PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 15361 p4p, 4667 weight class) and Jack Morgan (ranked 632 p4p, 514 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Umaga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Umaga
vs
Morgan

191 cm
42
248
24 - 11 - 1

189 cm
40
252
18 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umaga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Umaga throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Umaga is predictable there
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Umaga avoids it.
Umaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Umaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Umaga blocks the leg kick.
Umaga digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Umaga blocking some punches.
Umaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Umaga trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
Umaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Umaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike.
Umaga leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Umaga is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Umaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Umaga controls the action.
Morgan gets through Umaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Umaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Umaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Umaga blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Umaga avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Umagas head.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan tries to work over Umaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Umaga loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Umaga misses its target.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Umaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Umaga checks a leg kick.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Umaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Umaga throws out a powerful jab.
Umaga misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Umaga takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Umaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan lands a jab to Umaga's midsection.
Umaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan throws a body punch but Umaga moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Umaga blocks a jab.
Umaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Umaga's knee but Umaga avoids it well.
Morgan jabs at Umaga's body.
Umaga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Umaga connects with a leg kick.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Umaga as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Umaga catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Umaga scores with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Umaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Umaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Umaga 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan is looking to slow Umaga down with leg kicks.
Umaga lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Umaga shrugs it off though.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
A leg kick checked by Umaga.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Umaga misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Umaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan throws a push kick but Umaga slaps the foot to one side.
Umaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with the inside leg kick.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Umaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Umaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
Umaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Umaga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Umaga throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Umaga misses with a left hand
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan slips a jab from Umaga.
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Umaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Umaga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jack Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umaga.
Morgan slips under a jab from Umaga.
Umaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Umaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Umaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Umaga misses with a combination
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Umaga if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga scores with a nice strike.
Morgan with a hook.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Umaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Umaga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan looks to clinch
and Umaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Umaga with an uppercut!
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Umaga's leg. Umaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick but Umaga moves out of range.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Umaga saw that one coming.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Umaga checks it
and Umaga counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Umaga.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Umaga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Umaga.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
Umaga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Umaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan jabs Umaga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Umaga misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Umaga throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a straight left.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Umaga's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Umaga.
Morgan swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
A big right from Umaga misses.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umaga lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Umaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan misses the jab.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Umaga throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Umaga's head but Umaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
A solid body kick from Umaga.
Umaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Umaga's body. Umaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Umaga off balance momentarily.
Jack Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan sizes up Umaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
Umaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Umaga moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Umaga saw that one coming.
Umaga throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Iosefa Umaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Umaga misses the target.
Morgan slips a straight right by Umaga.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Umaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
A head kick by Umaga misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Umaga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Umaga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan takes a swing at Umaga's ribcage but misses.
Umaga needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Umaga.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Morgan!
After the big win, Jack Morgan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.