PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 551 p4p, 876 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 84 p4p, 128 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battle Cry. Klos has chosen Our Father Enki as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Klos

186 cm
32
202
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
36
188
27 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

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 - 5 - 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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos throws a poor cross that misses

and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
Klos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Klos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klos fails to pull guard.
Arthur Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Klos prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Klos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Klos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klos is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klos wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Klos lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klos lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Klos controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Klos tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Klos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Klos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos working hard to break the clinch.
Klos blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Klos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Klos.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sloppy strikes from Klos. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Klos.

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Klos back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Klos manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klos misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Klos throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Klos connects with a nice looking jab.
Klos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Klos's head but Klos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
As Klos backs away, Morgan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Klos lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klos scores with a jab.
Klos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Klos.
Klos misses with a looping right.
Klos throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Klos misses the jab.
A punch combination from Klos misses.
Morgan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Klos.
Klos looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Klos misses with a hook.
Klos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Klos. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Klos manages to circle out of the way.
Morgan connects with a jab.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Klos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan lands a jab to Klos's midsection.
No joy there for Klos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
Klos misses with a two punch combination.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klos, as that shot connected.
Klos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klos, as that shot connected.
Klos lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Klos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan tries to bum rush Klos with a series of wild strikes but Klos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Klos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klos scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Klos unleashes a big counter combination but Morgan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Klos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice combination there by Klos.
Klos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klos lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Klos throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cal Klos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan slips a jab from Klos.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Klos slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Klos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos lands an overhand right.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Klos.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Klos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morgan tries a body shot but Klos blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Klos controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Klos controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kloss head.
Klos is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Klos wants a takedown.
Klos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arthur Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Klos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Klos misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Klos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Klos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klos throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klos scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Klos as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan slips under a jab from Klos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Klos.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Klos tries to get set, Morgan tries to push him back and clinch up but Klos manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morgan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klos.
Klos misses with a double jab.
Klos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Klos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Klos blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Klos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klos is breathing heavily.
Klos blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Klos wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cal Klos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Klos lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Klos looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Klos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klos moves away.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan tries to counter by clinching up but Klos breaks away and moves out of range.
Klos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Klos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Klos pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klos connects with a single shot there.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Klos blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Klos.
Klos throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Klos saw that one coming.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Klos tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klos throws a big shot that misses.
As Klos tries to get set, Morgan tries to push him back and clinch up but Klos manages to avoid the attempt.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Klos's head back.
Morgan slips under a jab from Klos.
A jab from Klos misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Klos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klos throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Klos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan wants to clinch.
Klos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Klos scores with a nice right hand.
Klos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Klos.
Morgan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Klos sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan misses with a hook. Klos ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Klos.
Klos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.

Klos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan keeping hold of Klos's head, controlling as best he can.
Morgan is staying active underneath Klos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is positioning himself well to prevent Klos advancing to mount.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.

Klos wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Klos prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morgan is holding on to half guard well.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Morgan tries to roll over but Klos keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Klos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Klos!
Our winner, Cal Klos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.