PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Chivaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth comes to the ring accompanied by Enemy. Chivaro has chosen Above and Below as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Murth
vs
Chivaro

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Chivaro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chivaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chivaro wants to clinch.
Chivaro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chivaro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murth but Murth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chivaro shoots in for a takedown but Murth shows good takedown defense.
Adam Murth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Chivaro.
Murth swinging wilding here.
Murth blocks a head kick by Chivaro.
Murth throws a series of punches but Chivaro moves out of range.
Murth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Murth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chivaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Murth avoids the damage to the body.
Chivaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Murth has double underhooks.

Chivaro pulls guard successfully.
Murth throwing strikes from guard but Chivaro blocks nicely.
Murth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chivaro keeping full guard, as Murth tries to pass.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Chivaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Chivaro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chivaro looks gassed!
Murth wants to pass the guard but Chivaro is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

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

Murth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Murth decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chivaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chivaro fails with the takedown

and Murth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Chivaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murth trying to control from half guard but Chivaro is working away.
Chivaro wants to improve his position but Murth is controlling well.
Murth is keen to just control but Chivaro is a slippery customer.
Murth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murth throws a quick inside leg kick.

Murth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Murth tries for a kimura but Chivaro is defending well.

Murth tries for a kimura but Chivaro is defending well.
Murth trying to control the action but Chivaro is working from the bottom.
Chivaro regains half guard.
Chivaro taking some punishment here, with Murth in his half guard.

Murth in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chivaro tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Murth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Murth!