PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Murha (ranked 1096 p4p, 149 weight class) and Terje Warholm (ranked 2285 p4p, 304 weight class). Big Murha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Murha
vs
Warholm

189 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warholm walks into a straight right hand from Murha.
Warholm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warholm slips under a jab.
Murha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murha cracks Warholm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warholm moves out of range as Murha throws a body kick.
Warholm tries to clinch but Murha moves out of range.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Murha avoids the head kick by Warholm.
Warholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murha defending well as Warholm loads up on a big left hand.
Warholm lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Murha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murha lands a leg kick that knocks Warholm off balance momentarily.
Murha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murha with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha swings for the body but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm scores with a jab to the body.
Murha lands a lovely overhand right.
Warholm swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Murha misses with a hook.
Murha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murha manages to avoid it.
Warholm slips a jab from Murha.
A countering left hand to the body from Warholm misses.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warholm.
Warholm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murha.
Murha throws a hook but Warholm blocks it.
Warholm unleashes a big counter combination but Murha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big Murha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murha throws a push kick but Warholm slaps the foot to one side.
Murha connects with a leg kick. Warholm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warholm cracks Murha with a good jab.
Murha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murha manages to avoid it.
Warholm avoids a kick to the body.
Warholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murha rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Murha misses.
It seemed like Warholm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm scores with a head kick.
Warholm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murha cracks a nice hook into Warholm's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Warholm as he connects with a hook.
Murha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warholm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warholm throws out a leg kick but Murha moves out of range and Warholm only half commits.
Warholm jabs at Murha's body.
Murha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murha is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warholm looks for the body kick but Murha saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Murha misses the target.
Warholm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Warholm ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Murha misses with a body kick.
Warholm misses with a looping left.
Warholm throws a head kick but Murha moves out of range.
A big right from Murha misses.
Murha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warholm checks a leg kick.
Murha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warholm tries to counter with a clinch but Murha shakes him off and moves away.
Warholm throws a sloppy head kick and Murha moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Murha misses the target.
Warholm thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm keeps Murha at a distance using the push kick.
Warholm takes a swing at Murha's ribcage but misses.
Warholm misses with a hook
and Murha counters with a nice leg kick.
Murha throws a jab when Warholm was well out of range.
Murha throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murha.
Murha misses with a jab to the body
and Warholm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murha thinking.
Warholm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murha. That one must have hurt.
Murha misses the jab.
Warholm is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murha lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Murha misses.
Warholm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murha scores with a push kick.
Warholm misses with a looping right.
Warholm throws a sloppy head kick and Murha moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Warholm throws a leg kick but Murha checks it.
Warholm ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
A solid body kick from Warholm.
Warholm jabs at Murha's body.
Murha throws the left hand but Warholm avoids the punch easily.
Warholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warholm throws a hook but Murha blocks it.
Warholm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warholm moves out of range of the body kick from Murha.
Warholm misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Warholm.
Warholm tries to clinch up but Murha circles away and keeps his distance.
Murha connects with a leg kick. Warholm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha throws the kick towards the body but Warholm avoids it.
Warholm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warholm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murha at a distance.
Murha misses with the body kick
and Warholm counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Warholm ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Warholm throws out a counter right but Murha avoids it with no problem.
Murha throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Warholm responds with a good body kick, but Murha manages to step out the way in time.
Murha misses the jab.
Warholm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warholm jabs Murha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murha.
Warholm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warholm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murha misses with an uppercut
and Warholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warholm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm is looking to chop away at Murha's legs.
Warholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murha lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warholm. Murha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murha throws a hook but Warholm blocks it.
Murha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warholm takes a step back to recover.
Warholm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murha.
Warholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warholm misses with a double jab.
Warholm looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Murha scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha throws out a leg kick but Warholm moves out of range and Murha only half commits.
Murha throws out a loose jab but Warholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murha!
Murha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warholm to score with a decent uppercut.
Murha tests Warholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warholm.
Murha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Murha lands a head kick!
Warholm slips a jab from Murha.
Warholm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Warholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murha tries a low kick but Warholm avoids it.
Murha looks to throw the jab but Warholm is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Warholm! But no joy.
Murha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warholm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha throws a right and a left that Warholm avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Warholm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murha lands with a shot to the body.
Warholm avoids the body shot from Murha.
Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murha.
Warholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warholm lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Murha misses the target.
Murha misses the shot to the body.
Murha throws the kick towards the body but Warholm avoids it.
Warholm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murha's corner calls for a 1-2. Murha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warholm moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Big Murha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Murha misses the jab.
Warholm throws a head kick but Murha moves out of range.
Murha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murha walks into a straight right hand from Warholm.
A head kick from Warholm lands but Murha takes it in his stride.
Warholm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warholm moves away from the strike by Murha.
Murha scores with a push kick.
Murha throws out a loose jab but Warholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murha blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha throws a shot from downtown. Warholm moves away and avoids it.
Murha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warholm.
A head kick misses from Warholm.
It looked like Murha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murha throws a front kick aimed at Warholm's knee but Warholm avoids it well.
Murha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm lands with a slapping head kick.
Big Murha is winning the standup battle so far.
Murha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Warholm.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warholm checks a leg kick.
Murha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warholm.
Murha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Murha.
Murha tries to land a leg kick but Warholm saw it coming and moves away.
Warholm misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warholm!
Warholm throws a push kick but Murha slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Warholm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murha fails to land with a series of punches.
Warholm misses with an uppercut
and Murha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Warholm really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murha throws a lazy body kick
and Warholm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warholm lands with a nice body punch.
Warholm throws a lazy uppercut
and Murha counters with a thumping low kick.
Warholm avoids the body shot from Murha.
Warholm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murha.
Warholm looks to land a right hand but Murha moved out of range.
Murha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Warholm drops his hands momentarily and Murha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Warholm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warholm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murha at a distance.
Murha lands with a straight right. Warholm didn't see that one coming.
Murha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warholm. Murha does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Murha is rocked!
Murha throws a body kick that misses.
Murha throws a jab when Warholm was well out of range.
Warholm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murha tries a head kick but it misses.
Warholm lands a lovely overhand right.
Murha misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Warholm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murha doesn't seem bothered though.
Warholm moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warholm. Murha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warholm lands with a nice body kick.
Warholm scores with a hook to the body. Murha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warholm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murha. That one must have hurt.
Warholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm connects with a single shot there.
Warholm throws a nice looking combination but Murha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warholm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Warholm there.
Murha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warholm throws out a counter right but Murha avoids it with no problem.
Terje Warholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warholm throws a leg kick
and Murha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Warholm's knee momentarily.
Warholm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warholm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Murha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warholm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murha seems to have got his legs back now.
Warholm throws a head kick but Murha moves out of range.
Murha is looking to slow Warholm down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murha. That's going to slow Warholm down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terje Warholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murha 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Murha!
Big Murha opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.