PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flint Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Lumberjack Song blaring out of the sound system. Stricker has chosen Slim Jesus - Drill Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Morgan
vs
Stricker

196 cm
25
250 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

199 cm
27
239 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flint Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Stricker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan cracks Stricker with a good jab.
Morgan wants to slow Stricker down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
Stricker throws a leg kick

and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan working Stricker over with knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Our sources have told us that Morgan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Stricker looks winded!
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Stricker takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan has Stricker pressed against the ropes, preventing Stricker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Stricker is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stricker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Stricker avoids a kick to the body.
Stricker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan feints and then cracks Stricker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stricker down.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Stricker throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan feints and then cracks Stricker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stricker down.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Stricker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Stricker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Stricker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stricker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Stricker gets tackled into the ropes by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Stricker's ribcage.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan working Stricker over with knees to the body.
Stricker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morgan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stricker can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flint Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flint Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stricker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Morgan forces Stricker back against the ropes and clinches.
Morgan has Stricker pressed against the ropes, preventing Stricker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan pushes Stricker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Stricker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stricker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Stricker is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is working Stricker over against the ropes.
Stricker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Stricker 's eye.

That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan works on Stricker's body with a couple of short punches.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stricker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Stricker's ribcage.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flint Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stricker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stricker blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.

Stricker manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Stricker is out of range.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan cracks Stricker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The cut above Steve Stricker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stricker checks a leg kick.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flint Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
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.

Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stricker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Stricker keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stricker.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stricker can do to turn this around?
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stricker is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Stricker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Stricker is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Stricker didn't see that one coming.

Steve Stricker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stricker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flint Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stricker on the side of the head.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Stricker avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stricker moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan defending well as Stricker loads up on a big left hand.
Stricker throws a predictable looking body shot

and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stricker avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stricker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stricker takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.

Morgan has managed to clinch.
Stricker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Stricker digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.

Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stricker is able to avoid easily.
Stricker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Stricker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Flint Morgan!
Flint Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.