PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morgan
vs
London

192 cm
25
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny London!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London thumps Morgan with a low kick.
London lands an overhand right.

It looks like Marcus Morgan has been cut.

Morgan rushes London and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
London trying to land knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - London has eaten all the pies!
London can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
London with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
London misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan wants to break free but London has control.
London tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
London is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan avoiding damage as London throws knees to the body.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from London.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but London has double underhooks.
London trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from London.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
London misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has London backing up. London nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
London dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by London there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
London lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
London scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
London connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
London scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
London with a jab.
London ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
London throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Marcus Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and London counters with an inside leg kick.
London tries a head kick but it misses.
London dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
London comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
London throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from London. Morgan shrugs it off though.
London throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
London lands a front kick.
London lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from London.
London scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
London buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
London lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
London feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
London thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
London tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - London finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by London.

Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London can't break the clinch.
London tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan avoiding damage as London throws knees to the body.
London keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan wants to break free but London has control.
London tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
London with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan prevents London from breaking the clinch.
London wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny London dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
London looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
London tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but London keeps him there for the moment.
London is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
London is trying to break free.
London tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing London back against the cage.
London swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
London throws a knee to the head but misses.
London misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
London is trying to break free.
London misses with a shot to the kidneys.
London keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
London has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
London jumps guard but Morgan stands there with London around his waist. London gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but London has double underhooks.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

Morgan forces London back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to push London away but London has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
London wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
London can't break the clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but London pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but London is controlling him.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but London is controlling the position.
Morgan is trying to push London away but London has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
London prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
London wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
London prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
London tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
London keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
London throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
London scores a nice knee to the body.
London wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but London has double underhooks.
London tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
London tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
London tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
London tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
London misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
London is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan blocks a body shot from London.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
London swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
London missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny London will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Morgan's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and London counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
London scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcus Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
London throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for London.
London lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
London lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
London scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from London.
London throws a nice outside leg kick.
London misses with a wild body shot.
London scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
London throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnny London seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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.
London throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
London thumps Morgan with a low kick.
London jabs at Morgan's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for London.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
London scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
London scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
London lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
London scores with a body shot.
London scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
London throws a big shot that misses.
London tries a head kick but it misses.
London darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body.
London is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
London jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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.
Morgan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
London fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
London dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
London throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves forwards but London connects with a nice, crisp jab.
London avoids the body shot from Morgan.
London fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
London swings and misses with a hook to the body.
London misses with a head kick.
London dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
A head kick misses from London.
A left and a right from Morgan both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from London.
London looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
London misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Morgan clinches with his opponent.
London prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
London landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnny London is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
London misses with a knee to the head.
London wants to break free but Morgan has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries to break the clinch but London is controlling the position.
Marcus Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny London comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well London 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny London!
After winning the bout, Johnny London thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.