PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hack
vs
Morgan

189 cm
21
199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Hack is out of range.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Hack darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Hack saw that one coming.

Hack forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Hack is trying to stall.
Morgan just leaning against Hack, taking a breather.
Morgan misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hack.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hack up against the cage.
Hack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan is leaning against Hack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Come on Hack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hack is pushing Morgan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan tries to work over Hack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack misses with a knee strike.
Hack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hack lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hack is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hack has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hack is out of range and Morgan settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Hack.
Hack tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.

Hack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan'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.

Hack checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Hack.
Hack tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Hack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Hack wants to clinch.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Hack tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Hack throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Hack throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Hack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hack.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Hack.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan tests Hack's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan misses with a hook. Hack ducked under it nicely.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hack darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hack looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Hack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hack tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Hack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Hack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hack as he checks the leg kick.
Hack misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hack moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan wants to slow Hack down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hack 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.
Hack avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dexter Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hack tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Hack jumps back.
Hack throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hack tries to clinch up.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Hack is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Hack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Hack's body. Hack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Hack misses with a hook.
Hack slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hack tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hack looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Hack wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Hack looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hack tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hack's knee momentarily.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Hack moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hack.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hack tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Hack wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Hack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hack throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Hack tries to clinch up.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Hack's defenses.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Hack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hack darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Hack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Morgan.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Good work by Hack as he checks the leg kick.
Hack looks to throw a body kick
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Hack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Hack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Hack avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan feints and then cracks Hack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hack down.
Hack sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Hack takes one to the chin there.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Morgan works over Hack's head and body with a nice combination.

Hack is rocked!
Morgan drops Hack with a big left hand! Hack is injured, injured bad! Morgan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!