PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Javier Murillo (ranked 4289 p4p, 6024 weight class) and Will Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Murillo
vs
Hunter

171 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
153
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Hunter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murillo has him pressed against the cage.
Murillo is working Hunter over against the cage.
Murillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Murillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunter wants to break free but Murillo has control.
Murillo lands with a left to the head.
Murillo lands an uppercut.
Murillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murillo lands a left hand.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murillo has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter tries to break free but Murillo pushes him back against the cage.
Murillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murillo cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Murillo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murillo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murillo.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murillo.
Murillo has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Murillo has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murillo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murillo.
Murillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Murillo.
Murillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murillo lands a body shot.
Murillo gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Murillo lands a left hand.
Murillo is working Hunter over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Murillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Murillo keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Murillo.
A body shot lands from Murillo.
Murillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Nice body punch from Murillo - that landed with a thud.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murillo has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Murillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murillo lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Murillo won't allow it.
Murillo gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murillo lands a nice uppercut.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Murillo has double underhooks.
Murillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murillo digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Murillo lands an uppercut.
Murillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murillo.
Murillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Still in the clinch, Murillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Murillo digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Murillo.
A short body shot lands from Murillo as the two fighters clinch.
Murillo pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murillo lands with a light punch inside.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Murillo won't allow it.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murillo has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murillo.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Murillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murillo darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Murillo.
Murillo lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Murillo.
Murillo lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Murillo.
A hook to the body from Murillo.
Hunter tries to break free but Murillo pushes him back against the cage.
Murillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Murillo.
Murillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Murillo has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Murillo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Murillo gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Murillo is working Hunter over against the cage.
Murillo cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Hunter wants to break free but Murillo has control.
Murillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murillo digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Murillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murillo.
Good body shot from Murillo.
Murillo gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Murillo.
A short body shot lands from Murillo as the two fighters clinch.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body.
Murillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Murillo.
Murillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hunter is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Murillo finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Murillo.
Murillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Murillo won't allow it.
Murillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Murillo lands a right hand.
Murillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murillo presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murillo digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Good body shot from Murillo.
Hunter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Murillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Murillo.
Murillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Murillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murillo lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murillo.
Murillo lands a right hand.
Hunter tries to break free but Murillo pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Murillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Murillo.
Murillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Murillo.
Murillo lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Murillo pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murillo pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Murillo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hunter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hunter drops to his knees and Murillo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Murillo!