PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johny Lock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Morgan
vs
Lock

210 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
189 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Fightworld Formula
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johny Lock!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lock throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Lock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lock.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.

Lock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lock trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is looking to control Lock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Lock moves nicely into side control.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lock goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morgan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lock's guard! Nice work there by Morgan!
Lock tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Lock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lock won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Lock tries to pass.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Lock postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Lock moved away.
Lock swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Lock throws a head kick that misses

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Lock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Lock wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Lock won't want to take too many of those.
Lock is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Lock.
Lock looks gassed!
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan stalling the fight.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Lock won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan working Lock over with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lock blocks it with crossed arms.
Lock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan.
Lock goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan keeps Lock at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Lock is avoiding it.
Lock looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Lock avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick but Lock moves out of range.
Lock checks a low kick from Morgan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lock.
A head kick by Lock misses
and Morgan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lock really felt that one!

Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lock is breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lock fails to pull guard.
Lock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan is stalling here.
Lock avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lock's face.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Lock tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Lock.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan with a knee to the head.

Lock successfully pulls guard.

Lock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lock has escaped and now he's on top!
Lock preventing the sweep.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Lock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morgan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lock is looking to pass Morgan's guard but actually Morgan recovers to full guard.
Lock preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lock is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Lock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lock's sensitive parts.
Lock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
A clash of legs there as Lock blocks the low kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Lock's front leg but catches the back leg as Lock tries to avoid it.
Lock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Lock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Morgan misses

and Lock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.

Lock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Lock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lock tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morgan's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock working away.
Johny Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lock is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Morgan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lock gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Morgan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lock lets go of the hold and Morgan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johny Lock!