PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ewerlof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewerlof has chosen The Other Me as his entrance music. Erik Ewerlof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morgan
vs
Ewerlof

184 cm
33
198 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

184 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Ewerlof!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewerlof just misses with a punch to the body.
Ewerlof throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Ewerlof's body.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ewerlof throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ewerlof can pounce on him.
Ewerlof looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Ewerlof blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewerlof, right into the meat.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewerlof's sensitive parts.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ewerlof counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ewerlof.
Ewerlof tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morgan.

It looks like Erik Ewerlof has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewerlof.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ewerlof dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ewerlof can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Ewerlof in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ewerlof in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Ewerlof stalling against the cage.
Ewerlof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ewerlof unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof 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 lands a damaging elbow.
Ewerlof avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Ewerlof tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Ewerlof back against the cage.
Ewerlof leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewerlof avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ewerlof.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewerlof.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ewerlof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewerlof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ewerlof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewerlof avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Ewerlof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Ewerlof avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses.
Ewerlof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ewerlof has Morgan pressed against the cage.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Ewerlof.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ewerlof throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ewerlof at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ewerlof's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morgan wants to slow Ewerlof down by chopping away at his legs.
Ewerlof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ewerlof fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Ewerlof.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewerlof, right into the meat.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trent Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ewerlof fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ewerlof walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan with a jab.
Nice shot by Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ewerlof is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Ewerlof.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Ewerlof misses with an attempted mid kick.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks it.
Trent Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewerlof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewerlof struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Ewerlof managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewerlof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewerlof tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ewerlof in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ewerlof misses with the head strike.
A short left from Morgan.
Ewerlof tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ewerlof scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ewerlof in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Ewerlof lands an elbow inside.
Ewerlof has Morgan pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Erik Ewerlof's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewerlof avoids it.
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewerlof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Ewerlof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewerlof stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan working Ewerlof over with knees to the body.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Ewerlof tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ewerlof's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ewerlof scores with a head kick.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ewerlof circles away quickly and effectively.
Ewerlof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ewerlof takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Ewerlof falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Ewerlof scores with a nice head shot.

Morgan forces Ewerlof back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Ewerlof.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ewerlof throws an elbow but misses.
Ewerlof wants to stall.
Morgan stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewerlof stalling the fight.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewerlof is trying to stall.
Ewerlof's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ewerlof scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks with his arms.
Ewerlof cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Ewerlof taking a breather.
Ewerlof with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewerlof wants to stall.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan lunges at Ewerlof with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ewerlof's hand.
Ewerlof looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ewerlof's elbow.
Ewerlof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ewerlof digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Ewerlof avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Ewerlof stalls.
Ewerlof blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewerlof fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ewerlof fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick but Ewerlof moves out of range.
Trent Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewerlof swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Ewerlof wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ewerlof is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ewerlof tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewerlof fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
letting Ewerlof counter with a right hand.
Ewerlof throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Ewerlof misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewerlof misses with a straight left.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Ewerlof takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewerlof scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ewerlof lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Ewerlof fails to land.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ewerlof blocks it.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewerlof is defending well for now.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Ewerlof.
Ewerlof tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Ewerlof.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Trent Morgan!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Trent Morgan!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Trent Morgan!

Trent Morgan wins by unanimous decision!