PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 99 p4p, 193 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. 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.

Bhullar
vs
Murhaa

180 cm
33
195
31 - 15 - 1

185 cm
30
199
25 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
Conviction

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 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhullar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhullar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bhullar with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bhullar.
Bhullar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Bhullar feinted with a counter takedown.
Bhullar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Bhullar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bhullar digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Bhullar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murhaa defends well and Bhullar ends up having to push Murhaa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhullar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bhullar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bhullar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
Bhullar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhullar.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Bhullar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Bhullar avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Bhullar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Bhullar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bhullar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bhullar scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhullar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa cracks Bhullar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murhaa.
Bhullar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Bhullar moved out of range.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bhullar looks for a takedown but Murhaa sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Ispa Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Bhullar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bhullar.
Bhullar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Bhullar's defenses.
Bhullar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Bhullar lands a head shot.
Bhullar throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Bhullar lands with an overhand left.
Bhullar looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Bhullar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhullar cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Bhullar shoots in looking for a takedown but Murhaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhullar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bhullar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Arjan Bhullar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Bhullar misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Bhullar swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Bhullar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Bhullar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Bhullar's head but Bhullar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bhullar tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
Bhullar tries for a takedown but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murhaa unleashes a big counter combination but Bhullar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bhullar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Arjan Bhullar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bhullar scores with a decent looking hook.
Bhullar throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa scores with a counter punch that sends Bhullar to the canvas! Murhaa smells blood - he's punishing Bhullar with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bhullar has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhaa!
Our winner, Ispa Murhaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.