PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tony Allen - Take Me Higher. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Berry
vs
Morgan

175 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
Star & Star .Inc

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Berry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan missing with punches from the bottom.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Berry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Berry 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.
Berry prevents Morgan from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Phil Berry has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berry has Morgan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Berry wants the takedown. Morgan is fighting it off but Berry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Morgan's guard against the ropes.
Berry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berry trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Berry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morgan strikes from his own guard.

Morgan has an active guard here but Berry has managed to pass into half guard.
Morgan looks gassed!

Berry escapes and gets back to his feet.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Berry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berry ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berry trying to control the position.
Berry controlling Morgan's posture.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but instead Berry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Phil Berry just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Berry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
A left and a right from Berry both land. Nice combination.
Berry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a flying knee that drops Morgan! Berry dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Berry!