PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Morgan (ranked 2526 p4p, 350 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 1580 p4p, 250 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. Uzo has chosen The Game as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Morgan
vs
Uzo

185 cm
25
214 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
32
220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzo throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Uzo moves away and avoids it.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Uzo with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Uzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uzo.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzo manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Uzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Uzo.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Uzo misses with a straight left.
Uzo misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a right hand
enabling Uzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uzo 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 cracks Uzo with a good jab.
Uzo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Uzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Uzo looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
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 straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Uzo.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzo swivels and escapes.
Uzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzo is just out of range.
Jab from Uzo.
Uzo dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzo tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Uzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Uzo misses.
Uzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Uzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Uzo finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Uzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Morgan throws a jab when Uzo was well out of range.
Morgan lands with a hook. Uzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Uzo.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Uzo looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Uzo.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan slips a jab from Uzo.
Uzo misses with a double jab.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Uzo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Uzo.
Uzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Uzo slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab. Uzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan cracks Uzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uzo misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.

Uzo is rocked!
Morgan cracks Uzo with an open hand slap.
Uzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Jay Uzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Uzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Uzo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzo throws a leg kick
and Uzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan throws a right hand that Uzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzo also avoids with ease.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan slips under a jab from Uzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Uzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Uzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uzo throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Uzo from any more punishment! Uzo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chase Morgan!
After winning the bout, Chase Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jay Uzo spoke after the fight, saying 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor's Shinto Elite and IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.