PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen The Greatest Man That Ever Lived as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justin Morgan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Blackwell
vs
Morgan

190 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackwell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Blackwell pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackwell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blackwell fails to land.
Blackwell taking a breather.

Morgan jumps guard and drags Blackwell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackwell.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackwell is one step ahead there.
Blackwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Blackwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan looking to control.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Blackwell from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Morgan.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackwell tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackwell taking a breather.
Blackwell trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackwell pulls guard effortlessly.
Blackwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackwell throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Blackwell throws a big right hand that misses.

Malcolm Blackwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.

Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blackwell tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Blackwell is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Morgan wants to stand up but Blackwell has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Blackwell moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackwell, not yet.
Blackwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Blackwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Blackwell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackwell as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Blackwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blackwell is keeping busy.
Blackwell is looking for a takedown.
Blackwell taking a breather.

Morgan breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Blackwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwell is defending well for now.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Blackwell.
Blackwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Blackwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blackwell has Morgan pushed against the cage.
Blackwell has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blackwell stalling against the cage.
Morgan wants to stall.
Blackwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Morgan manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Blackwell is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blackwell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blackwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Blackwell is having none of it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Justin Morgan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Blackwell throws a big shot that misses.

Morgan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blackwell is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justin Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Blackwell - just one landing.

Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwell.
Blackwell trying to control the position.
Blackwell is really struggling to control Morgan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Blackwell looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan wants to hold on but Blackwell pushes him away.

Blackwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Blackwell tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan is trying to improve his position.
Morgan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blackwell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Blackwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackwell 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Blackwell!