PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Armsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Witchcraft. Jesse Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morgan
vs
Armsworth

178 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
157 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Armsworth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Armsworth throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armsworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Armsworth.
Armsworth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jesse Morgan has been cut.
Armsworth throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armsworth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armsworth being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Armsworth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Armsworth from standing up.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armsworth manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armsworth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Armsworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Armsworth is retaining full guard.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jesse Morgan just wasn't active enough.

Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan misses with the ground and pound.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Armsworth some visible discomfort.
Morgan wants to control but Armsworth is keeping him busy.
Morgan controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Armsworth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morgan landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as Morgan stalls from top position.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Armsworth will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morgan lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Armsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Armsworth shows good takedown defense.
Armsworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armsworth wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armsworth misses with a combination

and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Armsworth fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armsworth can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armsworth keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Armsworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan stops Armsworth from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Morgan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Armsworth misses with a wild combination.
Jim Armsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Armsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Armsworth shows good takedown defense.

Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Armsworth is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up in Armsworth's guard and throws a big left but Armsworth blocks it.
Morgan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morgan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Armsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Armsworth has wrist control.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jesse Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Armsworth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armsworth manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Armsworth's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in close to Armsworth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgan stays in close to Armsworth's body and controls the position.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Armsworth has wrist control.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Armsworth blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armsworth is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Armsworth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Jesse Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armsworth misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Armsworth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Armsworth tries to clinch up.
Armsworth misses with a wild combination.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Armsworth, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Armsworth against the cage but Armsworth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armsworth throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armsworth throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Armsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Armsworth keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.

Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Armsworth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armsworth manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Armsworth's guard.
Morgan forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armsworth pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan lands strikes from half guard.
Jim Armsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Morgan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Armsworth does no damage.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armsworth's waist but Armsworth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into Armsworth's guard.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Jesse Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Morgan!