PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Volbeat - Caroline #1 as his entrance music. Virgil Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jung Pak
vs
Morgan

182 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pak's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pak holds on and takes a little breather.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pak is keeping the position for now.

Pak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pak is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
Pak tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pak tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pak's efforts to push away.

Pak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak misses with a double jab
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Pak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan dives in and scores a takedown into Pak's guard.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pak keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

Morgan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pak dives on top into guard.

Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pak defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak preventing the sweep.
Pak wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Pak stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pak.
Pak looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Dae Jung Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Pak avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Pak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Pak's head back.

Morgan clinches up with Pak and pushes him back against the cage.
Pak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan cracks Pak with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan works on Pak's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Morgan.

Morgan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pak can't fight it off and eventually Morgan manages to take the fight to the floor. Pak looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan stops Pak from standing up.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Pak.
Morgan cracks Pak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pak.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pak.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Dae Jung Pak has been cut.
Dae Jung Pak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan cracks Pak with a good jab.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Pak shakes it off.

Pak is rocked!
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Pak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pak seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Pak misses.
Pak throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morgan jabs Pak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pak misses with a head kick.

Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pak wants to break free but Morgan has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Pak wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Pak is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pak regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan is working Pak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pak's head.
Morgan is in close to Pak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pak is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Pak defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pak defends it well.
Morgan prevents Pak from standing back up.
Pak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan moves nicely into side control.
Morgan trying to control the position but Pak is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morgan working the ground and pound from side control.
Pak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pak is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Pak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morgan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pak some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan wants to control but Pak is keeping him busy.
Morgan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pak down.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dae Jung Pak's cut.
That's time! Pak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Dae Jung Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Pak.
Morgan clobbers Pak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pak lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Pak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Pak is looking to land body kicks.
Pak misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pak thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Pak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Pak back into the cage.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pak prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Pak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan tries a body shot but Pak blocks it.
Pak working hard to break the clinch.
Pak is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Pak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dae Jung Pak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pak is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Pak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pak tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan keeps control of Pak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pak is defending well.
Dae Jung Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan.

Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pak regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is in close to Pak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pak keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Pak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Pak blocks nicely.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Pak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.

Pak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up in Pak's guard and throws a big left but Pak blocks it.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.
Pak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pak trying to strike off his back.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Pak blocks nicely.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pak's guard.
Morgan works his way into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Morgan!
Post fight, Virgil Morgan stared into the camera and said 'Dont feed the pigs - they will be fed soon enough.'.