PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Morgan (ranked 4180 p4p, 3994 weight class) and Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera (ranked 0 p4p, 436 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morgan
vs
Ferriera

180 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
174
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Graeme Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferriera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferriera misses with an uppercut.
Ferriera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Ferriera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferriera slows down the pace here.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan gets through Ferriera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan pushes Ferriera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferriera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferriera backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferriera looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferriera tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferriera is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Morgan.
Ferriera can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferriera stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferriera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferriera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Ferriera.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera.
Ferriera misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Ferriera misses with an uppercut

and Morgan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ferriera! Morgan lets Ferriera back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Ferriera is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan lands a big uppercut and Ferriera crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferriera looks OK. Morgan waves Ferriera back to his feet!
Ferriera is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?

Morgan darts in and clinches Ferriera up against the cage.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Ferriera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferriera glances at the clock... BAM! Morgan nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ferriera crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ferriera is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Graeme Morgan!