PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike De La Torre (ranked 3953 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 454 p4p, 439 weight class). De La Torre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Around. Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wellerman (Sea Shanty) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dan Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De La Torre
vs
Morgan

180 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
180
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike De La Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from De La Torre.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but De La Torre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Torre is looking to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch.
De La Torre throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Torre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
De La Torre with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Torre controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Torre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mike De La Torre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from De La Torre.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De La Torre defends it nicely.
De La Torre misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Torre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
De La Torre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
Nice takedown defense from De La Torre. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.

De La Torre clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan keeps control of De La Torre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De La Torre's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. De La Torre is trying to keep an underhook but Morgan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
De La Torre wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.

De La Torre is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Morgan has latched onto it... Big trouble! Morgan pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it De La Torre is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Morgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Morgan!
Dan Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.