PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dexter Morgan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Morgan
vs
Harrison

188 cm
23
203 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
32
195 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morgan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Harrison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morgan escapes and throws Harrison's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Morgan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harrison is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stand up but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morgan trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Morgan prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Harrison gets full guard.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison looking to control.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Harrison won't let him.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dives in and grabs Harrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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 an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Morgan throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.

Harrison feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison preventing the sweep.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Harrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison prevents Morgan from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Harrison shoots in.

Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Morgan is trying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Harrison defends it.
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morgan connects with a nice short shot to Harrison's temple.
Harrison landing a few short strikes.
Harrison is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan wants to stand but Harrison has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan postures up in Harrison's guard and throws a big left but Harrison blocks it.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison looking to control.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrison has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Harrison is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to stand but Harrison is controlling his posture from full guard.

Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Harrison.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morgan drives through with a takedown into Harrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Harrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Harrison!
Harrison prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan pushes Harrison off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Morgan.
Harrison slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrison's head.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Harrison sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Morgan.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harrison backs up against the cage.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrison off the cage and back into range.

Harrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A relieved looking Dexter Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.