PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 519 p4p, 879 weight class) and Gunnar Tuft (ranked 30 p4p, 52 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Murhaa
vs
Tuft

169 cm
33
144
25 - 8 - 2

170 cm
38
141
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Tuft!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuft throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa slips a jab from Tuft.
Tuft throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Tuft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Tuft lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the cage and back into range.
Tuft stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tuft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Tuft.
Tuft lands a body shot.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tuft.
Tuft throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuft lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Tuft ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Tuft throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Tuft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Tuft makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuft. Tuft obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuft.
Tuft staying out of range there.
Tuft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuft fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa wants to slow Tuft down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Tuft.
Tuft defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Tuft counters with a thumping low kick.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuft is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Tuft connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick from Tuft misses.
Tuft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuft.
Tuft lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Tuft cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Tuft.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Tuft connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuft is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheers as Tuft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuft misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuft tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tuft darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuft.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tuft lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuft scores with a jab.
Tuft throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tuft.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Tuft slips the punch.
Tuft misses with a straight left.
Tuft thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to the liver by Tuft. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa tests Tuft's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa takes a swing at Tuft's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tuft on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Tuft misses.
Tuft takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gunnar Tuft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuft lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tuft.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuft thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Tuft tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Tuft on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuft moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Tuft should have avoided that one.
Jab from Murhaa.
Tuft throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
Tuft missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuft moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Tuft takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuft throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tuft slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Tuft swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Tuft throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuft throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tuft to score with a decent uppercut.
Tuft throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Tuft dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuft.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Tuft tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Tuft.
Gunnar Tuft seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa blocks a leg kick.
Tuft throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Tuft misses with a straight left.
Tuft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murhaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tuft pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Tuft settles back down.
Tuft fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tuft jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Tuft looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the head.
Tuft lands with a nice body punch.
Tuft has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuft.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Tuft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Murhaa rushes Tuft and presses him up against the cage.

Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuft looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Tuft takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Tuft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tuft.
Tuft throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuft looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Tuft.
Tuft takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Tuft tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Tuft ducks down to avoid it.
Tuft defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tuft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuft throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuft.
Tuft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuft just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuft misses the body punch
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuft takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Tuft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tuft misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuft thinking.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tuft is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tuft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuft.
Jab by Tuft.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Tuft.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
Tuft throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tuft misses with a looping left.
Tuft tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Tuft catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tuft throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Tuft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Tuft takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tuft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuft throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Tuft thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Tuft scores with a jab.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Tuft shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuft blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Tuft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuft pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuft loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Tuft's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuft tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Tuft avoids the punch easily.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tuft misses with a head kick.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Tuft avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Tuft misses.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Tuft misses with a looping right.
Tuft checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donk. Tuft catches Murhaa right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuft moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tuft on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tuft lands a body shot.
Murhaa connects with a high kick.
Tuft waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Tuft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuft does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tuft.
Tuft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuft missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Tuft wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Tuft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tuft.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuft throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Tuft misses with a looping left.
Tuft checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Tuft throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Tuft moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuft is just out of range.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Tuft circles away.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Tuft is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuft checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa 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 Tuft has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuft and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Tuft's shoulder, as Tuft tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuft misses the jab.
Tuft clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tuft throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A low kick lands for Tuft.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Tuft does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murhaa defending well as Tuft loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa connects with a high kick.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Jab by Tuft.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuft.
Tuft misses with a looping right.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tuft.
Tuft misses with a head kick.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but Tuft manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Tuft.
Tuft lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuft misses the target.
Tuft walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Tuft.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa 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 Tuft has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuft and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tuft swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuft looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tuft misses.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuft.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
Tuft tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Tuft instigates a clinch.

Tuft manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Tuft.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuft blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murhaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuft.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Murhaa defending well as Tuft loads up on a big left hand.
Tuft tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tuft.
Tuft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuft.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Tuft.
Well Tuft 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gunnar Tuft!
Gunnar Tuft looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fuck you little bitch for coming in so far underweight. Guess what, your false speed advantage did not help you get out of the way in time for my hammers anyway, biaaatch! '.