PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sol Badguy's chin.

Morgan
vs
Badguy

155 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

188 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sol Badguy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badguy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Badguy slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab when Badguy was well out of range.
Badguy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badguy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badguy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Badguy dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Badguy.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Badguy is out of range.
Badguy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.

Badguy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Badguy connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badguy misses with the head strike.
Badguy landing knees to the body.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
Badguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Badguy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Badguy connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
Morgan jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan manages to pull guard.
Badguy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badguy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Sol Badguy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab from Badguy misses.
Badguy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Badguy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Badguy throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Badguy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Badguy doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Badguy throws a big shot that misses.
Badguy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badguy.
Badguy ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan tries to bum rush Badguy with a series of wild strikes but Badguy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Badguy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Badguy ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Badguy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badguy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Badguy strikes.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Badguy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badguy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Badguy misses its intended target.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Badguy under the eye.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Badguy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Badguy - just one landing.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badguy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badguy misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan lands a jab.
Badguy misses the jab.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badguy.
Badguy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sol Badguy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan tries to bum rush Badguy with a series of wild strikes but Badguy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy lands a head shot.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badguy connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badguy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badguy cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Badguy avoids a punch combination nicely.

Badguy clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy misses with a knee strike.
Badguy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Badguy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badguy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Badguy working aggressively here.
Badguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badguy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Badguy.
Badguy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badguy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan wants to break free but Badguy has control.
Badguy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badguy pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Badguy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Badguy throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Badguy slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Badguy.
Dan Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Badguy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badguy smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Badguy.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Badguy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Badguy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Badguy's shoulder, as Badguy tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan misses with a hook. Badguy ducked under it nicely.
Badguy loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan defending well as Badguy loads up on a big left hand.
Badguy scores with a hook.
Badguy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Badguy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Badguy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badguy to keep the fight standing.
Sol Badguy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sol Badguy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Badguy lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dan Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Badguy has him pressed against the cage.
Badguy lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Badguy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badguy walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badguy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
letting Badguy counter with a right hand.
Badguy looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Badguy avoids it well.
Badguy misses with a straight right.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Badguy.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badguy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badguy scores with a jab.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Badguy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badguy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badguy throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Badguy. That one must have hurt.
Badguy tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Badguy seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badguy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan throws a right hand that Badguy ducks under and follows up with a left that Badguy also avoids with ease.
Badguy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Badguy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badguy 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Badguy!