PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hok Chook Homaychonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homaychonk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Inspired Warrior. Hok Chook Homaychonk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Morgan
vs
Chook Homaychonk

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hok Chook Homaychonk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homaychonk tries to clinch up.

Homaychonk tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Homaychonk.
Homaychonk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Homaychonk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Homaychonk trying to land knees to the body.
Homaychonk is working Morgan over against the cage.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Homaychonk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

Morgan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Homaychonk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Homaychonk is working away.
Homaychonk is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Morgan is pressing down on Homaychonk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Homaychonk is holding on for now.

Morgan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Homaychonk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick but Homaychonk moves out of range.
Homaychonk throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Homaychonk misses with a double jab

and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan.

Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Morgan scores with a takedown into Homaychonk's guard.
Morgan is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Homaychonk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Homaychonk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Homaychonk wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Homaychonk doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Homaychonk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Homaychonk counters with a head kick. That will keep Morgan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Homaychonk tries to clinch up

and Morgan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Homaychonk!

Morgan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Homaychonk tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a strike but Homaychonk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Homaychonk wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matt Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan trying to control the position.

Morgan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Homaychonk has passed into half guard!
Morgan trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Homaychonk is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Homaychonk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan tries to bum rush Homaychonk with a series of wild strikes but Homaychonk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Homaychonk moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Homaychonk missing with knees to the body.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Homaychonk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Homaychonk lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Homaychonk, against the cage.
Homaychonk digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Homaychonk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Homaychonk prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Homaychonk, against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Homaychonk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Homaychonk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Homaychonk throws an elbow that misses.
Homaychonk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Homaychonk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage.

Morgan jumps into guard, dragging Homaychonk to the mat.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Homaychonk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Homaychonk is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Homaychonk, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Homaychonk against the cage but Homaychonk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Homaychonk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Homaychonk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Homaychonk counters with a body kick.

Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Morgan 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.
Homaychonk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Homaychonk is working away.
Morgan is stalling here. Homaychonk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morgan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Homaychonk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.

Homaychonk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Homaychonk wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morgan is keen to just control but Homaychonk is a slippery customer.
Homaychonk is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stalling away here and it's allowed Homaychonk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hok Chook Homaychonk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Morgan!