PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vaakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's entrance music is Volbeat - Caroline #1. A fine choice. Vaakku comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll Face Myself (Reincarnation) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Vaakku

169 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Vaakku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan moves out of range as Vaakku throws a body kick.
Vaakku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vaakku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaakku. That's going to slow Morgan down.
No luck for Vaakku with that takedown attempt.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaakku misses with a body kick.
Vaakku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vaakku throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vaakku wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vaakku.
Vaakku blocks a head kick by Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaakku throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vaakku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vaakku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Vaakku with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Vaakku misses.
Morgan cracks Vaakku with a good jab.
Vaakku misses with a low kick.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jarkko Vaakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaakku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Vaakku throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Vaakku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vaakku throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Vaakku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Vaakku knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Morgan misses.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Vaakku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaakku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaakku blocking some punches.
Vaakku lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Vaakku fails to pull guard.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaakku controls his hands.
Vaakku missing with knees to the body.
Morgan is working Vaakku over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan.
Vaakku takes a shot to the head.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Vaakku.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaakku prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Vaakku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Vaakku jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Vaakku around his waist. Vaakku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaakku throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Vaakku trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vaakku into the cage.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Vaakku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaakku at a distance.
Virgil Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaakku misses with a head kick.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.

Vaakku rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaakku controls his hands.
Morgan is leaning against Vaakku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaakku looks gassed!
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vaakku fails to land.
Vaakku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Vaakku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vaakku tries a head kick but it misses.
Virgil Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaakku misses with a wild body shot.
Vaakku shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Vaakku just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan slips under a jab from Vaakku.
Vaakku tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaakku was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Vaakku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Vaakku throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Vaakku.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaakku is breathing heavily.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Vaakku connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Vaakku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaakku misses with a straight left.

Vaakku drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Vaakku from controlling successfully.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaakku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaakku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Morgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vaakku doesn't defend quickly enough and Morgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Vaakku escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morgan on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan retains his welterweight title!
An intense looking Virgil Morgan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ahhhh, that was nice. Such a soothing experience.'.