PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 1091 p4p, 142 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 1075 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murillo
vs
Musashi

183 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

179 cm
34
172 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Musashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi misses with an uppercut.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Musashi lands a front kick.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Musashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murillo can pounce on him.
Musashi stuns Murillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murillo - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Musashi.
Musashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murillo.
Murillo throws a leg kick which misses Musashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Musashi tries to avoid it.
Murillo clobbers Musashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi takes one on the button.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murillo.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musashi moves away from the strike by Murillo.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi digs a good body shot into Murillo's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murillo.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Musashi swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Musashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Musashi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musashi.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Musashi.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Murillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Musashi takes a step back to recover.
Musashi scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Murillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Murillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Musashi lands with a nice body punch.
Murillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi jabs Murillo right on the nose. Murillo blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi punishes Murillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body.
Murillo checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi blocks a jab.
A low kick from Murillo misses
and Musashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murillo!
Musashi misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Musashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Murillo fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Musashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Musashi checks it.
Murillo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Musashi.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Musashi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Musashi misses with a jab to the body
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Murillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Musashi lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi tried to score with a low kick but Murillo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Murillo.
Murillo misses with a low kick.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Musashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Murillo.
It seemed like Musashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murillo throws the left hand but Musashi avoids the punch easily.
Musashi thuds his right hand into Murillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murillo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Musashi throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo throws a counter high kick but Musashi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Musashi scores with a hook to the body. Murillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murillo.
Murillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Musashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Musashi there.
Murillo connects with a leg kick. Musashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Musashi lands with an overhand left.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Musashi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Musashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murillo on the side of the head.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Musashi tenderised Murillo's leg. Murillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Musashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Musashi misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Murillo throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo lands with a right hand.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi slips a straight right by Murillo.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo misses with a straight right.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Musashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musashi delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Murillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murillo.
Murillo throws a quick counter head kick but Musashi was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murillo.
Murillo misses with a head kick.
Murillo misses the shot to the body.
Murillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murillo takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Murillo throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo slips a jab from Musashi.
Musashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi cracks a nice hook into Murillo's ribs.
Musashi scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Murillo is predictable there
and Murillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Musashi lands with a right hand.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Murillo misses the jab.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Musashi misses with a left hand
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Musashi thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Musashi as he connects with a hook.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Musashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
Murillo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Musashi.
Murillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murillo avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Murillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Musashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musashi catches Murillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Musashi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi throws a leg kick but Murillo moved away.
Musashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Musashi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Murillo moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Murillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murillo tries to score with a low kick but Musashi moves his leg out of the way.
Murillo misses with a jab to the body
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musashi throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Musashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Musashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryu Musashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo blocks the body kick.
Murillo tries to bum rush Musashi with a series of wild strikes but Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murillo lands a head kick. Musashi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Murillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Murillo does no damage.
Murillo cracks Musashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a leg kick which misses Murillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Murillo tries to avoid it.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Musashi tries to move into range but Murillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Murillo's body.
A good leg kick by Musashi.
Musashi misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Musashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jefferson Murillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Musashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musashi cracks a nice hook into Murillo's ribs.
Murillo scores with a jab.

Musashi is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Murillo finish him?
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murillo throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Musashi scores with a head kick.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryu Musashi.
Well Musashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.