PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brigante 's choice of entrance music: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morgan
vs
Brigante

210 cm
29
190 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante misses with a wild body shot.
Brigante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brigante throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brigante tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brigante to the ground. Brigante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Brigante misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Brigante takes it in his stride.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Brigante tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brigante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Brigante circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brigante .
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Brigante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan slips a straight right by Brigante .
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Brigante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Brigante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Brigante tries to clinch up.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brigante with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Brigante 's side.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Brigante throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brigante scores with a punch to the head.
Brigante misses with a straight right.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.

Brigante pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brigante is defending well for now.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Brigante blocks it.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brigante takes a knee right on the jaw!

Morgan drags the fight down to the ground.

Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Brigante stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan throws a leg kick but Brigante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brigante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Brigante jumps back.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brigante 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.
Brigante avoids the head kick by Morgan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Brigante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morgan swings for the body but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante misses with a right hand
and Brigante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brigante throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.

Brigante pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Brigante won't want to take too many of those.
Brigante working aggressively here.
Brigante misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brigante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Brigante is keeping the position.
Morgan trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Brigante is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brigante looking for a sweep. Not yet Brigante , not yet.
Brigante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.

Morgan is looking for a triangle but Brigante pushes his legs off easily.
Brigante working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brigante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brigante has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Brigante passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Brigante .
Brigante tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Brigante from controlling successfully.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.

Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brigante defends it easily.

Brigante stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
Nice body kick there by Brigante .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Brigante misses with a double jab.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Brigante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brigante throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brigante circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brigante checks it well.
Brigante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brigante has managed to clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brigante avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brigante avoids it.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brigante avoids it.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Brigante misses.
Brigante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brigante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Brigante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brigante 's sensitive parts.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Brigante .
Brigante throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante misses with a head kick.
Brigante takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brigante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlito Brigante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Brigante throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brigante wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brigante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brigante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Brigante looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan feints and then cracks Brigante 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brigante down.
Brigante wants to clinch.
Brigante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brigante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brigante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brigante drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Brigante throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brigante avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Brigante .
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Brigante blocks it.
Morgan is trying to stall.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Brigante 's ribs.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brigante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brigante attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brigante misses with a few strikes there.
Brigante pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morgan back to the cage. Brigante follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brigante 's calf.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Brigante . Those never looked like landing.
Brigante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brigante throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a body kick that stops Brigante in his tracks momentarily.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Brigante .
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brigante swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brigante 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Brigante .
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brigante 's waist but Brigante gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Brigante wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Brigante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a cross.

Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brigante avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brigante avoids the damage to the body.
Brigante pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brigante .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Brigante avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brigante avoids it.
Brigante tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brigante blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Brigante misses with some punches.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morgan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brigante 's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brigante misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Brigante .
Nice elbow from Brigante .

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dexter Morgan.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.