PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pass (ranked 4280 p4p, 4368 weight class) and Dragan Morovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pass
vs
Morovic

183 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Pass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dragan Morovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morovic stalks Pass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pass's face. Pass staggers backwards, shaken.
Morovic looks to land a combination but Pass avoids it well.
Morovic throws a nice looking combination but Pass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Morovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Pass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Pass breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Pass, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morovic throws a sloppy head kick and Pass moves out of range easily.
Morovic fails with the takedown

and Pass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pass has Morovic pushed against the cage.
Pass misses with the head strike.
Morovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pass smiles and moves away.
Chris Pass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Morovic.
Pass misses with a body kick.

Morovic darts in and clinches Pass up against the cage.
Pass wants to break the clinch but can't.

Morovic jumps into guard, dragging Pass to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morovic trying to control the position here.
Pass wanted to stand there but Morovic had control of the position.
Pass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pass postures up in Morovic's guard and throws a big left but Morovic blocks it.
Morovic is trying to control the position but Pass postures up.
Pass stops Morovic from standing up.
Pass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morovic is looking to stand up but Pass isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pass feints and then cracks Morovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morovic down.
A nice combination there by Pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Pass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morovic misses with a combination
and Pass counters with a two punch combo.
Morovic stuffs the takedown.
Pass shoots in but Morovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pass is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pass. No joy for Morovic on that attempt.
Pass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morovic.
Morovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pass but Pass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morovic looks to land a combination. Pass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morovic! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Pass will probably get the nod.
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.

Morovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Morovic dives in and grabs Pass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pass pushes down on Morovic's head and hops out.
Morovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pass is fending him off so far but Morovic persists. Nope, Pass circles away and we're back to standing.
Pass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morovic but Morovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Morovic closes the distance and clinches.

Morovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morovic shoots in for a takedown but Pass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris Pass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Morovic.
Morovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pass as he jumps to the side.
Morovic is breathing heavily.
Pass throws a right and a left that Morovic avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pass throws a series of punches but Morovic moves out of range.
Pass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Pass sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pass looks to land a combination but Morovic avoids it well.
Pass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pass wants it to stay on the feet.
Pass shoots in but Morovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morovic goes for a double leg but Pass avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pass continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morovic closes the distance and clinches.
Morovic scores with a knee to the head.

Morovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pass clinches up against the cage.

Pass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morovic has a takedown stuffed.
As Morovic backs away, Pass returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pass tries to clinch up but Morovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Morovic throws a series of punches but Pass moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pass is fending him off so far but Morovic persists. Nope, Pass circles away and we're back to standing.
Pass lands a head kick!
Chris Pass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morovic blocks the body kick.
Pass throws a head kick but Morovic moves out of range.
Morovic darts in looking for a takedown but Pass gets double underhooks and turns Morovic into the cage.
Pass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chris Pass is winning the standup battle so far.
Pass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morovic tries to clinch up but Pass circles away and keeps his distance.
As Morovic looks to move away, Pass throws a big counter combo but Morovic just gets out of the way.
Pass scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pass is looking to chop away at Morovic's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morovic throws a sloppy head kick and Pass moves out of range easily.
Pass goes for a double leg but Morovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morovic continues to drive forward.
Morovic is pressed up against the cage. Pass has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morovic down to the mat. Morovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Morovic clinches.

Morovic breaks from the clinch.
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!
Morovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pass pinned against the cage. Pass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Pass sprawls well. He's pushed Morovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morovic fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Pass dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Morovic blocks a head kick by Pass.
Morovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morovic moves out of range as Pass strikes.

Morovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Pass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pass throws a series of punches but Morovic avoids them all with ease.
Pass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Morovic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Pass, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pass swings widly with a right hand
and Morovic counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pass doesn't manage to clinch there - Morovic circles away.
Morovic looks for a takedown but Pass sprawls well.
It looked like Pass was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pass lands a front kick.
Morovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Morovic rushes Pass and presses him up against the cage.
Morovic tries to pull guard but Pass won't allow it.
Chris Pass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Morovic.
Morovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pass is trying to break the clinch but Morovic has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pass blocks a head kick by Morovic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morovic.
Pass throws a series of strikes that have Morovic backpedaling.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pass stuffs the takedown.
Pass throws a series of punches but Morovic moves out of range.
Pass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morovic looks for a takedown but Pass sprawls well.
Pass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morovic can do to turn this around?
Morovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pass misses with a body kick.
Pass looks to score with a jab to the body but Morovic is just out of range.
Morovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pass keeps the fight on the outside.
Pass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morovic rushes Pass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morovic prevents Pass from breaking the clinch.
Pass is trying to force a seperation but Morovic has the dominant position.
Pass wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morovic looks for a takedown but Pass sprawls well.
Pass half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pass goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragan Morovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Pass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Pass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Pass!