PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1223 p4p, 2078 weight class) and Pull Plugger (ranked 116 p4p, 176 weight class). Erran Morad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Morad
vs
Plugger

178 cm
41
157
24 - 22 - 0

150 cm
31
150
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 24 - 22 - 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 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morad.
Morad misses the jab.
Morad lands a leg kick that knocks Plugger off balance momentarily.
Plugger tries to move into range but Morad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Plugger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Plugger both land. Nice combination.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morad as he avoids it easily.
Plugger misses with an uppercut.
Plugger throws a sloppy head kick and Morad moves out of range easily.
Plugger throws out a loose jab but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad with a nice calf kick.
Plugger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plugger has time to react.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Morad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick from Morad misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Morad.
Morad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plugger's head backwards.
Plugger moves forwards but Morad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Plugger misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plugger. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plugger fails to land with a series of punches.
Morad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plugger doesn't seem bothered though.
Morad is looking to score with low kicks.
Morad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morad.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plugger throws a right hand that misses
and Morad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plugger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown but Morad shows good takedown defense.
Morad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plugger throws a series of punches but Morad avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plugger shoots in for a double leg but Morad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Erran Morad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plugger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morad feints and then cracks Plugger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plugger down.
Plugger looks to land a body kick but Morad moved away.
Plugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plugger throws a wild body kick that Morad sees coming a mile off.
Plugger throws a head kick but Morad moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a low kick but Plugger avoids it.
Plugger fails to land the takedown.

Plugger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plugger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plugger's back!
Morad avoiding Plugger 's attempts to control his hands.

Morad working for a choke but Plugger is defending well.
Plugger looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morad's guard. Nice work there by Plugger.
Plugger looking to pass the guard.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Morad keeps moving.
Morad controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morad keeping full guard, as Plugger tries to pass.
Plugger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad controls the position for a moment.
Plugger trying to control the action but Morad is working from the bottom.
Plugger grinds an elbow into Morad's temple.
Plugger is looking to take a break and control but Morad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morad struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morad misses with a low kick.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Plugger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plugger misses with a head kick.
Plugger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morad blocks a low kick nicely.
Plugger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Plugger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morad misses the shot to the body.
Morad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plugger is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad misses with a low kick.
Plugger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Plugger scrambles back to his feet.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Morad blocks a head kick by Plugger.

Plugger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morad!

Morad explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Erran Morad is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad stuns Plugger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morad is looking to score with low kicks.
Plugger misses with a head kick.
Morad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plugger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Morad.
Morad avoids the head kick by Plugger.
Morad cracks Plugger with an open hand slap.
Morad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Morad does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Plugger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plugger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Plugger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morad cracks Plugger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plugger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morad swivels and escapes.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Plugger manages to avoid it.
Morad scores with the left hand. Plugger knows he should have avoided that one.
Morad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plugger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Plugger throws a head kick but Morad moves out of range.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morad as he avoids it easily.
Morad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morad lands a two punch combo.
Morad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plugger swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Plugger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morad lands with a good body shot.
Morad cracks Plugger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morad as he avoids it easily.
Erran Morad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Plugger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morad lands with an uppercut that bounces Plugger off the cage and back into range.
Morad misses with a hook. Plugger ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad stuffs the takedown.

Plugger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Plugger is breathing heavily.
Morad is looking to improve his position.

Plugger is working for a kimura but Morad is defending it quite comfortably.
Morad gets full guard.
Plugger trying to control the position from guard on top but Morad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plugger preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugger wants to pass the guard but Morad is keeping the position.
Morad has his hands on Plugger's head, controlling the position.
Pull Plugger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plugger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plugger tries to move to mount but Morad blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erran Morad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Morad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plugger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plugger can do to turn this around?
Plugger misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Morad finds it's way through Plugger's defenses.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morad throws a hook but Plugger blocks it.
Morad avoids the head kick by Plugger.
Plugger throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
Morad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Plugger is looking to score with low kicks.
Morad lands with a hook. Plugger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morad lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Morad.
Morad with a hook.
No joy there for Plugger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morad lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plugger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erran Morad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad scores with a punch to the head.
Morad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morad throws a lazy right hand but Plugger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plugger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plugger checks a low kick from Morad.
Plugger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morad throws a low kick but Plugger avoids it.
Plugger with the counter takedown but Morad avoids it easily.
Plugger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plugger misses the body punch
and Morad counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Morad. No joy for Plugger on that attempt.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Morad with the inside leg kick.
Morad lands a glancing blow to the side of Plugger's head.
Plugger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morad defends well and Plugger ends up having to push Morad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A big left from Plugger misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plugger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morad blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morad lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Morad.
Morad motions for Plugger to come forward. Morad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plugger looks to score with a jab to the body but Morad is just out of range.
As Plugger backs away, Morad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Plugger fails with the takedown.
Erran Morad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Plugger throws a low kick but Morad moves out of range easily.
Morad scores with a hook to the body. Plugger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morad blocks a jab.
Plugger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morad cracks Plugger with a good jab.
Morad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Morad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morad.
Plugger darts in looking for a takedown but Morad gets double underhooks and turns Plugger into the cage.
Morad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Plugger manages to circle out of the way.
Plugger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plugger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morad connects with a single shot there.
Plugger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plugger throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Morad.
Plugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plugger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plugger misses the shot to the body.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Morad lands with a good body shot.
Plugger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plugger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morad is fending him off so far but Plugger persists. Nope, Morad circles away and we're back to standing.
Morad connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plugger has time to react.
Morad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plugger momentarily.
Plugger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morad takes a swing at Plugger's ribcage but misses.
Morad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plugger misses with a head kick.
Pull Plugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morad blocks a low kick nicely.
Morad checks a low kick from Plugger.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plugger walks into a stiff left hand from Morad.
Plugger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plugger throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plugger's sensitive parts.
Morad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick from Morad, right into the meat of the thigh.

Morad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plugger to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Morad has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Plugger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erran Morad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morad, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
A very excited looking Erran Morad rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.