PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Dozier (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
Dozier

199 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 St Petersburg, Tom Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Dozier!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dozier forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Dozier scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Dozier is controlling the position.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
Dozier avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dozier, right into the meat.

Dozier moves into the clinch successfully.

Dozier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dozier misses with a wild combination.

Dozier clinches with his opponent.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Dozier manages to get underhooks.
Dozier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Dozier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tom Morgan has been cut.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dozier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.

Dozier clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dozier landing knees to the body.

Dozier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dozier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dozier slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.

Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morgan controlling the position.
Dozier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morgan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morgan is chipping away with strikes.
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.

Dozier sneaks out the side door and pushes Morgan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Dozier tries to clinch up.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dozier counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dozier.

Morgan has Dozier up against the cage in a clinch. Morgan tries to break the clinch but Dozier is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dozier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dozier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan fails with the takedown.

Dozier has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Dozier misses with the combination.
Dozier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Dozier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dozier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch but Dozier moves away
and Dozier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dozier.
Andrew Dozier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morgan moves into the clinch.

Dozier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dozier counters with a nice body kick.

Dozier moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
Dozier with a nice cross.

Dozier clinches with his opponent.
Dozier tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.

Dozier takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Dozier won't allow it.
Dozier prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan misses with an elbow over the top.
Dozier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Dozier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dozier crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Dozier lands a knee to the head.
Dozier tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Dozier scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dozier misses with a knee to the head.
Dozier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dozier lands a damaging elbow.

Dozier breaks the clinch.
Dozier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dozier connects with a crisp jab.
Dozier tries to clinch up

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dozier throws knees to the body.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Dozier.
Dozier looking to stall.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Dozier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Morgan's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dozier swivels and escapes.
Dozier scores with a body shot.

Dozier instigates a clinch.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dozier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dozier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dozier scores with a four punch combination!
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Dozier circles away and keeps his distance.

Dozier forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.

Dozier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dozier closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Dozier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dozier is looking to land body kicks.
Dozier wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side

and Morgan counters by clinching up.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dozier throws knees to the body.
Dozier missing with knees to the body.
Dozier is breathing heavily.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dozier.
Dozier tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dozier throws knees to the body.
Dozier prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dozier won't allow it.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.

Dozier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Morgan wants to break free but Dozier has control.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dozier missing with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dozier smiles and moves away.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Dozier falls off balance throwing a combination

and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dozier's guard now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan stands and throws Dozier's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dozier is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dozier to his feet.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dozier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Dozier clinches up against the cage.
Dozier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dozier can't break the clinch.

Dozier breaks the clinch.
Dozier darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.

Morgan clinches up with Dozier and pushes him back against the cage.
Andrew Dozier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan successfully pulls guard.

Dozier stands up from Morgan's guard - Dozier perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Dozier counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Dozier has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Dozier.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dozier pulls his leg out and moves away.

Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Dozier gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dozier throws an elbow but misses.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Dozier stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.

Dozier has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dozier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
Dozier tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Dozier looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Dozier wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Dozier shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Dozier has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dozier missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dozier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dozier tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.

Morgan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan has Dozier up against the cage in a clinch.

Dozier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dozier circles away.
Dozier scores with a leg kick.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dozier as he avoids it easily.
Dozier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tom Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dozier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan has Dozier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dozier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morgan pulls guard successfully.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
Dozier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for a triangle but Dozier pushes his legs off easily.
Dozier wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Morgan managing to control the position.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Dozier from standing up.

Dozier stands up from Morgan's guard - Dozier perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dozier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dozier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dozier tries to clinch up

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dozier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.

Dozier breaks the clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Dozier avoids them all with ease.
Dozier throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dozier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An inside leg kick from Dozier misses.
Dozier throws a lazy uppercut

and Morgan counters by clinching up.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dozier just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dozier tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Morgan jumps guard but Dozier stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dozier manages to break the clinch.
Dozier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dozier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dozier is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Dozier tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dozier really felt that one!
Dozier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dozier blocks the body kick.
Dozier throws a lazy body kick

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Dozier.

Morgan drags the fight down to the ground.
Dozier tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dozier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
Dozier wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Morgan is working for a guillotine from mount but Dozier frees his head quite easily.
Dozier has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Morgan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dozier is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

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 Tom Morgan.
I think Morgan 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tom Morgan!