PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Carlito Brigante had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Brigante
vs
Morgan

190 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

210 cm
29
190 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Brigante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan is looking to slow Brigante down with leg kicks.
Morgan feints and then cracks Brigante 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brigante down.
A jab lands there for Brigante .
Brigante throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Brigante .

Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brigante stops Morgan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Morgan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to control the pace but Brigante is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brigante avoids a strike by Morgan and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Morgan's guard! Fantastic escape!
Morgan is trying to keep Brigante in close.
Brigante trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brigante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brigante postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brigante working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brigante can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brigante landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Brigante connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brigante can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brigante looking to pass the guard.

Morgan has his foot on Brigante 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigante works his way back into a safe position though.
Brigante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Brigante avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brigante chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante chips away with some ground and pound.
Brigante works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Brigante slips an elbow through the middle.
Brigante sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brigante has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brigante working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Brigante slips an elbow through the middle.

Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brigante defends well.
Brigante postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan trying to control the position.

Morgan has his foot on Brigante 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigante works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante landing with the ground and pound.
Brigante is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan is trying to keep Brigante in close.
Brigante throws a big elbow that misses.
Brigante passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Brigante is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brigante 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brigante 's back!
Brigante might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan wants to control but Brigante manages to buck him off and is now in Morgan's guard! Nice work there by Brigante !

Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brigante gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Morgan jumps guard and drags Brigante to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brigante doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brigante manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brigante stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brigante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brigante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brigante throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.

Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan trying to control the position but instead, Brigante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morgan into the cage.
Morgan is trying to break free.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Brigante sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante .
Brigante is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brigante misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a big head kick but Brigante shrugs it off.
Brigante misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante misses with an uppercut.
Morgan throws a head kick but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brigante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brigante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Brigante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Brigante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Brigante scores with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Brigante misses with a body shot.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Brigante .
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Brigante misses.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante .
Brigante on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigante .
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brigante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Brigante moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigante misses with a looping left.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brigante throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Brigante keeps it at a distance.
Morgan throws a head kick but Brigante moves out of range.
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan tries to work over Brigante 's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Brigante swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Brigante throws a leg kick that misses.
Brigante misses with a wild combination.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Brigante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.

Brigante breaks from the clinch.
Brigante keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brigante misses with a straight right.
Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brigante .
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Brigante takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlito Brigante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Brigante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brigante wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Brigante throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Brigante tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Morgan looks for the body kick but Brigante saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Brigante .
Good leg kick by Brigante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Brigante misses its intended target.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
Morgan throws a body punch but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brigante misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brigante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brigante misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan swings for the body but Brigante moves out of range.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brigante is able to avoid easily.
Morgan tries to work over Brigante 's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Brigante throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
A telegraphed right hand from Brigante misses the target.
Brigante looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Brigante throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Brigante manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigante lands a nice shot to the body.
Brigante moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brigante loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Brigante lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brigante jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Brigante takes one on the button.
A big right from Brigante misses.
Brigante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigante scores with a body shot.
Brigante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brigante .
Brigante misses with a straight right.
Brigante is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Brigante saw it coming and moves away.
Brigante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brigante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Brigante pushes him off.
Brigante throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan is looking to slow Brigante down with leg kicks.
Brigante misses the jab.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Brigante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brigante shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Brigante to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Nice body punch from Brigante .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Brigante .
Brigante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brigante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Brigante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brigante , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Brigante !
An out of breath Carlito Brigante thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.