larkin's head backwards.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larkin moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Larkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morgan with a body shot.
Larkin slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Larkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larkin wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Larkin at a distance.
Larkin scores with a jab to the head.
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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a cross.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Larkin backs away, Morgan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Larkin is out of range.
Larkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Larkin misses.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larkin lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Morgan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Larkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larkin swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Larkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Larkin's defenses.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Larkin jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Larkin throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Larkin throws a shot to the body.
Larkin drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Morgan tried to counter with a leg kick but Larkin avoided it.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larkin checks it well.
Larkin takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Larkin down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Arthur Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Larkin - just one landing.
Larkin jabs at Morgan's body.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Larkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larkin scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Larkin swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Larkin.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larkin! But no joy.
Larkin shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan scores with a jab. Larkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Larkin lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Larkin misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Larkin. Beautiful body shot.
Larkin thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Larkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larkin. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Larkin moved away.
Larkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Larkin lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Larkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donnie Larkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donnie Larkin's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Larkin shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larkin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larkin drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Larkin.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Larkin seems unphased.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Larkin moved out of range.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Larkin in the body.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Larkin lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Morgan thows a body kick. Larkin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Larkin throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larkin. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Larkin avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larkin's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larkin.
Larkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan is looking to slow Larkin down with leg kicks.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Larkin slips under a jab from Morgan.
Larkin misses with a looping left.
Morgan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larkin just manages to avoid it.
Larkin scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Larkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Larkin jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larkin lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Arthur Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Larkin.
Larkin jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Larkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan with a nice calf kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan lunges at Larkin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larkin's hand.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Larkin.
Larkin checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arthur Morgan.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arthur Morgan!
A victorious Arthur Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.