PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murwain
vs
Silva

198 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murwain moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Murwain keeps it at a distance.
Murwain lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
That kick from Silva tenderised Murwain's leg. Murwain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murwain moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The fighters circling - Murwain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a head kick but Murwain moves out of range.
Murwain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murwain thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murwain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murwain. That did some damage!
Murwain just misses with a punch to the body.
Murwain swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Murwain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murwain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murwain fails to land with a series of punches.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Murwain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Murwain checks it.
A slow jab from Murwain misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murwain moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Murwain dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Murwain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murwain throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Murwain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Murwain as he checks the leg kick.
Murwain looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Murwain avoids it.
Murwain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murwain swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Murwain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murwain misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Murwain shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murwain's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murwain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murwain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Murwain.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Murwain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Murwain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Murwain.
That kick from Silva tenderised Murwain's leg. Murwain is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murwain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murwain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Murwain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva avoids the body shot from Murwain.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murwain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murwain looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Murwain throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Murwain blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murwain lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murwain scores with a jab to the head.
Murwain misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Murwain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murwain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murwain really felt that one!
Murwain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Murwain.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murwain throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumerk Murwain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Murwain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Rumerk Murwain is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murwain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murwain throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murwain.
Murwain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a leg kick but Murwain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murwain misses the shot to the body.
Murwain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Murwain ducks down to avoid it.
Murwain misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Murwain 's knee.
Murwain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murwain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Murwain misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Murwain tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murwain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murwain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Murwain swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Murwain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murwain connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murwain throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Murwain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Murwain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Murwain moves away and avoids it.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Murwain in the body.
Murwain closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That has opened up Anderson Silva's cut even more.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murwain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murwain.
Murwain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Murwain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murwain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva is looking to slow Murwain down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but Murwain saw that one coming.
Murwain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murwain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Murwain.
Murwain swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Murwain moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Murwain moves out of range easily.
Murwain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A big right from Murwain misses.
Silva slips under a jab from Murwain.
Murwain thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murwain misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murwain's knee momentarily.
Murwain jabs at Silva's body.
Murwain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumerk Murwain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murwain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva works Murwain's body with a nice hook.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is looking to chop away at Murwain's legs.
Murwain misses with a series of wild punches.
Murwain looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Murwain moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva 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.
Murwain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Murwain.
Murwain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Murwain throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murwain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murwain. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murwain throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Murwain throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands a head shot.
Murwain avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murwain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Murwain moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Murwain moves out of range easily.
Murwain misses the jab.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murwain.
Murwain lands with a right hand.
Murwain lands a jab-cross combination.
Murwain misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Silva lands but Murwain takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murwain throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Murwain.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.

It looks like Rumerk Murwain has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murwain lands a two punch combo.
Silva slips a jab from Murwain.
Murwain cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murwain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murwain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murwain slips under a jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Murwain.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murwain checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Murwain moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Murwain moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murwain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murwain connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Murwain lands a jab.
Murwain misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rumerk Murwain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murwain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rumerk Murwain!