PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen You'll Never Walk Alone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Murhaa
vs
Bone

182 cm
25
178 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

182 cm
27
180 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bone digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Bone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone throws a series of punches but Murhaa moves out of range.
Bone throws a head kick that misses
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Bone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
Murhaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bone.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Bone's legs.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa defending well as Bone loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Bone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Bone blocks a jab.
Murhaa takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bone avoids it.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
Bone lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Bone lands with an overhand left.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
Bone dives in for a single leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.
Phol Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bone throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
And Murhaa counters with a quick kick to the body but Bone blocks it.
Murhaa slips a jab from Bone.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Bone knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Bone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bone looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Bone moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Bone misses.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Bone misses with a hook.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Bone's leg. Bone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bone's sensitive parts.
Bone takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Bone with a nice cross.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bone really felt that one!
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bone to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Bone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murhaa moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bone misses with a body punch.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bone has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bone scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bone looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Bone's body. Bone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bone with a poor takedown
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Bone's body. Bone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bone on the side of the head.
It looks like Murhaa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Bone avoids it.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Bone's body.
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
Bone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Bone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone connects with a crisp jab.

Bone moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhaa.
Bone misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bone fails to land.
Bone throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Bone's head.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Murhaa is pushing Bone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bone tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Bone back against the cage.
Bone gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bone. That snapped Murhaa's head back.
Bone throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
A left lands for Bone.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bone. Bone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Some wild striking there from Bone.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone looks to land a combination. Murhaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Bone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bone slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Bone misses with a double jab
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bone blocks a jab.
Bone throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Bone.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa thumps Bone with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bone scores with a four punch combination!
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa swings for the body but Bone 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!
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bone throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bone just manages to avoid it.
Bone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhaa eats them both and turns towards Bone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Bone looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone dives in for a single leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone takes one to the chin there.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.
Bone scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murhaa is fending him off so far but Bone persists. Nope, Murhaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Bone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Bone scores with a hook.
Murhaa throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
Bone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Bone misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a good low kick that Bone was not able to check.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Bone blocks the body kick.
A jab lands there for Bone.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Bone moves out of range easily.
Murhaa swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bone checks a leg kick nicely.
Bone throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bone.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone swinging wildly here.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Bone.
Bone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.

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 Phol Murhaa.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.