PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iezaih Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saohin Srisuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Srisuk

175 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iezaih Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saohin Srisuk!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Srisuk moves out of range easily.

Morgan rushes Srisuk and presses him up against the ropes.
Srisuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Srisuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Srisuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisuk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
Srisuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Srisuk won't allow it.
Srisuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Srisuk is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Srisuk can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Srisuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Srisuk.
Srisuk misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Srisuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Srisuk eats them both and turns towards Morgan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Srisuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan throws a combination. Srisuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Srisuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Srisuk wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iezaih Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Srisuk.

Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Srisuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Srisuk misses with some punches.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Srisuk is controlling the position.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
Srisuk is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Srisuk into the ropes.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Srisuk misses with a body punch.
Srisuk tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Srisuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Srisuk looking to stall.
Srisuk has Morgan pressed against the ropes, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Srisuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan moves out of range as Srisuk throws a body kick.
Srisuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Srisuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Srisuk wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Srisuk throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Srisuk tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Srisuk throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Srisuk digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Srisuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Srisuk misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Srisuk backing up. Srisuk nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Srisuk circles away.
Srisuk misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Srisuk.
Srisuk throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Srisuk's ribs.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Srisuk keeps it at a distance.
Srisuk is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Srisuk eats them both and turns towards Morgan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Srisuk.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Morgan has Srisuk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Srisuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Srisuk won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Srisuk blocks an uppercut.
Srisuk is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Srisuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saohin Srisuk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Srisuk instigates a clinch.
Srisuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Srisuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Srisuk has Morgan pressed against the ropes, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Srisuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Srisuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Srisuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Srisuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Srisuk counters with a low kick, right behind Morgan 's knee.
Srisuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Srisuk looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Srisuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.

Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Srisuk won't allow it.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Saohin Srisuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Srisuk prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Srisuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.

Srisuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Srisuk.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Srisuk moved away.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Srisuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saohin Srisuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan checks a low kick from Srisuk.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Srisuk circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Srisuk misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Srisuk.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Srisuk counters with a nice body kick.
Srisuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Srisuk.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Srisuk lands a body shot.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Srisuk looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Srisuk throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk misses with a body shot.
Srisuk swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Iezaih Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Srisuk misses the jab.
Morgan slips under a jab from Srisuk.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Srisuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Srisuk throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Srisuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Srisuk wants it to stay on the feet.
Srisuk wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.

Morgan scores a takedown into full mount!
Morgan controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Srisuk can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saohin Srisuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Srisuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the ropes.
Morgan checks a low kick from Srisuk.
Srisuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Srisuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Srisuk. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Morgan tries to bum rush Srisuk with a series of wild strikes but Srisuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Srisuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Srisuk will be more careful next time no doubt.

Srisuk is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk loses concentration momentarily and Morgan pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Srisuk crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Morgan finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iezaih Morgan!