PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kearney
vs
Morgan

175 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
31
165 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brogan Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to bum rush Kearney with a series of wild strikes but Kearney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Kearney misses the target.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kearney throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kearney checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Morgan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kearney tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Kearney doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kearney to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Kearney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Brogan Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Kearney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Kearney moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Kearney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Kearney misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan cracks Kearney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kearney moves out of range of the strikes.
Kearney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kearney throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kearney.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kearney.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Kearney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kearney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan tries to move into range but Kearney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Kearney moves away and avoids it.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Kearney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Kearney's shoulder, as Kearney tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kearney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kearney tries to clinch up
and Kearney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kearney connects with a single shot there.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kearney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney slips under a jab.
Kearney lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Nice straight punches there by Kearney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kearney.
Kearney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Kearney connects with a single shot there.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kearney tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.

Kearney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kearney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kearney misses.
Morgan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kearney tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kearney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Kearney.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Kearney's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kearney misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a head shot.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kearney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
Kearney swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Kearney.
Kearney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan throws the left hand but Kearney avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kearney.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Kearney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kearney sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kearney moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
As Morgan looks to move away, Kearney throws a big counter combo bu Morgan just gets out of the way.
Morgan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brogan Kearney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kearney looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Kearney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body

and Kearney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kearney scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is working for takedown but Kearney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kearney misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kearney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan slips under a jab from Kearney.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kearney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan moves out of range as Kearney strikes.
Morgan feints a counter leg kick.
Kearney throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Kearney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Kearney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Kearney lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kearney.
Kearney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brogan Kearney is winning the standup battle so far.
Kearney misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan defending well as Kearney loads up on a big left hand.
Kearney misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Kearney saw that one coming.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.

Kearney is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney is holding his hands too far apart here. Morgan throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kearney is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Morgan!
After winning the bout, Andrew Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.