PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 4184 p4p, 3692 weight class) and Hammed Morgan (ranked 439 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Martinez
vs
Morgan

181 cm
24
275
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
265
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammed Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez misses with a combination
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Yunel Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez misses with a jab to the body
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martinez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martinez is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Morgan catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Martinez throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Martinez swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hammed Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammed Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammed Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.

That has opened up Hammed Morgan's cut even more.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.

The cut above Hammed Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Martinez.
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!
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yunel Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Morgan.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hammed Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hammed Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan jabs at Martinez's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hammed Morgan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Morgan is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hammed Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hammed Morgan!

Hammed Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Hammed Morgan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.