PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 2657 p4p, 318 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 1591 p4p, 207 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jackson
vs
Morgan

184 cm
27
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
214 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
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!
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan looks winded!
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Jackson works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pushes Morgan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Morgan.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morgan walks into a jab.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Morgan.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice cross.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Jackson jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson jabs at Morgan's body.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson backing away here, and Morgan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Chase Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Morgan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Morgan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mike Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Mike Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Morgan wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
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 swing and a miss from Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 for Mike Jackson!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mike Jackson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mike Jackson!

Mike Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Mike Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.