PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1047 p4p, 124 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 1384 p4p, 160 weight class). Ji Woo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 나쁜 달 상승. This should be fireworks!

Ji Woo
vs
Morad

169 cm
31
149 lbs
20 - 11 - 2

178 cm
28
157 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.

Ji Woo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ji Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Morad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ji Woo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
A punch combination from Morad misses.
Morad moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ji Woo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ji Woo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morad.
Morad throws a good cross that connects.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Morad.
Erran Morad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
Morad defending well as Ji Woo loads up on a big left hand.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but Morad moves out of range.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Morad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo throws a series of strikes that have Morad backpedaling.
Ji Woo swinging wildly here.
Morad leaves Ji Woo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Morad.
Ji Woo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Morad throws a solid leg kick but Ji Woo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Morad down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Morad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ji Woo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morad in his tracks.
Morad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Morad. That's going to slow Ji Woo down.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morad checks it well.
Ji Woo shoots in for a double leg but Morad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Morad misses.
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ji Woo misses with a straight left.
Ji Woo throws the kick towards the body but Morad avoids it.
Ji Woo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morad misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ji Woo. That did some damage!
Ji Woo closes the distance but Morad moves to the side
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad lands with a kick to the temple. Ji Woo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo tries to clinch up but Morad circles away and keeps his distance.
Ji Woo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morad can pounce on him.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the body
and Morad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ji Woo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ji Woo punishes Morad's body with a nice straight punch.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but Morad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morad.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morad.
Ji Woo tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ji Woo takes the fight into the clinch.
Morad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morad walks away with a smile on his face. Ji Woo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ji Woo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morad to the ground. Ji Woo is now in Morad's guard.
Ji Woo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ji Woo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice cross by Morad.
Ji Woo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ji Woo looks to land a body kick but Morad moved away.
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 Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ji Woo connects with a single shot there.
Morad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ji Woo finds it's way round the side to connect with Morad's head.
Ji Woo scores with a hook to the body. Morad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morad misses with a leg kick
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ji Woo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morad defends well and Ji Woo ends up having to push Morad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ji Woo lands an overhand right.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Ji Woo slips the punch.
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Ji Woo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ji Woo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Morad throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Morad shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ji Woo blocks a head kick by Morad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad drops his hands momentarily and Ji Woo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morad throws a sloppy head kick and Ji Woo moves out of range easily.
Morad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morad 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 Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo wants to land a leg kick but Morad is out of range.
Morad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Morad moved out of range nicely.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Morad circles away.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo misses with a hook
and Morad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ji Woo.
Morad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ji Woo.
A quick step to the side and Ji Woo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Ji Woo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ji Woo somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Ji Woo moves away and avoids it.
Morad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ji Woo has time to react.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ji Woo with a poor takedown

and Morad moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ji Woo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
Morad pushes Ji Woo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morad fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
Erran Morad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ji Woo takes a shot to the head.
Ji Woo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo gets through Morad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Morad breaks the clinch.
A big left from Morad misses.
Morad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ji Woo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morad on the side of the head.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morad tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Ji Woo lands with an overhand left.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Ji Woo attempts a counter takedown but Morad avoids it well and moves away.
Ji Woo lands with a straight right. Morad didn't see that one coming.
Morad throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ji Woo misses the target.
Morad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo thows a body kick. Morad tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morad throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
A big right from Morad misses.
Morad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ji Woo.
Morad slaps away a takedown attempt from Ji Woo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ji Woo checks the leg kick.
Ji Woo misses with a left hand
and Morad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Morad's ribcage but misses.

Ji Woo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ji Woo in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erran Morad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Morad takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo misses with a two punch combination.
Morad throws out a counter right but Ji Woo avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ji Woo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Morad is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Morad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ji Woo is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ji Woo is looking for a kimura here.
Morad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ji Woo is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo is looking to stall here but Morad recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ji Woo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morad throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Ji Woo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ji Woo somewhat.
Morad throws a counter combo.
Ji Woo moves in looking to clinch but Morad pushes him off.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morad misses with a head kick.
Morad tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Morad catches Ji Woo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morad looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Ji Woo feinted with a counter takedown.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Ji Woo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo shoots in but no luck this time.
Morad moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Morad wants to slow Ji Woo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
Morad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ji Woo is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ji Woo misses its target.
Ji Woo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morad misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo shoots in but Morad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ji Woo 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ji Woo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ji Woo forces his way into half guard.

Ji Woo is trying to work for a kimura but Morad is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo trying to control from half guard but Morad is working away.

Ji Woo is looking for a kimura here.

Ji Woo wants to work for an arm triangle but Morad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ji Woo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ji Woo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ji Woo 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.