PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1437 p4p, 73 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 1090 p4p, 59 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morad
vs
Jaroslav

178 cm
22
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
137 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.

Morad clinches.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morad lands with a light punch inside.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Morad.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
Jaroslav lands a right hand.
Come on Morad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Jaroslav breaks from the clinch.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.

Morad gets tackled into the cage by Jaroslav. Jaroslav maintains the clinch.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Morad misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav tries to work over Morad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav pushes Morad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morad tries to counter by clinching up but Jaroslav breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jaroslav moves into the clinch successfully.
Morad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morad tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
Morad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Morad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaroslav is keeping busy.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.

Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to land a leg kick but Morad saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.

Jaroslav gets tackled into the cage by Morad. Morad maintains the clinch.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav being controlled against the cage.
Jaroslav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
A short right from Morad.
Morad looking to stall.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Morad blocks it.
Morad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morad.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morad throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Morad blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaroslav.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
Morad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaroslavs head.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Morad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
Morad lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav scores with a shoulder strike.
Morad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morad misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jaroslav blocks a jab.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morad's head backwards.

Morad rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jaroslav in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morad has Jaroslav pushed against the cage.
Morad controlling the action here for a moment.
Morad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav pushes Morad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
Morad misses with some punches.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jaroslav.

Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaroslav slips under a jab.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Jaroslav moved out of range nicely.
Jaroslav throws a front kick that sends Morad stumbling back into the cage.

Morad rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Jaroslav.
Morad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jaroslav breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot.
Morad lands with a good body shot.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Morad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Morad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaroslav is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jaroslav misses with a kick to the body
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav thinks about the counter body kick.
Morad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morad with a nice cross.
Morad throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Morad.
Morad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morad fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Jaroslav.
Morad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Morad.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Jaroslav is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morad with a body shot.
Jaroslav tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morad.
A jab from Morad does it's job there.
Jaroslav jabs at Morad's body.

Morad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morad struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Morad.
Morad takes a shot to the head.
Morad misses with the head strike.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
A short body shot lands from Jaroslav as the two fighters clinch.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav has Morad pressed against the cage, preventing Morad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morad blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Morad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Jaroslav replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morad blocks it well.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.

Morad clinches up against the cage.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
Morad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morads head.
Morad working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaroslav.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morad.
Morad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav works on Morad's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Morad controls his hands.
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!
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morad.
Morad prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.

Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Morad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaroslav fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Morad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morad slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Morad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav digs a good body shot into Morad's ribs.
Morad looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Erran Morad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Jaroslav misses with a right hand
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Jaroslav gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Morad counters by clinching up.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Morad lands a left hand.
Jaroslav digs a right hand into Morad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morad's gas tank.
Morad works on Jaroslav's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Morad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.
Jaroslav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morad.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
Jaroslav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Morad's ribcage. Morad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaroslav misses with a punch to the body.
Morad lands a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morad is pushing Jaroslav up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav presses Morad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad working aggressively here.
Morad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morad tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Morad cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
A short right from Morad.
Morad working aggressively here.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Morad.
Felix Jaroslav is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morad misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jaroslav comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaroslav has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
After winning the bout, Felix Jaroslav thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.