PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish McGibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saso Murko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGibbs comes to the cage accompanied by Pepper - "Face Plant". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McGibbs
vs
Murko

190 cm
27
222 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamish McGibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saso Murko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGibbs looks for the body kick but Murko saw that one coming.
McGibbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murko tries to clinch but McGibbs moves out of range.
Murko throws a hook but McGibbs blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
Murko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGibbs manages to avoid it.
Hamish McGibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGibbs walks into a left hand.

Murko pushes McGibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murko is looking to control McGibbs's arms but McGibbs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murko has his back to the cage.
Murko lands a right hand.
Murko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murko lands a right hand.
Murko slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko blocks an elbow strike from McGibbs.

McGibbs breaks the clinch.
McGibbs throws a nice head kick!
McGibbs slips a jab and a cross from Murko.
McGibbs takes a swing at Murko's ribcage but misses.
McGibbs throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGibbs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murko if he has to take too many more of those.
Murko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGibbs can pounce on him.
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!
McGibbs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGibbs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murko looks gassed!
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Murko moves out of range easily.
Murko thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs lands with a slapping head kick.
Murko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGibbs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
McGibbs scoring well with a low kick there.
McGibbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGibbs scores with a head kick. Murko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGibbs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murko throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGibbs counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGibbs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murko's calf.
McGibbs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGibbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murko. That did some damage!
McGibbs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGibbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGibbs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Murko is predictable there
and McGibbs counters with a big head kick but Murko shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko just misses with a punch to the body.
Murko moves out of range of the body kick from McGibbs.
McGibbs lands with a kick to the temple. Murko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murko looks to score with a jab to the body but McGibbs is just out of range.
Murko misses the body punch
and McGibbs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGibbs. McGibbs obviously looking to wear him down.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murko.
A head kick misses from McGibbs.
Murko takes a swing at McGibbs's ribcage but misses.
Murko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGibbs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGibbs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGibbs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish McGibbs 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.

Both fighters circling a little - McGibbs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
Murko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGibbs rather than just go for the knockout.
McGibbs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murko takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Saso Murko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Murko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murko down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGibbs.
McGibbs misses with a straight left.
McGibbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
McGibbs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murko is breathing heavily.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Murko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murko down.
McGibbs throws a head kick that Murko semi-blocks.
McGibbs chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murko.
McGibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murko can do to turn this around?
McGibbs throws a leg kick which misses Murko's front leg but catches the back leg as Murko tries to avoid it.
McGibbs scores with the left hand. Murko knows he should have avoided that one.
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGibbs - the referee stops the clock and Murko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGibbs. Murko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murko.
Hamish McGibbs is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGibbs!
McGibbs cracks Murko with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGibbs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murko if he has to take too many more of those.
McGibbs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murko.
McGibbs lands the left hand.
McGibbs scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murko. That did some damage!
That kick from McGibbs tenderised Murko's leg. Murko is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGibbs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Murko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murko down.
Both fighters circling a little - McGibbs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McGibbs lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGibbs throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGibbs lands a high kick!
Murko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGibbs.
McGibbs connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs lands a high kick!
McGibbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murko. That did some damage!
McGibbs throws a head kick that Murko semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by McGibbs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murko looks to score with a jab to the body but McGibbs is just out of range.
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
Murko throws a body punch but McGibbs moves out of range.
Murko throws a big shot that misses.
McGibbs chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGibbs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murko misses the shot to the body.
McGibbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGibbs lands a head kick. Murko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs scores with a kick to the body.
McGibbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGibbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGibbs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGibbs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGibbs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish McGibbs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saso Murko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McGibbs scores with a kick to the body.
McGibbs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGibbs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGibbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGibbs throws a shot from downtown. Murko moves away and avoids it.
McGibbs is looking to slow Murko down with leg kicks.
McGibbs avoids the body shot from Murko.
McGibbs scores with a push kick.
Murko 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.
Murko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murko. McGibbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGibbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGibbs connects with a leg kick. Murko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murko. That did some damage!
Murko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGibbs, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGibbs - that will leave a mark!
McGibbs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGibbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGibbs thuds his shin into the meat of Murko's side.
A left lands for McGibbs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGibbs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGibbs connects with a high kick.
McGibbs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGibbs is looking to chop away at Murko's legs.
Saso Murko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murko misses with a body shot.
McGibbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by McGibbs misses
and Murko counters with a right hand to the body.
Murko throws a jab but it's blocked by McGibbs.
McGibbs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murko lands with a right hand.
Murko missing with a left hand there. McGibbs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murko.
McGibbs tries to land a front kick but Murko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murko doesn't manage to clinch there - McGibbs circles away.
Murko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGibbs.
Murko moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko misses with a wild body shot.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses.
Murko stuns McGibbs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGibbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murko looks to score with a jab to the body but McGibbs is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGibbs. Murko shrugs it off though.
Donk. Murko catches McGibbs right on the button with a cross.
Murko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murko misses the shot to the body.
Murko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGibbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murko. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murko was well out of range. Poor timing from McGibbs.
Murko throws a hook but McGibbs avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murko.
McGibbs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murko. That one must have hurt.
Murko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGibbs. That did some damage!
Murko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGibbs manages to avoid it.
McGibbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGibbs looks to land a left hand but Murko moved out of range nicely.
Murko tries to clinch there but McGibbs circles away.
McGibbs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish McGibbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGibbs, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish McGibbs!