PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 1413 p4p, 162 weight class) and Magyan Murko (ranked 2167 p4p, 244 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wall
vs
Murko

193 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

181 cm
25
158 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magyan Murko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wall has closed the distance and engaged Murko in a clinch.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko misses with some punches.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall lands with a light punch inside.
Murko lands with a light punch inside.
Wall tries to work over Murko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murko.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Wall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko tries a body shot but Wall blocks it.
Murko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Murko lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murko's brow.
Wall crunches a lovely knee into Murko's ribcage.
Murko tries to throw a body punch but Wall avoids it by throwing Murko back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall working Murko over with knees to the body.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Murko takes a shot to the head.
Murko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
Murko tries a body shot but Wall blocks it.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall lands a shoulder strike.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Murko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall misses with a punch to the body.
Wall lands a body shot.
Wall blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A right hook to the body lands for Wall.
Murko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murko's elbow.
Murko tries to work over Wall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murko working aggressively here.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall prevents a body shot from Murko.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murko's elbow.
Murko working aggressively here.
Wall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wall with a knee to the head.
Wall landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
A short left from Murko.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wall.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murko.
Wall blocking some punches.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Wall keeps control of Murko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magyan Murko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wall doesn't manage to clinch there - Murko circles away.
Wall blocks a head kick by Murko.
Murko connects with the punch.
Murko throws a lazy uppercut
and Wall counters with a good low kick that Murko was not able to check.
Murko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murko throws a looping overhand right but Wall ducks down to avoid it.
Wall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Wall moves into the clinch.
Wall scores with a shoulder strike.
Wall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A shot in the inside from Wall.
Wall lands a knee 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!
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall landing knees to the head.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wall.

It looks like Magyan Murko has been cut.
John Wall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wall pushes off an throws an elbow but Murko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murko lands a right hand.
Wall lands an elbow inside that Murko shrugs off.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Murko.
Murko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
Wall working aggressively here.
A short left from Wall.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.

Murko is rocked!
Wall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall is working Murko over against the cage.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall tries to work over Murko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murko seems to have recovered his senses.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Good body shot from Wall.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Wall.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Murko.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murko is trying to force a seperation but Wall has the dominant position.
Murko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko managing to block the knees to the body from Wall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko misses with some punches.
Murko can't find room to land a body shot as Wall controls the action.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murko is defending well for now.
Murko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murko takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
Murko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walls head.
Murko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko can't find room to land a body shot as Wall controls the action.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall gets through Murko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wall lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magyan Murko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murko catches Wall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Murko misses.
Wall cracks Murko with a good jab.
John Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murko lands the left hand.
Murko throws a poor cross that misses
and Wall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murko swings widly with a right hand
and Wall counters with an outside leg kick.
Murko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Murko lands with a left to the head.
Wall blocks a body shot from Murko.
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall digs a right hand into Murko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murko's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Murko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murko backwards.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Murko gets through Wall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murko scores with a shoulder strike.
Wall lands a knee to the body.
Murko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wall is working Murko over against the cage.
Wall scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wall as the two fighters clinch.
Wall scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Wall connects with a knee to the head.
Wall blocking some punches.
Wall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wall lands an elbow that stopped Murko in his tracks for a moment.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Murko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wall obliges.
Murko avoiding damage as Wall throws knees to the body.
Wall blocks a body shot from Murko.
Murko misses with the head strike.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko tries to throw a body punch but Wall avoids it by throwing Murko back against the cage.
Wall throws an elbow but it misses.
Wall blocking some punches.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murko is trying to break the clinch but Wall is controlling him.
Murko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murko misses with some punches.
A short left from Murko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wall scores with a hook to the body.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wall lands a nice uppercut.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Murko prevents a body shot from Wall.
Murko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wall.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murko fails to land.
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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 John Wall.
I think Wall 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wall!
A less than humble John Wall misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.