PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 1420 p4p, 1873 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 210 p4p, 272 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Cry. Doe has chosen Briefcase Full Of Guts as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Doe

186 cm
34
202
17 - 8 - 0

188 cm
28
190
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 17 - 8 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
A nice side step and Doe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doe throws a low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan moves forwards but Doe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doe throws an off balance right hand
and Doe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doe lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Donk. Doe catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Doe's corner calls for a 1-2. Doe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Doe.
Doe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doe tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Doe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Doe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doe swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Doe with an uppercut!
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan moves out of range as Doe strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doe misses with a body kick.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Doe lands a head shot.
Doe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Doe misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doe.
Doe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doe lands an overhand right.
Doe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Doe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doe scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Doe coming out on top.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Doe misses.
Doe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
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.

Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe misses with a wild combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morgan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doe checks a leg kick nicely.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Doe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Doe tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Doe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe misses with a straight left.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Doe cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doe jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Doe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morgan blocks it well.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Doe lands a high kick!

Doe drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Doe prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Doe tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Doe.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Doe misses with the head strike.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doe.
Doe blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Doe prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe working aggressively here.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Doe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to control Doe's arms but Doe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Doe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
A short left from Doe.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Doe misses with the head strike.
A short left from Morgan.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A low kick lands for Doe.
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Doe has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Doe tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Doe back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doe.
Morgan pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan 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 Doe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doe connects with a jab.
Morgan lands with a hook. Doe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Doe. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan jabs Doe right on the nose. Doe blinks but takes it well.

Doe is rocked!
A head kick by Doe misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Doe misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.

Morgan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Doe sprawling to the canvas! Doe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morgan finish him?!
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 misses with an uppercut.
Doe takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan drops Doe with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Doe! Morgan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Morgan!
Arthur Morgan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I have one fight left on my Sucker Punch contract. Longsun Zhao, if you have the balls - I want to finish what my teammate, Psiris Fuhren, started. '.