PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Omurzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Omurzakov

187 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Omurzakov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omurzakov cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Omurzakov.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Omurzakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Morgan ducks straight into an uppercut from Omurzakov and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Morgan manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omurzakov is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Omurzakov throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Omurzakov's guard. Nice move by Morgan!

Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Omurzakov wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan is standing up over Omurzakov. Omurzakov looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan advances to full mount.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Omurzakov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omurzakov is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to control but Omurzakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Omurzakov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Omurzakov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Omurzakov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

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.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omurzakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Omurzakov is squirming around nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Omurzakov wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omurzakov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan content just to control the position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Omurzakov is squirming around nicely.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morgan looking to control but Omurzakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omurzakov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Omurzakov.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Omurzakov drops Morgan with a left and a right! Oh, Morgan is hurt - Omurzakov dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Omurzakov tries to stand but Morgan is controlling his head.
Morgan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Omurzakov off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Omurzakov trying to get back to his feet but Morgan is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omurzakov prevents Morgan from getting a body triangle.
Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Omurzakov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morgan controls the action.
Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Omurzakov has just worked his way into a worse spot.

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.
Morgan is riding his opponent, not letting Omurzakov buck him off.
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Morgan off. It looks like it's working - Morgan slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Omurzakov displaying calm under pressure there.
Omurzakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Khalil Omurzakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Omurzakov.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Omurzakov misses.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Omurzakov avoids it well and moves away.
Omurzakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omurzakov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Omurzakov misses the target.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omurzakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omurzakov cracks Morgan with a good jab.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Omurzakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omurzakov misses with a looping right.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omurzakov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Omurzakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalil Omurzakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Omurzakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Morgan misses its target.
Omurzakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Omurzakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omurzakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Omurzakov looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Omurzakov just gets out of the way.
Omurzakov is breathing heavily.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Omurzakov.
Morgan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Omurzakov manages to circle out of the way.
Jab by Omurzakov.
A slow jab from Omurzakov misses its intended target.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khalil Omurzakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Omurzakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Omurzakov.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omurzakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Omurzakov throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Omurzakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omurzakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Omurzakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Omurzakov looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Omurzakov just gets out of the way.
Morgan moves out of range as Omurzakov strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omurzakov. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omurzakov lands with a right hand.
Omurzakov looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Omurzakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Omurzakov throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Omurzakov to the mat! Omurzakov manages to get full guard.
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.

Morgan controlling the pace.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is looking to escape.
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Omurzakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morgan prevents Omurzakov from standing back up.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov tries to kick Morgan off in order to stand up. Morgan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Morgan just content to control the position.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Omurzakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omurzakov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omurzakov.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Omurzakov throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Omurzakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!

Khalil Omurzakov wins by unanimous decision!
Khalil Omurzakov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.