PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murska (ranked 1135 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Kotaro Kikuta (ranked 153 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murska
vs
Kikuta

181 cm
22
190
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
200
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ispa Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Kikuta!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska scores with a nice head shot.
Murska throws a right hand that Kikuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikuta also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Murska.
Murska tries to clinch there but Kikuta circles away.
Kikuta loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murska.
A nice side step and Kikuta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murska tries to bum rush Kikuta with a series of wild strikes but Kikuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murska wants to clinch.
Murska walks into a stiff left hand from Kikuta.
Kikuta ducks right into an uppercut from Murska.

Murska has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Kikuta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuta.
Kikuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Kikuta.
Kikuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murskas head.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Kikuta.
Still in the clinch, Kikuta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuta digs a right hand into Murska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murska's gas tank.
Kikuta misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuta lands a shot to the body.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murska avoids a wild elbow strike from Kikuta.
Kikuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kikuta.
Kikuta can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Nice body punch from Murska.
Kikuta blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Kikuta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Murska's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murska takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Murska.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Kikuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kikuta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kikuta.
Murska working aggressively here.
Kikuta lands a nice elbow.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kikuta.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska pushes Kikuta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kikuta's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murska cracks Kikuta with a nice body shot.
Murska lands a left hand.
Murska prevents a body shot from Kikuta.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
Kikuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Murska lands with a light punch inside.
Murska tries a body shot but Kikuta blocks it.
Kikuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Kikuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska pushes Kikuta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kikuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuta tries to break the clinch but Murska is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
Murska working aggressively here.
Kikuta misses with some punches.

Kikuta breaks from the clinch.
Murska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Kikuta.
As Kikuta backs away, Murska returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kikuta misses with a two punch combination.
Kikuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
Murska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kikuta to score with a decent uppercut.
Kikuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murska counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murska tries to clinch up.
Murska moves out of range of the strikes.
Kikuta throws a head kick that misses.

Murska has managed to clinch.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Murska 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.

Kikuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murska catches Kikuta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Kikuta.
Murska is looking to counter the offense by Kikuta and move into the clinch.
Kikuta lands a jab.

Murska is rocked!

It looks like Ispa Murska has been cut.
Kikuta lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Murska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikuta is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Murska flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Murska is out cold! Kikuta holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kotaro Kikuta!