PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denver Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blazing Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blazing Bob looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morgan
vs
Bob

200 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 Helsinki, Denver Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blazing Bob!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan slips a jab from Bob.
Bob looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morgan throws a leg kick

and Bob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bob tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Bob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denver Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bob gets caught napping as Morgan dives in and scores a takedown. Bob manages to retain guard.
Morgan is standing up over Bob. Bob looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morgan working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bob to see if he's OK.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Bob's temple.
Bob is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morgan connects with a decent elbow.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bob some visible discomfort.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Morgan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bob knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morgan looks up at the clock and then as Bob takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morgan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bob taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morgan scores with punches from side control.
Morgan working the body and head with strikes.
Morgan is working Bob over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan lands an elbow.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan landing a few strikes.

Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morgan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan takes a little break here. Bob wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morgan digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.

Morgan looking to score a takedown here. Bob is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in Bob's guard.
Bob is looking to stand back up but Morgan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bob.

Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bob is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bob for as long as he can get away with.

Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bob on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morgan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan stalling.
Denver Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morgan drives through with a takedown into Bob's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morgan stays in close to Bob's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Morgan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Morgan gets the takedown into side control.
Morgan slows the pace down.
Morgan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Bob but he's now mounted!
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morgan continues to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Morgan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan lands a couple of good shots and Bob has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Morgan has good solid back control here.
Blazing Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands shots from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Morgan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denver 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denver Morgan!