PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murska (ranked 4928 p4p, 445 weight class) and First Name (ranked 3118 p4p, 339 weight class). Ispa Murska could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to First Name's chin.

Murska
vs
Name

181 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Mo' Money Laundry Service

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Name!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Name manages to avoid it.
Ispa Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Name looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murska punishes Name's body with a nice straight punch.
Murska lands a nice shot to the body.
Name slips a jab from Murska.
Name uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murska.
Name moves away from the strike by Murska.
Name looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska throws a jab but it's blocked by Name.
Murska connects with a jab.
Murska misses with a body punch
and Name counters with a straight right hand.

Murska gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Name tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Murska lands with a short shot to the head.

Name pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Name uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
Murska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like First Name has been cut.
Murska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Name looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murska with a nice cross.
Murska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murska throws a sloppy body shot
and Name cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Name looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Name slips under a jab.
Murska looks to land a right hand but Name moved out of range.
Nice shot by Murska.
A big right from Murska misses.
Murska scores with a jab to the body.

Murska takes the fight into the clinch.
Name scores with a knee to the head.
Name misses with a knee to the head.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Name.
Name with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Name blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Murska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Name.
Murska stalling.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Murska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Name backwards.
Name wants to break free but Murska has control.
Name with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Name manages to break the clinch.
Name avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Name.
It seemed like Name was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murska lands with an uppercut that bounces Name off the cage and back into range.
Murska misses the body punch
and Name counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Murska rushes Name and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Name escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murska closes the distance and pushes Name back into the cage.
Murska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Name breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Name moves away.
A cross from Murska lands.
Nice cross by Murska.
Murska looks to land a right hand but Name moved out of range.
Murska moves in looking to clinch but Name pushes him off.
Murska misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Name! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murska. Name does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murska misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Murska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on First Name's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Murska throws a shot from downtown. Name moves away and avoids it.
Murska swings widly with a right hand
and Name cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murska tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Name was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murska misses with a body shot.
Name now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Name uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murska.
Murska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murska. Name does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ispa Murska is winning the standup battle so far.
Murska misses with an uppercut
and Name makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska misses with a lunging right hand
and Name counters with a nice uppercut.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Name moves away.
Name appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Name takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska misses with a left hand
and Name cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Name counter with a right hand.
Name moves away from the strike by Murska.
Name looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murska throws a hook but Name avoids it easily.
A jab from Murska misses.
A nice side step and Name releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Name uses good head movement to avoid it.
Name bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murska takes a swing at Name's ribcage but misses.
Name throws out a counter right but Murska avoids it with no problem.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Name manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Name! But no joy.
Murska has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a lazy right hand but Name sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Name doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murska loads up on a big right hand but Name slips the punch.
Murska throws the left hand but Name avoids the punch easily.
Murska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Name.
Name takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Name slips a jab from Murska.
It seemed like Name was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Name can do to turn this around?
Murska misses the body punch
and Name connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Murska is rocked!
Murska misses with an uppercut
and Name counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Murska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murska throws a lazy uppercut
and Name counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). First Name!
First Name very nearly forgot to thank Mo' Money Laundry Service amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.