PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 717 p4p, 33 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 1276 p4p, 61 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jaroslav
vs
Morad

168 cm
24
137 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
146 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Morad lands with a nice body punch.
Jaroslav has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been informed that Morad has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jaroslav smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morad lands a nice hook to Jaroslav's body. Jaroslav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Morad backs away, Jaroslav returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that misses
enabling Morad to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Morad throws a hook but Jaroslav avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaroslav misses the target.
Morad feints a counter leg kick.
Morad misses with a lunging right hand

and Jaroslav counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
Jaroslav is trying to pull guard but Morad has him pressed against the cage.

Jaroslav has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morad uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jaroslav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jaroslav is tightening it up a little... Morad has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morad reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morad taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jaroslav!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felix Jaroslav!
Our winner, Felix Jaroslav, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.