PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 92 p4p, 4 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 277 p4p, 11 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nekele
vs
Murha

210 cm
23
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
233 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murha misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Murha misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murha's knee momentarily.
Murha throws a shot to the body.
Nekele lands a nice shot to the body.
Murha swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murha.

Murha has Nekele up against the cage in a clinch.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha effectively controlling the action here.
Murha stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Murha is pushing Nekele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Nekele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nekele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murha throws a sloppy body shot
and Nekele counters with an inside leg kick.
Murha takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Murha misses.
Murha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Murha misses.
Murha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha sizes up Nekele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Big Murha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murha throws an off balance right hand
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.

Murha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nekele, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nekele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murha presses Nekele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murha tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Murha back against the cage.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Murha slows down the pace here.
Nekele has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.

Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Murha throws a head kick that misses.
Murha misses the body punch
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Murha.
Murha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Nekele.
Murha misses with a looping right.
Murha blocks a leg kick.
Murha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nekele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Murha throws a leg kick
and Murha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murha misses with a left hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nekele's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Murha.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Nekele lands with a cross.
Murha lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murha misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Naiki Nekele will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Murha.
Murha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nekele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nekele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nekele blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nekele, right into the meat.
Murha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nekele.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nekele 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 Murha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha lands a nice looking body kick.
Murha scores with a jab to the head.
Murha blocks a jab.
Nekele misses with a leg kick
and Murha counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick

and Murha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murha is pushing Nekele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.

Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murha misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murha throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a left to the body.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murha lands a slapping body shot.

Nekele gets tackled into the cage by Murha. Murha maintains the clinch.
Murha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murha misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Nekele controls the action.
Murha misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murha.
Murha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nekele up against the cage.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Big Murha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Murha.
Murha trying to control the position but instead, Nekele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murha into the cage.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murha has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Murha.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Murha.
Murha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nekele working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murha fails to land.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
Murha scores with a shoulder strike.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Nekele's ribcage. Nekele let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Naiki Nekele is winning the standup battle so far.
Murha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nekele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murha.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nekele counters with a left to the body.
Murha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nekele.
Nekele misses with a low kick as Murha jumps back.
Murha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Murha misses
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murha just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Murha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nekele has time to react.
Murha scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
Murha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nekele.
Murha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murha swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
Murha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murha. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nekele 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 Murha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murha looks to land a right hand but Nekele moved out of range.
Nekele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Nekele finds it's way through Murha's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Nekele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murha.
Nekele cracks Murha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Murha throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
As Murha backs away, Nekele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murha throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.

Murha closes the distance and clinches.
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Murha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nekele wants to get back to striking at distance but Murha won't allow it.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Murha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nekele checks a leg kick.
Nekele throws out a loose jab but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha cracks Nekele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murha throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murha missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Nekele was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nekele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murha thinks about the counter body kick.
Murha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
A big right from Murha misses.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murha throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Murha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Murha misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Murha 's knee.
Nekele wants to slow Murha down by chopping away at his legs.
Murha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murha throws a sloppy body shot
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nekele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nekele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murha in his tracks.
Nekele moves out of range as Murha throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Murha misses its intended target.
As Murha backs away, Nekele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Murha.
Murha avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Murha slips under a jab.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murha's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nekele scores with a head kick. Murha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murha lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murha wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
Nekele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A clash of legs there as Nekele blocks the low kick.
Murha thuds a left hand into Nekele's body.
Nekele throws a solid leg kick but Murha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nekele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Murha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nekele misses with a left hand

and Murha counters by moving into the clinch.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Murha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha keeps control of Nekele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
Murha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.

Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nekele motions for Murha to come forward. Nekele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele is looking to score with low kicks.
Murha tries to land a front kick but Nekele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murha.
Murha throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Murha.
Murha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Murha misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Nekele sizes up Murha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murha.
A head kick by Nekele misses
letting Murha counter with a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Murha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
Nekele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murha tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Murha. Those never looked like landing.
Murha misses the shot to the body.
Murha scores with a body shot.
Murha misses with a wild body shot.
Murha connects with a solid leg kick.
Murha throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Nekele appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murha throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Murha misses with a looping left.
Murha is looking to slow Nekele down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha tests Nekele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murha misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murha misses with a looping right.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Murha tries to clinch up.
Murha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
A little feinted left hand from Nekele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murha cracks Nekele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murha.
Nekele throws an off balance right hand
and Murha counters with an inside leg kick.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murha was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Murha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murha throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murha clinches up against the cage.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha is looking to control Nekele's arms but Nekele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murha has his back to the cage.
A short left from Murha.
Nekele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murha has him pressed against the cage.
Nekele tries to circle away but Murha has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Murha fails to land.
Murha avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murha.

Murha takes the fight into the clinch.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Murha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nekele.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Murha back against the cage.
Murha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nekele takes one on the button.
Murha lands a glancing blow to the side of Nekele's head.
Murha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Murha jabs Nekele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nekele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nekele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Nekele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Murha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Murha.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Murha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Murha!
Big Murha is the new super heavyweight champion!
Big Murha decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.