PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1988 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 268 p4p, 223 weight class). Magnus Thoressen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Morad
vs
Thoressen

178 cm
34
157
16 - 14 - 0

178 cm
32
167
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 16 - 14 - 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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad cracks Thoressen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Thoressen.
Morad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morad digs a good hook to Thoressen's body.
Morad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad connects with a solid leg kick.
Morad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoressen.
Thoressen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morad.
Morad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Thoressen works the jab nicely.
Thoressen throws a head kick but Morad moves out of range.
Morad cracks Thoressen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad lands with a cross.
Morad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thoressen as he jumps to the side.
Morad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thoressen. That did some damage!
Morad lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a head kick but Thoressen moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Morad - just one landing.
Morad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thoressen dodges the punch combination from Morad.
It seemed like Thoressen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morad with a hook.
Thoressen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thoressen as he jumps to the side.
Thoressen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Morad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thoressen checks a leg kick.
Morad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thoressen tries a head kick but it misses.
Morad lands a really nice looking cross but Thoressen seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Thoressen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Morad misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen needs to keep his hands up - Morad had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen looks to clinch
and Morad counters with a series of strikes. Thoressen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thoressen motions for Morad to come forward. Thoressen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thoressen throws a right hand that Morad ducks under and follows up with a left that Morad also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Thoressen swinging wildly here.
Morad swings for the body but Thoressen moves out of range.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Thoressen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erran Morad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thoressen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morad.
Nice shot by Morad.
Magnus Thoressen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Thoressen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morad's corner calls for a 1-2. Morad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morad connects with a right hand. Thoressen shakes it off.
Thoressen loads up on a big right hand but Morad slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Morad. Those never looked like landing.
Morad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thoressen.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Thoressen moved out of range.
Thoressen misses with a left hand
and Morad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Morad.
Thoressen misses with a wild body shot.
Morad shoots in for a double leg but Thoressen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Thoressen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad thuds his right hand into Thoressen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thoressen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thoressen scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Morad misses.
Morad takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
Thoressen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Morad misses
letting Thoressen counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thoressen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thoressen looks to land a body kick but Morad moved away.
Morad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morad throws a hook but Thoressen blocks it.
Morad cracks Thoressen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thoressen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thoressen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad misses with a left hand
and Thoressen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morad fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Thoressen. That snapped Morad's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Thoressen misses.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thoressen slips a straight right by Morad.
Thoressen cracks Morad with a good jab.
Morad thuds his right hand into Thoressen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thoressen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Morad has got the better of the exchanges.
Morad thumps Thoressen with a low kick.
A jab from Morad misses.
Thoressen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thoressen.
Morad throws a leg kick which misses Thoressen's front leg but catches the back leg as Thoressen tries to avoid it.
Erran Morad is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Thoressen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morad tests Thoressen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morad moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
That kick from Morad tenderised Thoressen's leg. Thoressen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thoressen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morad with a poor takedown
and Thoressen counters with a three punch combo that has Morad backing up. Morad nods at Thoressen to acknowledge the strikes.
Thoressen has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen clobbers Morad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Morad misses.
A nice side step and Thoressen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morad lands a jab to the nose.
Morad cracks Thoressen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Thoressen misses with a wild combination.
Thoressen wants to clinch up but Morad keeps it at a distance.
Thoressen swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Morad lands a really nice looking cross but Thoressen seems unphased.
Thoressen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thoressen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morad.
Thoressen blocks a jab.
Thoressen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
Thoressen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morad in his tracks.
Thoressen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thoressen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
Morad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoressen was well out of range. Poor timing from Morad.
Thoressen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Morad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Morad scores with a takedown into Thoressen's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thoressen pulls Morad in close to prevent any damage.
Thoressen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad wants to control from the top but Thoressen keeps moving.
Morad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thoressen can do to turn this around?
Morad passes Thoressen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morad lands strikes from half guard.
Morad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Morad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Morad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thoressen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Morad wants to work for an arm triangle but Thoressen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thoressen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morad has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morad with good strikes from the mount here!
Thoressen wants to control but Morad is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad dominated that second round.
That's time! Morad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Morad scores with a shot to the body.

Morad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erran Morad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thoressen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Morad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thoressen dives on top into guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen looking to sit in guard and control but Morad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Morad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thoressen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morad throwing strikes but missing.
Thoressen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morad has passed into side control.
Morad throws a strike aimed at the side of Thoressen's head but Thoressen avoids it well.
Morad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morad misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thoressen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Magnus Thoressen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad wants to control but Thoressen is keeping him busy.
Morad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Morad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morad lands an elbow.
Thoressen tries to bench press Morad off him but Morad keeps the position.
Thoressen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thoressen defending against the ground and pound.
Morad working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morad working the ground and pound from side control.
Thoressen taking a bit of punishment here - Morad scoring with strikes.
Thoressen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morad is putting a hurting on Thoressen here, landing some big shots from side control.

Thoressen is rocked!
Morad cracks Thoressen with a big elbow.
Thoressen is still in real trouble! Can Morad finish him?
The strikes coming from Morad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morad is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Thoressen seems to have recovered his senses.
Morad working the ground and pound but Thoressen is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morad is looking to take a break and control but Thoressen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morad controls the position.
Morad scoring with punches and elbows.
Thoressen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morad working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morad cracks Thoressen with a big right hand but Thoressen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erran Morad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
Erran Morad tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.