PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1009 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 105 p4p, 207 weight class). Probert comes to the cage accompanied by DNA. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Probert
vs
Morad

172 cm
26
155
13 - 6 - 1

178 cm
39
157
21 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

AVALON

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Morad.
Morad misses with a low kick as Probert jumps back.
Probert appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morad lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by Probert's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Morad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
letting Morad counter with a right hand.
Morad throws a leg kick
and Probert counters with an inside leg kick.
Morad misses the body punch
and Probert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morad throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Morad lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morad throws a leg kick but Probert moved away.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morad lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Morad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Probert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morad.
Probert is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morad looking to sit in guard and control but Probert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Probert stands up from Morad's guard - Probert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Probert moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Probert throws a leg kick
and Morad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Probert's knee momentarily.
Morad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Probert.
Probert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morad misses with an uppercut
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morad is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad is looking to slow Probert down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Morad.
Bob Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert tries to clinch but Morad is having none of it.
Morad wants to counter with a clinch but Probert pushes him away.
Morad misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Morad throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Probert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert defending well as Morad loads up on a big left hand.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Morad throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Probert moves out of range of the leg kick from Morad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morad, as that shot connected.
Probert tries to move into range but Morad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Morad throws a lazy uppercut
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick from Morad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Morad as he checks the leg kick.
Morad lands with a hook. Probert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Probert has Morad up against the cage in a clinch.
Morad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morad scores with a punch to the head.
Morad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Morad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Probert misses.
Morad lands with an uppercut that bounces Probert off the cage and back into range.
Morad lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Morad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad lands a glancing blow to the side of Probert's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad throws out a leg kick but Probert moves out of range and Morad only half commits.
Morad scores with a jab to the head.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morad throws a head kick that misses
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Probert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morad.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Morad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad slips a jab from Probert.
Morad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Proberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 throws a nice looking combination but Probert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morad misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Morad moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Probert blocks the low kick.
Morad takes one on the button.
Morad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Probert.

Morad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Probert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Probert has momentary wrist control but Morad slips an elbow through the middle.
Morad throws a strike but Probert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Probert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Probert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Probert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morad wants to sweep here but Probert controlling him for the moment.
Morad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morad misses with a body punch
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Morad looks for a takedown but Probert sprawls well.
A bone on bone clash there as Morad blocks the leg kick.
Probert avoids the body shot from Morad.
Morad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad lands with a nice body punch.
Probert checks a leg kick.
Probert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morad on the side of the head.
Morad throws a nice looking combination but Probert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert moves out of range as Morad strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Probert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Morad.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morad.
A jab from Morad misses.
Morad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morad lands with a cross.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Morad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probert lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
Probert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Morad finds it's target.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Probert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morad to score with a decent uppercut.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick from Morad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Probert as he connects with a hook.
Probert throws a low kick, looking for Morad's leg but Morad calmly moves out of range.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Probert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad thuds his right hand into Probert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morad.
Good leg kick by Morad.
Morad throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Morad tried to score with a low kick but Probert checks it.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probert on the side of the head.
Morad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Morad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morad scores with a jab to the body.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morad.
Probert thuds his right hand into Morad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Probert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Probert will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Probert jabs Morad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morad misses with a double jab.
Morad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Morad is rocked!
Probert misses with a looping right.
Morad is still on wobbly legs! Can Probert finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Morad seems to have recovered his senses.
Probert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erran Morad.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders 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.