PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ngo Quyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Morgul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quyen comes to the ring accompanied by NGÔ QUYỀN. Morgul comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Quyen
vs
Morgul

174 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
161 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ngo Quyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Morgul!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgul tries to clinch but Quyen is having none of it.
Quyen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quyen misses with a wild body shot.
Quyen throws a lazy right hand but Morgul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgul misses with a straight right.
Morgul throws a body punch but Quyen moves out of range.
Quyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quyen tests Morgul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quyen misses the shot to the body.
Morgul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quyen.
Quyen misses with a hook.
Morgul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quyen throws out the jab.
Morgul throws a hook but Quyen blocks it.
Quyen missing with a left hand there. Morgul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quyen misses with a straight left.
Quyen misses with a hook.
Morgul is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgul cracks Quyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Quyen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quyen.
Quyen checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Quyen does no damage.
Quyen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quyen tried to score with a low kick but Morgul checks it.
Quyen fails with the takedown.
Morgul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quyen lands a jab to the nose.
Johan Morgul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgul takes one on the button.
Morgul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgul tests Quyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Quyen.
Quyen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgul misses with a straight left.
Quyen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quyen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgul moves out of range as Quyen strikes.
Morgul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quyen shoots in but Morgul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ngo Quyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Morgul.
Morgul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgul.
Morgul misses with a shot to the body
and Quyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quyen tries to work over Morgul's front leg with a kick but Morgul checks it.
Quyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Quyen misses.
Quyen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quyen moves away from the strike by Morgul.
Quyen scores with a three punch combo!
Morgul throws a right hand that misses
enabling Quyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgul thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgul staying out of range there.
Quyen throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Morgul.
Quyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johan Morgul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgul blocks a jab.
Morgul slips a straight right by Quyen.
Morgul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quyen throws a shot from downtown. Morgul moves away and avoids it.
Morgul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quyen.
Morgul throws a jab but it's blocked by Quyen.
Quyen misses with a looping right.
Morgul throws out a loose jab but Quyen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Morgul rushes Quyen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Quyen tries a body shot but Morgul blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgul wants to stall.
Quyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quyen is trying to push Morgul away but Morgul has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quyen lands a right hand.
Morgul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ngo Quyen has been cut.
Morgul is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgul tries to work over Quyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johan Morgul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ngo Quyen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morgul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Quyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Quyen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgul's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morgul wants to control but Quyen is keeping busy.
Quyen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quyen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgul's head.
Quyen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quyen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morgul works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quyen is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgul has wrist control.
Morgul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quyen wants to pass the guard but Morgul is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quyen throws a big elbow that misses.
Quyen scoring with some ground and pound.

Quyen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Morgul looking for a guillotine here but Quyen defends easily.
Quyen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morgul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quyen wants to control from the top but Morgul keeps moving.

Morgul is looking for a triangle but Quyen pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quyen throws a big elbow that misses.

Quyen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quyen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morgul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quyen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quyen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quyen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Morgul is rocked!
Quyen is in close to Morgul's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgul is still in real trouble! Can Quyen finish him?

Quyen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quyen gets to his feet and stands over Morgul, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Morgul felt that one! Quyen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Morgul from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ngo Quyen!
Ngo Quyen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.