PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert De Morcerf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Morcerf has chosen Non, Je ne regrette Rien as his entrance music. Albert De Morcerf looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morgan
vs
De Morcerf

178 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
16
170 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nelson Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert De Morcerf!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Albert De Morcerf has been cut.
De Morcerf looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
De Morcerf wants to clinch.
De Morcerf dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan wants to slow De Morcerf down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Morcerf.
Morgan misses with the combination.

Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break De Morcerf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Morcerf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Morcerf on the ground.
Morgan wanted to stand there but De Morcerf had control of the position.
Morgan is stalling in the full guard.

Nelson Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses De Morcerf's front leg but catches the back leg as De Morcerf tries to avoid it.
Morgan throws a combination. De Morcerf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Morcerf fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

De Morcerf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morgan to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Morgan stands and steps away. De Morcerf gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Albert De Morcerf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for De Morcerf's leg but De Morcerf calmly moves out of range.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Morcerf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

De Morcerf is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
De Morcerf is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?

Morgan clinches with his opponent.

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

Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan jabs De Morcerf to the body, keeping him at a distance.

De Morcerf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morgan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've been informed that De Morcerf has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but De Morcerf has wrist control.
De Morcerf seems to have recovered his senses.
De Morcerf wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan stalling.

Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but De Morcerf defends the submission attempt.
Morgan misses with a head shot. De Morcerf uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Morcerf is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert De Morcerf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morgan has De Morcerf up against the cage in a clinch.

Morgan decides to pull guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is controlling De Morcerf's posture.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nelson Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Morcerf tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. De Morcerf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan feints a jab promting De Morcerf to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Morcerf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Morcerf was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break De Morcerf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Morgan stands up and waves to De Morcerf to follow him.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morgan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morgan thows a huge punch but De Morcerf dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
De Morcerf is trying to escape back to his feet but Morgan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
De Morcerf taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controls the position.
Morgan tries to score with some ground and pound. De Morcerf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's De Morcerf get back to his feet.
De Morcerf with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body.
De Morcerf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert De Morcerf.

Morgan forces De Morcerf back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert De Morcerf's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Morcerf shoots and misses

and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.

Morgan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Morgan is in close to De Morcerf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Morcerf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break De Morcerf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan wanted to stand there but De Morcerf had control of the position.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morcerf has a closed guard, preventing Morgan from standing up.
Morgan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Morgan postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan throws a low kick but De Morcerf avoids it.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but De Morcerf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
De Morcerf 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Morcerf fails with the takedown
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick but De Morcerf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Albert De Morcerf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Morgan feints and as De Morcerf raises his hands in defense, Morgan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but De Morcerf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Morcerf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morgan controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Morcerf looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Morgan is looking to stand up but De Morcerf won't let him.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nelson Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but De Morcerf checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Morgan jumps guard and drags De Morcerf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing De Morcerf from standing up.
De Morcerf trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Albert De Morcerf.
De Morcerf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Morcerf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Morgan!
The defeated Albert De Morcerf had this to say: 'It was my lose, and i dont like its taste. I am going to train harder for not to taste it again!'.