PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 780 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Jack Morgan (ranked 126 p4p, 321 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. ZaDarius Haden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Haden
vs
Morgan

198 cm
27
249
14 - 6 - 0

189 cm
41
252
20 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haden lands a jab to the head.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haden. That did some damage!
Haden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Haden's shoulder, as Haden tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Haden throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Haden misses its target.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan misses with a looping right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haden tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haden moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haden throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan lunges at Haden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haden's hand.
Haden lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hadens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Haden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Haden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haden misses with a jab, cross combination.

Morgan gets a clinch.

Haden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Haden counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Haden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Morgan is pushing Haden's head away, looking to escape. Haden manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden taking a break here but Morgan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Haden trying to control the pace.
Morgan moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haden.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haden throws a big shot that misses.
Haden scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan moves forwards but Haden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haden slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden connects with a nice looking jab.
Haden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Haden.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haden.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Haden works the jab nicely.
Haden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haden finds it's way round the side to connect with Morgan's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
Haden tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haden misses with a looping right.
Haden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Haden moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Haden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haden swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morgan connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haden on the side of the head.
Haden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
ZaDarius Haden is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Haden checks it

and Haden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haden is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haden trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haden controls the pace.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan controls Haden momentarily but Haden frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haden misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan cracks Haden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haden jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Haden misses its intended target.
Haden shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haden moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Haden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Haden lands a jab.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Haden's body.
Haden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Morgan gets caught napping as Haden dives in and scores a takedown. Morgan manages to retain guard.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Haden scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Haden is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haden wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan seems keen to control Haden's posture.
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 hit a sweep here but Haden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morgan there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Haden ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Haden looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haden with a body shot.
Haden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haden moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Donk. Morgan catches Haden right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Haden checks a leg kick nicely.
Haden attempts a counter takedown but Morgan avoids it well and moves away.
Haden slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden slips under a jab.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haden lands a nice shot to the body.
Haden lands a right hook to the body.
Haden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Haden tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Morgan misses

and Haden counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Morgan is trying to keep Haden in close.
Haden wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Haden isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Haden stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Haden's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan tries to bum rush Haden with a series of wild strikes but Haden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haden looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Haden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Haden moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Haden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haden's knee momentarily.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haden.
Haden scores with a nice right hand.
Haden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Haden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haden throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Haden misses with a straight right.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Haden.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Haden is out of range.
Haden tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haden. Haden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haden.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Morgan.
I think Haden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!