PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Halder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Halder
vs
Morgan

192 cm
35
263 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

191 cm
39
247 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan swings for the body but Halder moves out of range.
Halder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halder will feel that in the morning.
Halder digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Halder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Halder 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.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
Halder with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Halder's head.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Halder moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Halder throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Halder avoids it with no problem.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halder lands with a good body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Halder there.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halder avoids a kick to the body.
Halder is looking to counter punch.
Halder moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.

Halder shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halder trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Halder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Halder from controlling successfully.
Morgan pulls Halder in to control the position.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halder's guard.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Halder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halder misses with a body kick.
Halder checks a low kick from Morgan.
Halder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Halder is out of range.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!

Morgan rushes Halder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halder can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Halder shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Halder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Halder.
Halder looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halder will feel that in the morning.
Halder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halder somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halder just misses with a punch to the body.
Halder checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Halder counters with a quick kick to the body but Morgan blocks it.
Halder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halder.
Halder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halder throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halder with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halder wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Halder 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.
Halder won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Halder looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morgan in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Morgan dominated that round.
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 throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Halder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan misses the body punch
and Halder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Morgan stuns Halder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halder works the jab nicely.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Halder checks it.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Halder blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Halder pushes him off.
Halder cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Halder moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Halder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Halder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halder.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Halder slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Halder takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Halder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Halder avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Halder shoots in.
Halder moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Morgan takes a swing at Halder's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Halder moves out of range easily.
Halder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Halder misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halder - that will leave a mark!
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Halder attempts a counter takedown but Morgan avoids it well and moves away.
Halder loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Halder or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan, which made it look bad.
Halder throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halder's sensitive parts.
Halder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halder tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Halder.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Halder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Halder misses.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Halder's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Morgan misses.
Halder checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Halder down.
Halder misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Halder.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Halder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Halder saw that one coming.
Halder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morgan manages to circle out of the way.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halder.
Halder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halder throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Halder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.

Halder clinches up against the cage.
Halder has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halder. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Halder backing away here, and Morgan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
It looked like Halder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Halder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Halder. Those never looked like landing.
Halder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halder staying out of range there.
Halder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Morgan misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Halder misses the target.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Halder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halder thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Halder misses with a straight right.
Morgan thumps Halder with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halder on the side of the head.
Halder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Halder moved out of range nicely.
Blake Halder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Halder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan defending well as Halder loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Halder off balance momentarily.
Halder fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halder.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halder with a body shot.
Halder scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halder looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan digs a good hook to Halder's body.
A big left from Halder misses.
Halder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halder. Halder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Halder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Halder's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Halder. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Halder moved away.
Halder throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halder.
Halder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halder.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Halder knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Halder persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halder if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halder. Halder obviously looking to wear him down.
Halder throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Halder's leg. Halder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Halder off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan is the new heavyweight champion!
Jason Morgan decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.