PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nathan Redmond enters the cage!

Morgan
vs
Redmond

160 cm
20
134 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

166 cm
21
157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redmond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Nathan Redmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redmond.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Redmond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redmond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redmond is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redmond.
Simon Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Redmond.
Redmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Redmond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redmond.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Redmond has taken the fight into the clinch.

Redmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redmond loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Redmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Redmond fails with the takedown.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Redmond.
Redmond misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.

Redmond has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Morgan tries to circle away but Redmond has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redmond.
Redmond is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redmond prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan has Redmond pressed against the cage, preventing Redmond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redmond wants a takedown.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Redmond.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Redmond blocks the leg kick.
Redmond throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Redmond looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Redmond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redmond shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan scores with a hook.
Redmond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redmond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan keeps Redmond at a distance using the push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Redmond. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redmond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Redmond's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Redmond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Redmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Redmond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redmond.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Redmond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redmond closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Redmond pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nathan Redmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redmond blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Redmond misses.

Redmond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Redmond tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.

Redmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Redmond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Redmond wants to clinch.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Redmond's side.
Redmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan works Redmond's body with a nice hook.
Redmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Redmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redmond misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a body kick.

Redmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Redmond backwards.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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

Redmond looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redmond postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Morgan looking to control.
Redmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redmond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redmond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redmond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redmond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redmond scoring with punches to the head and body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morgan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Redmond looking to pass the guard.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Redmond controls the pace.
Morgan wants to control but Redmond passes easily into half guard.
Redmond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redmond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Redmond is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Redmond not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redmond lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redmond is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redmond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Redmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Redmond moves into the clinch.
Come on Redmond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redmond's efforts to push away.
Redmond tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Redmond breaks the clinch.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Redmond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Redmond has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Redmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Redmond off balance momentarily.
Redmond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Redmond.
Redmond looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redmond is defended easily by Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan thumps Redmond with a low kick.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Redmond seems unphased.
Redmond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redmond thinking.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Redmond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redmond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redmond swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Redmond down.
Redmond throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Redmond shoots in.
Simon Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Redmond.
Redmond shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
Redmond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Simon Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Redmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redmond. That did some damage!
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redmond takes a step back to recover.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redmond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Redmond's knee momentarily.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Redmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Redmond closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Redmond pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan cracks the inside of Redmond's front leg.
Redmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Redmond shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redmond preventing the sweep.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Morgan!
A victorious Simon Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.