PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. Dominic Morgan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Morgan
vs
Leon

196 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominic Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Leon!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morgan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leon tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leon to the ground. Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Leon gets caught napping as Morgan dives in and scores a takedown. Leon manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan prevents Leon from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leon pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Leon is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.

Morgan stands up from Leon's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout.

Leon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leon breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Leon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Leon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Leon swings around for an armbar but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leon's guard.
Morgan trying to control but Leon is working from the bottom.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Morgan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leon can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leon lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Leon counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Leon to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Leon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan throws a lazy body kick

and Leon counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Leon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leon stalling.

Leon manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Leon drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.

Leon pulls Morgan into guard.
Leon trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leon is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Leon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.

Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Leon defends the submission attempt.
Morgan trying to advance position but Leon counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan trying to control but Leon is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Morgan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leon!
Morgan looks to move to half guard but instead Leon has passed into mount! Damn!
Leon looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgan wants to control but Leon is having none of it.
Leon looking to finish with strikes here!
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Leon has a good base and remains in mount.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound.
Leon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Morgan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Leon has a good base and remains in mount.
Leon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morgan wants to hold on but Leon pushes him away.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Leon has a good base and remains in mount.
Leon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leon on the ground.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Leon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Leon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Morgan tries to hold on but Leon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan tries to hold on but Leon postures up.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Leon isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan tries to hold on but Leon pushes him away.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Morgan throws a head kick that misses

and Leon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Leon manages to pull guard.

Leon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Leon holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.

Leon tightens his grip and picks Morgan up, before dumping him to the ground. Morgan manages to land in guard.

Morgan working for a triangle but Leon defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Leon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Leon from controlling successfully.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Leon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Leon, into his guard.
Morgan tries to stand but Leon is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up in Leon's guard and throws a big left but Leon blocks it.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Leon is keeping the position.
Dominic Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Morgan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morgan, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan has his foot on Leon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leon works his way back into a safe position though.

Leon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Morgan enables Leon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morgan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leon looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leon is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Leon is keeping the position.
Morgan trying to control but Leon is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Leon.
I think Leon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martin Leon!