PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 2128 p4p, 83 weight class) and Mikko Alatalo (ranked 2794 p4p, 101 weight class). Mikko Alatalo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Morgan
vs
Alatalo

189 cm
27
252 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

202 cm
26
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan thumps Alatalo with a low kick.
Jack Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Alatalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alatalo's hands.
Alatalo throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alatalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Alatalo throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Alatalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alatalo 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.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alatalo slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo misses with a hook.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alatalo cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Alatalo takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Alatalo does it's job there.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Alatalo checks it.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alatalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alatalo duly obliges.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alatalo is able to avoid easily.
Morgan scores with a hook.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Alatalo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alatalo slips under a jab from Morgan.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Alatalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.
Alatalo moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Alatalo's head but Alatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alatalo lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Alatalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Alatalo connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Morgan shakes it off.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Alatalo'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.

Alatalo moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Alatalo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Alatalo down.
Alatalo with a nice cross.

Morgan is rocked!
Alatalo throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Alatalo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
Our winner, Mikko Alatalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.