PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Dexter Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yanar
vs
Morgan

174 cm
21
193 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
203 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendo Yanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yanar lands an overhand right.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yanar throws out the jab.
Yanar stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Yanar shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Yanar thows a body shot but no joy.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yanar was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Yanar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanar looking to control.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yanar tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yanar is looking for a sweep.
Yanar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yanar thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Yanar wants to pass the guard but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stand up but Yanar is controlling him.
Morgan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yanar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yanar trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanar prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Yanar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Morgan working for submissions but it's allowed Yanar to get to half guard.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Morgan working for a triangle but Yanar defends it easily.
Yanar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanar manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan won't allow Yanar to sweep him here.
Morgan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yanar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is standing up over Morgan. Morgan looks to escape but Yanar dives into side control.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yanar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Yanar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanar gets to mount! Morgan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Yanar isn't that keen on the idea.
Yanar lands a heavy elbow.
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 Kendo Yanar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yanar.
Yanar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yanar off to one side.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Yanar swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Yanar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yanar was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yanar 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yanar is keeping the position for now.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Yanar.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanar trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Yanar.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Yanar is keeping the position.
Morgan pushing down on Yanar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yanar trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Yanar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yanar.
Yanar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to control but Yanar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yanar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Yanar is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yanar?
Yanar is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan is trying to control here but Yanar has managed to regain half guard.
Morgan working Yanar over with strikes.
Morgan is keen to just control but Yanar is a slippery customer.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yanar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the action but Yanar is working from the bottom.
Yanar is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan works his way into side control.
Yanar sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan working Yanar over with strikes.
Yanar is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yanar avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Yanar is defending the position.
Yanar gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yanar on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Yanar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yanar sprawls well. Yanar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Yanar tries to clinch up

and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yanar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morgan!
Morgan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Yanar connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Yanar prevents Morgan from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yanar lands a nice short elbow.
Yanar working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Yanar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yanar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yanar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yanar's back!

Yanar fending off the submission attempt from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanar breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Yanar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Yanar throws a strike but Morgan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yanar looking for a sweep. Not yet Yanar, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan landing with the ground and pound.
Yanar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yanar is on top in guard.
Yanar stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar misses with the ground and pound.
Yanar has control of an arm but Morgan manages to advance to Yanar's back!
Yanar is really stuck here.
Yanar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Yanar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morgan.
Yanar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanar is punishing Morgan with some ground and pound.
Morgan breaks Yanar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yanar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kendo Yanar.
I think Yanar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Yanar!
Kendo Yanar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.