PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gael Grappler (ranked 2129 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 317 p4p, 554 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grappler
vs
Morgan

185 cm
26
188
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
197
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gael Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grappler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grappler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan tries a body shot but Grappler blocks it.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Grappler controls the action.

Grappler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Grappler lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grappler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grappler with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grappler lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Grappler drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Grappler off! Grappler jumps back into Morgan's guard.
Grappler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grappler stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler lands a nice forearm strike.

Morgan is rocked!
Morgan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Grappler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Grappler finish him?
Grappler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grappler in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Morgan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Grappler turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gael Grappler!
A relieved looking Gael Grappler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.