PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Balotelli

172 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Outkast Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tex Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Balotelli!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balotelli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balotelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan scores with a jab. Balotelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Balotelli's shoulder, as Balotelli tries to avoid the shot.
Balotelli thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balotelli swivels and escapes.

Balotelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balotelli's elbow.

Balotelli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Balotelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balotelli wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan 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.
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!
Balotelli is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Balotelli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balotelli keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan won't allow Balotelli to get back to his feet.
Balotelli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Balotelli trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan winds up and cracks Balotelli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Balotelli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Morgan lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balotelli trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.
Morgan cracks Balotelli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balotelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan with shots to the head and body - Balotelli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Morgan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Morgan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Morgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tex Morgan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tex Morgan made sure he mentioned Outkast Clothing Line, along with how happy he was to win his fight.