PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kirk's choice of entrance music: STAR TREK: Online - Soundtrack OST # 01 - Main Theme . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja
vs
Kirk

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murkulanvippaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
A left and a right from Murkulanvippaaja both land. Nice combination.
Kirk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murkulanvippaaja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a right and a left that Kirk avoids nicely.
Kirk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirk keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirk.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kirk.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.

Murkulanvippaaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murkulanvippaaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a left hand.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murkulanvippaaja's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.

Kirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murkulanvippaaja stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirk. Kirk gets slowly back to his feet.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to clinch up.

Kirk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murkulanvippaaja is trying to defend but Kirk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kirk is controlling the pace.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking for a sweep. Kirk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to control. Murkulanvippaaja wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kirk in particular looking to stall.
Kirk works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murkulanvippaaja is looking to escape.
Kirk with shots to the head and body - Murkulanvippaaja looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kirk looking to control but Murkulanvippaaja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kirk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kirk gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kirk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kirk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Kirk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Murkulanvippaaja manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirk.
Kirk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Murkulanvippaaja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirk doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murkulanvippaaja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murkulanvippaaja looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Murkulanvippaaja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirk walks into a straight right hand from Murkulanvippaaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk defending well as Murkulanvippaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murkulanvippaaja swivels and escapes.
Kirk slips a jab from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to clinch up but Kirk keeps it at a distance.
Murkulanvippaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kirk misses with a few strikes there.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Murkulanvippaaja.
Kirk dives in and grabs Murkulanvippaaja's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murkulanvippaaja pushes down on Kirk's head and hops out.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kirk.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
Murkulanvippaaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirk dodges the punch combination from Murkulanvippaaja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.
Murkulanvippaaja looks to land a combination but Kirk avoids it well.

Kirk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Murkulanvippaaja is working an open guard so Kirk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murkulanvippaaja lands with a nice combination. Kirk backs away looking to recover.
Kirk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Murkulanvippaaja - just one landing.

Kirk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Murkulanvippaaja's face as Kirk controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Kirk decides to stand back up. Kirk steps back and let's Murkulanvippaaja get back to his feet.
Murkulanvippaaja closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kirk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murkulanvippaaja's guard now.
Kirk won't allow Murkulanvippaaja to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to get back to his feet but Kirk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kirk throwing strikes from guard but Murkulanvippaaja blocks nicely.
Murkulanvippaaja keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murkulanvippaaja tries to avoid it but Kirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murkulanvippaaja to the ground. Murkulanvippaaja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murkulanvippaaja throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murkulanvippaaja throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murkulanvippaaja lands with a nice combination. Kirk backs away looking to recover.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a straight right.
Kirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Murkulanvippaaja gets caught flat footed, as Kirk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Kirk wants to stand but Murkulanvippaaja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murkulanvippaaja trying to keep a closed guard but Kirk is proving a slippery customer.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirk is controlling him.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kirk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Murkulanvippaaja keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Kirk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja controls Kirk momentarily but Kirk frees himself.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Murkulanvippaaja keeps moving.

Kirk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murkulanvippaaja is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murkulanvippaaja cracks Kirk with an open hand slap.
Murkulanvippaaja missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.
Murkulanvippaaja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murkulanvippaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirk defending well as Murkulanvippaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt - Murkulanvippaaja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kirk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murkulanvippaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
James Kirk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Kirk.
I've got Kirk 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!