PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Lewis

172 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Morgan misses.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis stalling in the clinch.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis is pushing Morgan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan throws a combination that misses

and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Morgan misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan looking for a takedown.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.

Lewis rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan jumps guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.

Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Lewis breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Lewis closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tex Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.

Lewis clinches.
Danny Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lewis rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Lewis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lewis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
A bit of stalling here from Lewis.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lewis just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Lewis digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lewis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Lewis is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Lewis.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lewis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lewis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lewis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis pushes Morgan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lewis after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lewis.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lewis.

Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lewis closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tex Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Lewis is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Lewis.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Lewis works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lewis stalling.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Danny Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Lewis.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lewis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danny Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Lewis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Lewis!