PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 1537 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 204 p4p, 178 weight class). Del Bosque kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mimosa - Drippin. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Del Bosque
vs
Morad

175 cm
44
170
36 - 41 - 0

178 cm
35
157
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 41 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosque throws a nice looking combination but Morad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Bosque staying out of range there.
Morad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Bosque looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Morad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morad slips a jab from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
Del Bosque slips a straight right by Morad.
Del Bosque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Morad misses.
Morad works the jab nicely.
Morad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Del Bosque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morad throws a looping overhand right but Del Bosque ducks down to avoid it.
As Morad backs away, Del Bosque returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Del Bosque chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Bosque.
Morad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Bosque in his tracks.
Del Bosque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Del Bosque swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.

Morad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Del Bosque throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Del Bosque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
Morad scores with the left hand. Del Bosque knows he should have avoided that one.
Morad misses with a hook.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad moves away from the strike by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque lands a body shot.
Del Bosque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Del Bosque pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morad is out of range and Del Bosque settles back down.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morad checks it well.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Del Bosque slips the punch.
Morad dips to his left and cracks Del Bosque with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Bosque throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Del Bosque sizes up Morad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morad connects with a nice looking jab.
Del Bosque scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Del Bosque misses.
Del Bosque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Del Bosque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
Morad lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Morad throws out a leg kick but Del Bosque moves out of range and Morad only half commits.
Morad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morad looks to throw the jab but Del Bosque is out of range.
Del Bosque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad misses with an uppercut. Del Bosque saw that one coming.
Morad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Del Bosque moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Morad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Del Bosque wants to sweep but no luck.
Morad throws a strike but Del Bosque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Bosque wants to pass the guard but Morad is keeping the position.

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.
Del Bosque is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morad is controlling Del Bosque's posture.
Del Bosque is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erran Morad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Morad misses.
And Del Bosque counters with a quick kick to the body but Morad blocks it.
Morad lands a body shot.
A jab from Morad misses.
Del Bosque throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad throws a looping overhand right but Del Bosque ducks down to avoid it.
Del Bosque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Del Bosque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Morad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morad.
Morad staying out of range there.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Bosque lands an overhand right.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick as Morad jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque misses with a head kick.
Morad misses the jab.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morad checks it well.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Morad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Del Bosque.
Morad moves away from the strike by Del Bosque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Bosque.
Del Bosque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Del Bosque misses with a hook. Morad ducked under it nicely.
Morad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Del Bosque throws a lazy uppercut
and Morad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick that misses.
Del Bosque cracks Morad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morad misses with a left hand
and Del Bosque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Bosque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morad walks into a straight right hand from Del Bosque.
Morad throws a lazy right hand but Del Bosque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
Del Bosque misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
Del Bosque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Bosque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad checks a leg kick nicely.
Morad takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Del Bosque is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morad is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Morad finds it's target.
Del Bosque lands with a hook. Morad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Morad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Del Bosque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Morad lands a jab.
Del Bosque lands with a kick to the temple. Morad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Del Bosque clobbers Morad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Del Bosque to score with a decent uppercut.
Morad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Bosque at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Morad scores with a four punch combination!
Morad tries a head kick but it misses.
Morad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Del Bosque blocks a head kick by Morad.
Morad scores with a jab to the body.
Del Bosque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Del Bosque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Del Bosque throws a hook but Morad avoids it easily.
Morad unleashes a big counter combination but Del Bosque bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morad lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Del Bosque scores with a nice body kick.
Morad scores with a jab to the head.
Del Bosque throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
Del Bosque throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Del Bosque checks a leg kick.
Del Bosque was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Bosque.
Morad wants to slow Del Bosque down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Bosque missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Bosque throws a chopping leg kick but Morad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Del Bosque lands the left hand.

Morad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morad tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morad trying to control the action but Del Bosque is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Bosque is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Del Bosque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morad.
A bone on bone clash there as Morad blocks the leg kick.
Del Bosque lands a nice shot that snaps Morad's head back.
Good leg kick by Morad.
A big right from Morad misses.
Del Bosque lands with a right hand.
Del Bosque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morad has time to react.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
Del Bosque throws a solid leg kick but Morad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Del Bosque.
Morad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Bosque staying out of range there.
Morad avoids the head kick by Del Bosque.
Morad feints a counter leg kick.
Del Bosque tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Morad misses.
Del Bosque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Del Bosque throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Del Bosque uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morad checks it well.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Morad takes one to the side of the head.
Del Bosque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morad.
Morad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad is looking to chop away at Del Bosque's legs.
Del Bosque cracks Morad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a predictable looking body shot

and Morad counters by clinching up.
Del Bosque lands a hook that snaps the head of Morad backwards.

Morad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morad misses with a straight left.
Morad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Del Bosque tries to score with a low kick but Morad moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Morad looks to land a right hand but Del Bosque moved out of range.
Del Bosque avoids the head kick by Morad.
Del Bosque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morad checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morad.
Severo Del Bosque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Bosque throws out the jab.
Morad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Bosque throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Morad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Bosque on the side of the head.
Morad checks a leg kick.
Del Bosque is looking to slow Morad down with leg kicks.
Morad misses with a series of wild punches.
Del Bosque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Del Bosque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Del Bosque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morad lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Bosque's head.
Morad scores with a leg kick.
Morad swings for the body but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Morad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Bosque backs up against the cage.
Del Bosque slips under a jab from Morad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad avoids the body shot from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque connects with a jab.
Del Bosque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morad can pounce on him.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Morad moved out of range nicely.
Morad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Del Bosque misses with a series of wild punches.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Bosque has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morad.
Del Bosque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Bosque. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Bosque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morad lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
Morad scores with a hook to the body. Del Bosque takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Del Bosque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morad lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Bosque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Bosque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morad looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
Morad swings for the body but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Morad lunges at Del Bosque with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Del Bosque's hand.
Del Bosque throws a push kick but Morad slaps the foot to one side.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morad moves out of range of the body kick from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but Morad avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Morad. Beautiful body shot.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Bosque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Bosque tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morad is able to avoid easily.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Morad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erran Morad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
In his post fight interview, Erran Morad started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Severo Del Bosque had this to say: 'Don’t Worry Ill Be Back Fans'.