PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Death Bound as his entrance music. Rumerk Murwain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Todd Anderson's chin.

Murwain
vs
Anderson

198 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murwain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Murwain sprawls well.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murwain was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Murwain.
Murwain clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murwain manages to avoid it.
Murwain stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Murwain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson feints and as Murwain raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murwain wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Murwain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murwain is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Murwain is looking to escape.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Murwain defends it.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murwain tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is nestled in close to Murwain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murwain defending well though.
Anderson prevents Murwain from standing back up.
Anderson winds up and cracks Murwain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murwain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murwain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but Murwain is blocking nicely.
Anderson stops Murwain from getting back to his feet.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anderson trying to control the action but Murwain is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murwain throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Murwain misses with a looping right.
Murwain looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.

Murwain lands a left and a right that send Anderson crashing to the mat, dazed. Murwain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rumerk Murwain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

It looks like Todd Anderson has been cut.
Murwain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murwain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murwain is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Murwain dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
Murwain takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Murwain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working the strikes but Murwain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murwain defending well though.
Murwain has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murwain's head.

Murwain kicks off Anderson and gets to his feet.
Rumerk Murwain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murwain throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Murwain swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson throws a strike aimed at the side of Murwain's head but Murwain avoids it well.
Murwain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Murwain is trying to buck Anderson off.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anderson is working Murwain over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murwain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murwain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anderson 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.
Murwain is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Murwain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Murwain takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson trying to control the action but Murwain is working from the bottom.
Anderson 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control for a moment but Murwain uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murwain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Todd Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Murwain dodges it nicely.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Murwain dodges it nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murwain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson won't allow Murwain to get back to his feet.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murwain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Murwain is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murwain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murwain is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Murwain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Murwain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murwain slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murwain cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Murwain shows good takedown defense.
Rumerk Murwain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Anderson.
Murwain throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murwain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murwain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murwain.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murwain sprawls well. Murwain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.

Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murwain gets back to full guard.
Murwain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Murwain.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a strike but Murwain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murwain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murwain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rumerk Murwain.
I think Murwain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Todd Anderson!