PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen The Greatest Man That Ever Lived as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kennedy
vs
Morgan

185 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kennedy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kennedy passes to side control.

Kennedy decides to stand back up. Kennedy steps back and let's Morgan get back to his feet.
Justin Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kennedy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kennedy stands up and beckons Morgan to his feet.

Kennedy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy content to control rather than advance.
Kennedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Kennedy content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kennedy stands up from half guard.
Kennedy tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Kennedy lands with a right hand.
Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kennedy.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kennedy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kennedy scores with a nice right hand.

Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Kennedy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kennedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan wants to stand up but Kennedy is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kennedy tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kennedy gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Kennedy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Kennedy throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kennedy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Justin Morgan has been cut.
Jason Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Morgan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Kennedy is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kennedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Kennedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Kennedy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Kennedy controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Kennedy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kennedy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kennedy tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kennedy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kennedy which made him look bad.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Kennedy. Those never looked like landing.
Kennedy stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kennedy defends it nicely.

Kennedy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Kennedy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kennedy is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kennedy has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Kennedy is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kennedy in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Kennedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kennedy lands a jab.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Kennedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kennedy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Kennedy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Kennedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Kennedy is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kennedy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kennedy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kennedy stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jason Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Justin Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Kennedy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kennedy continues to drive forward.
Kennedy tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
Kennedy is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Kennedy!
A very excited looking Jason Kennedy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.