PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica comes into the arena with Master of Puppets by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Morgan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Snake Moan. This should be a great matchup!

Zica
vs
Morgan

180 cm
33
162 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

182 cm
25
165 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan digs a good hook to Zica's body.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Zica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Zica there.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Zica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Zica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan being controlled against the cage.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Zica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica wants to stall.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Zica blocks it.
Zica wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Zica.
Zica has Morgan pressed against the cage.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Zica prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Zica.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zica.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Zica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Zica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zica misses with some punches.
Zica pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zica.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Zica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Zica uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Zica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Zica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan tries a body shot but Zica blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan tries to work over Zica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zica struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan digs a right hand into Zica's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zica's gas tank.
Zica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zica effectively controlling the action here.
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Zica controlling the action here for a moment.
Zica working aggressively here.
Zica scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zica is defending well for now.
Zica scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Zica tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica effectively controlling the action here.
Zica lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Zica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zica takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jones Zica has been cut.
Zica lands a nice shot to the body.
Zica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Zica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Zica is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zica throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zica.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Zica's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jones Zica's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Zica connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zica takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Zica takes it in his stride.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Zica avoids it.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Zica misses.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zica.
Zica misses with an uppercut.
Morgan moves out of range as Zica strikes.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Zica.
Zica connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Ronnie Morgan has been cut.
Zica scores with a decent looking hook.

Morgan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zica blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Zica finish him?
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Zica checks it.
Zica throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Zica was not able to check.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zica swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zica blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Zica swinging wildly here.
Zica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Zica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Zica.
Zica throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Zica thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Zica shrugs it off.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morgan tries a low kick but Zica avoids it.
A low kick from Zica is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Zica 's knee.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Zica circles away.
Zica misses with a low kick.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zica throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zica misses with a looping right.
Zica tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Zica checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Zica throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Zica keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zica moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Zica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan feints and then cracks Zica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zica down.
Zica misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Zica counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zica.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zica throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Zica throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zica misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Zica swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Zica drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Zica lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zica.
Zica cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Zica.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica lands with a left to the head.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Zica controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zica lands a big right hand that drops Morgan! The killer instinct kicks in and Zica finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zica!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Zica!
In his post fight interview, Jones Zica started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.