PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Simonsgaurd (ranked 1737 p4p, 1187 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 240 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Simonsgaurd
vs
Muramaki

180 cm
26
155
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
163
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Primal

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Simonsgaurd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muramaki throws a nice looking combination but Simonsgaurd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simonsgaurd shoots in and drives through. Muramaki sprawls well.
Muramaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simonsgaurds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simonsgaurd closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Muramaki counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simonsgaurd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muramaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simonsgaurd has a takedown stuffed.
Muramaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simonsgaurd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muramaki counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Craig Simonsgaurd has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Simonsgaurd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muramaki lands with a good body shot.
Simonsgaurd shoots and misses
and Muramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Muramaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Simonsgaurd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muramaki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Simonsgaurd falls backwards - clearly groggy! Muramaki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haruki Muramaki!