PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Black Snake Moan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bundy's choice of entrance music: Big Balls . Ronnie Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morgan
vs
Bundy

182 cm
21
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
162 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bundy is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Bundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
No luck for Bundy with that takedown attempt.
Bundy misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bundy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Ronnie Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Bundy.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Morgan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bundy.
Donk. Morgan catches Bundy right on the button with a cross.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bundy.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bundy takes a step back to recover.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Bundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Bundy swinging wildly here.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.
Bundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bundy swinging wildly here.
Bundy lands a jab to the nose.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Bundy.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy checks a leg kick nicely.
Bundy missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Bundy checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bundy dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Bundy's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Bundy. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Bundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bundy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bundy trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morgan is pulling down on Bundy's head. It's preventing any offense from Bundy, at least for the moment.
Bundy wants to stand and escape but instead Morgan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bundy trying to control from Morgan's half guard. Morgan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A clash of legs there as Bundy blocks the low kick.
Horrible takedown by Bundy or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Bundy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Bundy checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Bundy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ronnie Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bundy looking to pass the guard.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bundy is controlling him.
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bundy trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bundy digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Ronnie Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan lands a head kick. Bundy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ronnie Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Bundy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Bundy counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bundy misses with a wild combination.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Bundy.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Bundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Bundy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bundy.
Bundy working the body and head with strikes.
Morgan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bundy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bundy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Bundy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws an elbow but Morgan slips to the side and avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Bundy swings around for an armbar but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bundy's guard.
Morgan trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to stand but Bundy is controlling from the bottom.

Bundy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bud Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morgan throws a push kick but Bundy slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Bundy moves out of range.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Bundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Bundy counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Bundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan throws a push kick but Bundy slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Bundy closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Bundy pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronnie Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Bundy.
Bundy misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Bundy avoids it.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bundy.
Morgan lands a head kick!
Bundy avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronnie Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundy throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Bundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Bundy off balance momentarily.
Bundy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands a head kick. Bundy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Good standup being displayed there by Bundy as he connects with a hook.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
A head kick misses from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Bundy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
A combination from Bundy does no damage.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Bundy looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Bundy sees coming a mile off.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Bundy is out of range.
Bundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Bundy misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Bundy avoids it.
Bundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Morgan!
After the fight, Ronnie Morgan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.