PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Rumlow (ranked 16 p4p, 3 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 29 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rumlow
vs
Murhaa

183 cm
35
188 lbs
36 - 7 - 2

182 cm
33
188 lbs
33 - 11 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 36 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rumlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks Rumlow with a good jab.
Murhaa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rumlow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rumlow looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Rumlow doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rumlow connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Rumlow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rumlow lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Rumlow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rumlow tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Rumlow is out of range.
Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumlow. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rumlow.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Rumlow counters with an outside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Rumlow connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murhaa.
Rumlow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rumlow blocks a jab.
As Murhaa backs away, Rumlow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rumlow checks a leg kick.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Rumlow cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rumlow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rumlow walks into a jab.
Rumlow throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Rumlow shakes it off.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa moves out of range as Rumlow strikes.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rumlow is able to avoid easily.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumlow misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Rumlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a series of wild punches.

Rumlow has managed to clinch.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
A short right from Rumlow.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Rumlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumlow lands with a light punch inside.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Rumlow.
Murhaa tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Rumlow moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It appears Rumlow was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rumlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Rumlow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Rumlow.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumlow lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rumlow throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Rumlow.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rumlow lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
A big left from Rumlow misses.
Rumlow moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Rumlow is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Rumlow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rumlow tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rumlow tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Rumlow moved out of range.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Rumlow throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Rumlow clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Rumlow moved out of range.
Rumlow scores with a punch to the head.
Rumlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Rumlow looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Rumlow tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Rumlow slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Rumlow.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rumlow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rumlow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rumlow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rumlow slips a jab from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Rumlow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murhaa really felt that one!
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa cracks Rumlow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Rumlow.
Nice shot by Murhaa.

Rumlow closes the distance and pushes Murhaa back into the cage.
Brock Rumlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa pushes Rumlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rumlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumlows head.
Rumlow lands an uppercut.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa has Rumlow pressed against the cage.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Rumlow has him pressed against the cage.
Rumlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.

Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rumlow - that will leave a mark!
Rumlow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumlow misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Rumlow looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Murhaa tries to work over Rumlow's front leg with a kick but Rumlow checks it.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Murhaa cracks Rumlow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumlow moves away.
Rumlow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Rumlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Murhaa avoids it.
Rumlow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Rumlow's head.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumlow. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumlow can pounce on him.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Rumlow misses its target.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rumlow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Rumlow throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Rumlow scores with a nice right hand.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rumlow walks into a left hand.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rumlow blocks it well.
Rumlow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rumlow misses with a few strikes there.
Rumlow punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumlow.
Rumlow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Rumlow catches Murhaa right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Rumlow saw it coming and moves away.
Rumlow blocks a leg kick.
Brock Rumlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumlow jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Rumlow throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Rumlow moves his leg out of the way.
Rumlow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murhaa manages to circle out of the way.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rumlow.
Rumlow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumlow misses the target.
Rumlow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Rumlow finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
Rumlow sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rumlow cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murhaa tests Rumlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rumlow throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Rumlow takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Rumlow has Murhaa 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!
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Brock Rumlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rumlow.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa pushes Rumlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow tries to land a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Rumlow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Rumlow.
Murhaa tries to stall but Rumlow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Rumlow tries to land a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Murhaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rumlow has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rumlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Murhaa.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Rumlow lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumlow controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Rumlow lands a right hand.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Rumlow.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phol Murhaa!
A very excited looking Phol Murhaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.