PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dexter Morgan's chin.

Morgan
vs
Jones

174 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boston Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones wants to control but Morgan postures up.

Morgan stands up.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Morgan.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones keeps Morgan at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Morgan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Morgan looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Morgan prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan not doing much here.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morgan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones is trying to keep Morgan in close.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan throws a leg kick

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan 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.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Morgan wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones has the hooks in. Morgan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones trying to control.
Morgan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Morgan defends it.
Jones trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boston Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jones manages to pass to mount!
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones controlling from mount.

Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.

Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Jones really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones passes into half guard.

Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan struggling a bit here.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Jones dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.

Jones has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Morgan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan taking shots to the head.

Jones working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.
Jones throws a wild left hand from mount and Morgan manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Morgan is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Boston Jones!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Boston Jones!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Boston Jones!

Boston Jones wins by unanimous decision!