|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
167 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierce with a hook.
Pierce lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pierce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan controlling the action here for a moment.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Pierce controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierce breaks the clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Pierce wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierce or not.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan just leaning against Pierce, taking a breather.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan working aggressively here.
Pierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierce's elbow.
Pierce blocking some punches.
Morgan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Pierce controls the action.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierce prevents a body shot from Morgan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierce controls his hands.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierce as Morgan tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Pierce can't break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierce's elbow.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan pushes Pierce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierce has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pierce was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.
Morgan stays in close to Pierce's body and controls the position.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierce can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Pierce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pierce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan working over Pierce with some ground and pound. Pierce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Morgan.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pierce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Pierce is having none of it.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierce can do to turn this around?
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Pierce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Pierce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pierce looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Dexter Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan pushes Pierce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Pierce.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Pierce is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
Pierce can't break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Pierce blocks an uppercut.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Morgan pushes Pierce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pierce's efforts to push away.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Pierce tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Morgan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Morgan tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Pierce's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morgan is leaning against Pierce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
Pierce is trying to break free.
Pierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adam Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Pierce's head.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pierce up against the cage.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Our winner, Dexter Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
