PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merdarus Goone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mugison Murr Murr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Merdarus Goone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Goone
vs
Murr Murr

191 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merdarus Goone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mugison Murr Murr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goone tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Murr Murr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Goone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murr Murr.
Goone lands an elbow that stopped Murr Murr in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mugison Murr Murr has been cut.
Goone lands a damaging elbow.
Goone prevents the takedown attempt.
Goone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murr Murr's defenses.
Goone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Murr Murr avoiding damage as Goone throws knees to the body.
Goone tries to land a knee to the head but Murr Murr blocks with his arms.
Goone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murr Murr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murr Murr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Merdarus Goone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mugison Murr Murr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murr Murr dodges an elbow strike from Goone.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Goone lands an elbow inside that Murr Murr shrugs off.
Goone pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Goone throws an elbow but it misses.
Goone missing with knees to the body.
Murr Murr avoids the elbow strike from Goone, against the ropes.
Murr Murr avoids the elbow strike from Goone, against the ropes.
Goone missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goone is pressed up against the ropes. Murr Murr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goone down to the mat. Goone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murr Murr circles away from the clinch attempt

and Murr Murr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goone's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murr Murr wants to stand but Goone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murr Murr wants to stand and escape but instead Goone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Goone wants to get up but he can't break Murr Murr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Murr Murr has his foot on Goone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goone works his way back into a safe position though.
Goone wants to get up but he can't break Murr Murr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Murr Murr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goone defends well.
Murr Murr looks gassed!
Goone wants to stand but Murr Murr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murr Murr.
Goone tries to clinch up but Murr Murr circles away and keeps his distance.
Murr Murr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Murr Murr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Murr Murr is controlling him well.

Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Murr Murr has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Goone tries to clinch there but Murr Murr circles away.
Murr Murr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murr Murr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goone wants to clinch up but Murr Murr keeps it at a distance.
Goone tries to clinch up but Murr Murr circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Murr Murr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murr Murr is in Goone's guard.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murr Murr tries to free his leg and advance position but Goone is retaining full guard.
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 Merdarus Goone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mugison Murr Murr's cut.
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.

Goone tries a head kick but it misses.
Goone tries to clinch but Murr Murr moves out of range.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch but Murr Murr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murr Murr.
Goone closes the distance looking to clinch

and Murr Murr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goone won't be happy with that.

Murr Murr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Murr Murr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr drags him back down.
Murr Murr is breathing heavily.
Murr Murr tries to stand but Goone is controlling his head.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr drags him back down.
Goone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Murr Murr is trying to get an arm triangle but Goone is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murr Murr asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murr Murr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Goone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Murr Murr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murr Murr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goone has escaped the position, nice work there.

Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Goone is trying to buck Murr Murr off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murr Murr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Murr Murr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goone, who protects the arm well.

Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Goone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mugison Murr Murr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mugison Murr Murr's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Goone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Merdarus Goone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Goone gets caught napping as Murr Murr dives in and scores a takedown. Goone manages to retain guard.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Murr Murr stands and steps away. Goone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murr Murr tries for a takedown but Goone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goone tries to clinch but Murr Murr is having none of it.
Murr Murr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goone!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Goone lands a big head kick that sends Murr Murr tumbling to the mat! Goone takes a step backwards and waves Murr Murr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch but Murr Murr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goone is looking to clinch but Murr Murr is avoiding it.

Murr Murr tries to keep at a distance but Goone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Goone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goone lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Mugison Murr Murr's cut even more.
Murr Murr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murr Murr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goone prevents it.
Murr Murr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Merdarus Goone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mugison Murr Murr.
Goone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murr Murr managing to block the knees to the body from Goone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murr Murr.
Goone tries a knee to the head but Murr Murr blocks it.
Goone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Goone.
Goone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murr Murr is defending well for now.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone trying to land knees to the body.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goone lands an elbow just above Murr Murr 's eye.

The cut above Mugison Murr Murr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murr Murr wants a takedown but no success here.
Goone is stalling here.
Murr Murr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goone lands a nice elbow.
Goone is struggling to control the position.
Goone trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murr Murr tries for a takedown but Goone manages to get underhooks.
Goone prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Merdarus Goone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goone 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merdarus Goone!