PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth comes to the ring accompanied by Enemy. Pepinhos has chosen Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos as his entrance music. Marco Pepinhos is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Murth
vs
Pepinhos

180 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murth misses with a straight left.
Murth throws a right and a left that both miss.

Murth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Murth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pepinhos tries to hold on but Murth postures up.

Murth looking to secure an arm triangle but Pepinhos defends it well.
Murth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murth is trying to take his opponent's back.

Murth is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pepinhos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pepinhos!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murth is stalling here. Pepinhos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Murth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pepinhos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pepinhos has control of an arm but Murth manages to advance to Pepinhos's back!

Murth is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pepinhos is defending well though. Murth let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murth is hanging on to Pepinhos's back as he tries to escape.

Murth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pepinhos can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos trying to control the hands but Murth breaks the grip.
Murth lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pepinhos hold on?!
Murth tries to get the hooks in deep but Pepinhos pushed the leg off.
Pepinhos trying to control the hands but Murth breaks the grip.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murth struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Murth tightening his grip on Pepinhos, looking for the choke.
Murth scores with strikes from the back.
Pepinhos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murth.
Pepinhos tries to roll but Murth sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to control the position but Pepinhos frees himself and scrambles - Murth manages to regain control in side control.
Murth trying to control the action but Pepinhos is working from the bottom.
Murth misses with the ground and pound.
Pepinhos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Murth dominated that round.
That's time! Murth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Murth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepinhos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murth is out of range.
Murth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murth looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepinhos is just out of range.

Pepinhos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pepinhos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murth won't allow Pepinhos to sweep him here.
Pepinhos keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Pepinhos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos can't keep his opponent in guard - Murth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Murth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pepinhos is just riding it out for now. Murth eventually gives up the hold.
Pepinhos is not content to let Murth control the position.
Pepinhos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murth's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murth manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pepinhos's guard. Nice work there by Murth.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepinhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepinhos trying to keep a closed guard but Murth is proving a slippery customer.
Murth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pepinhos controls Murth momentarily but Murth frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos has control of Murth's left arm, preventing Murth from doing any damage.
Murth postures up in Pepinhos's guard and throws a big left but Pepinhos blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murth!
Murth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murth misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Murth does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pepinhos circles away quickly and effectively.
Murth fails to land with a series of punches.
Murth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pepinhos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pepinhos throws a leg kick but Murth moved away.

Murth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pepinhos keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Murth dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Murth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pepinhos counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Murth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Murth throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pepinhos escapes and throws Murth's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pepinhos is trying to get back to full guard.
Murth is keen to just control but Pepinhos is a slippery customer.
Pepinhos tries to roll over but Murth keeps him under control.
Murth wants to control but Pepinhos is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth wants to pass the guard but Pepinhos is defending well.
Pepinhos has hold of Murth's hands but Murth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murth wants to take a breather but Pepinhos is having none of it.

Murth has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pepinhos defend it? Murth steps over the head and cranks it - Pepinhos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Murth!