PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 152 p4p, 341 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 18 p4p, 45 weight class). Morgan has chosen Battle Cry as his entrance music. 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.

Martynov
vs
Morgan

195 cm
30
195
22 - 10 - 1

186 cm
29
198
12 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov lands a jab to the head.
Martynov throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan throws the left hand but Martynov avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martynov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Martynov was not able to check.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martynov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Martynov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martynov misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Martynov moved away.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Martynov moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martynov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martynov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Martynov.
Morgan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martynov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martynov misses with the combination.

Morgan rushes Martynov and presses him up against the cage.

Martynov pulls guard effortlessly.

Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Martynov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martynov manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Martynov's guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Martynov keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martynov is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.

Martynov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Martynov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martynov being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgan trying to control but Martynov is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morgan misses with a looping left.
Martynov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martynov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Martynov's body. Martynov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Martynov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martynov cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Martynov keeps it at a distance.
Martynov appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov misses with a head kick.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Martynov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Martynov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Martynov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martynov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Martynov.
Martynov looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Martynov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves forwards but Martynov connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Arthur Morgan has been cut.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan feints a counter leg kick.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Martynov misses the target.
Arthur Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Martynov moved out of range nicely.
Martynov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martynov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martynov swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martynov's knee momentarily.
Martynov scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martynov.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Martynov's knee but Martynov avoids it well.
Martynov scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martynov.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Martynov's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Martynov takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Martynov darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Martynov is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Martynov.
Morgan is leaning against Martynov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Martynov.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan gets through Martynov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Morgan cracks Martynov with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martynov.
Morgan feints and then cracks Martynov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martynov down.
Martynov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martynov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Martynov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martynov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
Martynov slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martynov thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martynov throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Martynov's body.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Martynov's shoulder, as Martynov tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Martynov.
Martynov dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Martynov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martynov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martynov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martynov with a body shot.
Morgan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martynov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martynov tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Martynov is rocked!
Morgan drops Martynov with a big left hand! Martynov is injured, injured bad! Morgan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Morgan!
Arthur Morgan is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Morgan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.